The History of Resuscitation

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Who invented CPR? Who invented defibrillation? When did EMTs and paramedics begin resuscitation in the community and in peoples homes? 

The answers are all in a 40 minute video on the history of EMS, The Quest to Reverse Sudden Death.  I think you will find it of interest. Some of the early attempts to revive the suddenly dead date back to the 18th Century and are quite bizarre by today’s standards. Enjoy and hat’s off for the early pioneers of contemporary resuscitation.

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Part 5: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Future: The Possible
Part 5: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Future: The Possible

There are opportunities to significantly increase survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest. Implementation of existing standards and training programs for telephone CPR and high-performance CPR will do much to improve survival.

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Part 4: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Future: The Likely
Part 4: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Future: The Likely

Widespread implementation of T-CPR and HP-CPR will invariably lead to more lives saved. Key to this occurring are vigorous quality training and quality improvement programs.

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Part 3: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Present
Part 3: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Present

It is no exaggeration to describe survival as low with high disparity across communities. Based on CARES data overall survival from witnessed VF is 33% and survival from all rhythms is 10%.

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Part 2: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Past
Part 2: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Past

The desire to resuscitate the suddenly dead is as old as recorded history. Nothing was more terrifying and mysterious as death, particularly in its sudden manifestation.

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One of the RA’s mantras is it “takes a system to save a victim.” We believe that survival rates will improve if EMS and communications departments work together, have strong leadership and foster a culture of excellence.

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Part 1: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
Part 1: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times

Every sudden cardiac arrest starts with clinical death — and the race is on to provide treatment to stop the progression to biological death and restore signs of life.

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RA Network Launch
RA Network Launch

The RA Network was created to provide members with quick access to new and updated resources, and to hear the latest and greatest about what's going on across the resuscitation community.

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Resuscitation Academy invites case report submissions
Resuscitation Academy invites case report submissions

The Resuscitation Academy will be hosting an RA Alumni Meeting in conjunction with the the Emergency Cardiac Care Update (ECCU) Conference to be held in Seattle on December 10, 2019.

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Congratulations to the Detroit Fire Department!
Congratulations to the Detroit Fire Department!

Detroit used to have one of the lowest, if not the lowest, survival rate from cardiac arrest in the nation. A published article from 2007 listed one survivor among 471 cardiac arrests. But things have changed.

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The History of Resuscitation
The History of Resuscitation

Who invented CPR? Who invented defibrillation? When did EMTs and paramedics begin resuscitation in the community and in peoples homes? The answers are all in a 40 minute video on the history of EMS.

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