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Air Methods flight nurse Michelle Humphrey and paramedic Mark Hopping praised Emma, 9, and Josh, 7, for keeping their cool and responding quickly when it counted
Cross Scott remembered an episode of 鈥淭he Office鈥� where Michael Scott sings 鈥淪taying Alive鈥� while doing chest compressions on a dummy
Nicholas Arens, 38, was subsequently airlifted from the accident scene by Life Link helicopter to the Hennepin County Medical Center
The inmates grabbed James Smith鈥檚 cell phone after he fell into a ditch, called 911 and waited until law enforcement and EMS arrived
A man who experienced cardiac arrest at his home is alive today thanks to his wife, who started CPR as she waited for first responders to arrive
Joanie Connell said her parents were flying to Florida when he was found unconscious when a flight attendant tried to take his drink order
Niagara County Sheriff鈥檚 Deputy Michael Rosky and nursing student Sarie Muscarella were honored for their efforts in helping a debilitated man
A couple was only looking for a fishing spot when they happened upon an injured and missing woman who had driven off a cliff and crashed some 200 feet below
Clyde Thrush II led the way in a snow plow through 鈥渆xtremely slick鈥� conditions so that a critically ill patient could get to the hospital as quickly as possible
Trooper James Brooks smashed the driver鈥檚 window and, with the help of Austin Wiggins, pulled Karen Wright out of the car before performing CPR on her
Paramedics, nurses and others broke into the garage of a home that was unaffected by the fire to keep patients safe after an ambulance caught fire
Anyone who downloads the app agrees to share their location via GPS and receive alerts when someone in a public place is in need of resuscitation
The American Heart Association honored Logan Hill for saving a post office custodian who went into cardiac arrest
Eastern Washington University soccer team player Ashley Valdivieso took immediate action and began chest compressions on the man in the aisle of the plan
D.C. firefighter and paramedic Christopher Boyette credits the women鈥檚 teamwork for helping the man breathe again and regain consciousness by the time they arrived
Kevin DeAngelo and Marcia Sher-Kalter said their CPR first aid certification and lifeguard training helped them respond quickly
Retired Chehalis Fire Department Chief Bill Nacht went into cardiac arrest while waiting for a friend so they could go on a motorcycle trip
Paul Volkmann encouraged the public to tape emergency information to their refrigerators after paramedics struggled to find his late wife鈥檚 paperwork
Bystanders helped an EMT who was trapped underneath an ambulance after it was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light
Nursing assistant Brandi Phifer and her niece, Stephenie Krebbs, were recognized this week by Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman for what he called 鈥渉eroic efforts鈥�
Researchers found that despite 鈥渢remendous improvement鈥� in CPR and defibrillation, they 鈥渄id not see an improvement in survival for women鈥�
Jasmin Flores was prompted to hold a community training session in CPR after realizing other bystanders of a crash wanted to help but did not know CPR
When Sasha Pchelenkov, 8, saw his mother trying to get a large dog off of his 2-year-old brother, Misha Moore, he immediately jumped into action
Bradley Delay can now go to EMT school for free after jumping into action to save Major Tommy Bradford when he was hit by a car
Max Velez, 4, is being hailed a hero after calling for help when his grandmother stopped breathing due to a case of pneumonia
Linda Fedee, 66, was unconscious and still strapped into her seat belt when Billy Stone, Richard Hobbs and Douglas McCowan saw her car engulfed in flames
Frederick County Sheriff鈥檚 Deputy Bryce McGuire drove Rita Potter鈥檚 car home and put her groceries in the refrigerator after she was hit by a car in a parking lot
Polk County paramedics helped a road supervisor save a woman who had been stuck behind a bus stop bench for hours
Isaiah Cormier said he is 鈥渧ery grateful鈥� that his girlfriend, Juliette Moore, saved him by performing CPR after he was struck by lightning
The Immediate Response Project uses Artificial Intelligence to assess patients and guide bystanders through lifesaving procedures while waiting for an ambulance
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