telephone cpr – American Heart Association

Telegram & Gazette: Massachusetts dispatchers to receive CPR training under proposed state bill

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Chris Camire

A single piece of legislation, if passed, could save as many as 500 lives a year in Massachusetts, according to a UMass Memorial Medical Center doctor, reports the Telegram & Gazette in a story published on Tuesday. The Worcester-based newspaper interviewed Dr. Joseph Sabato, an emergency medicine physician and American Heart Association volunteer, who argued

Parents of Massachusetts child who survived cardiac arrest urge lawmakers to support telephone CPR bill

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Chris Camire

Sudden cardiac death can happen at any place and at any time. During these moments, performing CPR is key to survival. One way to ensure that more people receive CPR is to teach 911 operators how to provide CPR instructions over the phone. This is proven to save lives, but only a handful of states