Each year, according to the American Heart Association, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests happen in the United States outside of a hospital setting. The fatality rate is nearly 90 percent because most don't know what to do in a health emergency. Here are the top five missteps people make when
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13-year-old Emma Baker collapses during a spelling bee. Bystanders administer CPR until EMS arrives. Nearly 45-minutes later, her pulse returns. Her family says that if she had been home, instead of at the spelling bee, Emma would have died. Her parents never learned CPR. Watch this truly phenomenal story of
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One lucky kitten found frozen in the snow was saved when a man performed CPR on it for nearly an hour. Click on the image for the full video.
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Workers at the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary in South Africa save a baby white rhino with CPR after it stopped breathing during a dehorning procedure.
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Click photo for news video By Associated Press updated 11/18/2014 AT 12:55 PM EST •originally published 11/18/2014 AT 11:15 PM EST A suburban St. Louis high school student is being credited with saving a baby's life. KSDK-TV reports that Hillsboro High School student Abby Snodgrass knew what to do when
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By Chris C. Anderson, upwave.com updated 12:53 PM EDT, Fri October 31, 2014 (upwave.com) -- Winter is the season to come down with colds. Awful, sniffling, sneezing, muscle-achy colds. We know cold weather has something to do with this. Or do we? We spoke with two experts -- Dr.
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10/16/14 – EMSA Poisoning Danger Update: Regarding Electronic Cigarettes, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and Other Vapor Products: Children’s caregivers: Should not allow children to play with electronic cigarettes or similar devices. They contain batteries and liquid chemicals which, if swallowed, could cause serious health complications. Nicotine is a known
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A teenager from Oregon is in critical condition after being underwater for more than 30 minutes. He jumped in water he thought was shallow, but turned out to be well over his head. The teen does not know how to swim. Law enforcement personnel arrived within 10 minutes of the
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