American Medical Response Teams Up with International Association of Fire Chiefs and American College of Emergency Physicians to Train Bystanders How to Save Lives

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. – More than 350,000 Americans experience sudden cardiac arrest annually. When a bystander performs CPR until EMS arrives, the odds of the victim surviving can triple. To raise awareness and increase bystander CPR, American Medical Response (AMR), the nation’s largest provider of medical transportation, announced it is collaborating for the second year with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). During National EMS Week, May 20-26, the organizations will train communities on how to assist those experiencing significant trauma or sudden cardiac arrest. Research shows that compression-only CPR (no mouth-to-mouth or rescue breathing) can increase survival rates for those suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. Continuous chest compressions move oxygenated blood through the body, keeping the brain and other organs alive until the heart can be restarted. Driven by a passion to save lives, AMR, IAFC and ACEP will offer free training to anyone who wants to learn to assist in the “chain of survival” by recognizing the signs of sudden cardiac arrest and providing compression-only CPR until first responders arrive. As a new addition to this year’s World CPR Challenge, many agencies will also be offering basic Stop the Bleed training in addition to compression-only CPR. During the past year, we saw how bystander intervention can be critical, particularly during the mass casualty in...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Trauma Cardiac & Resuscitation News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news