Search Tag: first responders

Cardiology Management

New-app-directs-responders-to-cardiac-arrest-before-ambulance

2017 24 Jun

The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has created a novel smartphone application that can direct responders to cardiac arrest victims more than three minutes before the emergency services arrive. Each minute increases the chances of survival by 10%. According to EHRA spokesperson...Read more

IT Management

Cloud-computing-for-first-responders

2016 06 Jul

The ability to process huge quantities of visual electronic data rapidly and efficiently following man-made and natural disasters could spell the difference between life and death for survivors. Visual data created by security cameras, mobile devices and aerial video provide useful data for first responders and law enforcement. Such...Read more

IMAGING Management

Is-your-radiology-department-rapid-response-ready

2015 15 Dec

Mock codes can be useful exercises to identify inadequacies in systems, standards of care, and teamwork that could be remediated in order to optimise patient care and safety, according to a report published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing . Using in situ mock codes can continue to provide practice for responders — both noncode team and code team...Read more

ICU Management

Out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest-improved-outcomes

2015 21 Jul

Two new studies, one conducted in the U.S. and another in Japan, indicate that use of interventions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) by bystanders and first responders has increased and was associated with improved outcomes for persons who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Both studies are...Read more