Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Substitute soccer player saves teammate's life

2013-03-31 13:28:51

Annapolis resident Mike Greenhill is one of those rare guys who, even after he turned 50, could effortlessly sprint up and down a soccer field like he did as a much younger man. Until one evening last year, the 53-year-old took this ability for granted....

All Together Now at Howard library branches

2013-03-28 08:24:00

Central Library 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-313-7800. •All Together Now. Saturdays, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. All ages; 30 minutes. •Crafternoon. Wed., April 3, 2 p.m. Drop in and make crafts. •Employment Edge. April 4, 6:...

Howard paramedic receives national innovation award

2013-03-21 10:30:00

On the plane ride back from a Emergency Medical Services conference in Seattle, three years ago, Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Capt. Dale Becker turned to the department's medical director, Dr. Kevin Seaman, with an idea. "I...

Quick action credited with saving life of man injured at Aberdeen warehouse Tuesday night

2013-03-21 13:18:04

Aberdeen Police are crediting quick action by co-workers, police officers and the city's volunteer fire and EMS personnel for saving the life a worker injured Tuesday evening at an Aberdeen distribution facility. A 20-year-old man was taken to a local...

Maryland suspends licenses of 3 abortion clinics

2013-03-12 16:55:48

State health officials have suspended surgical abortion procedures at three clinics, including one in Baltimore where a patient suffered cardiac arrest and later died at a hospital. The physician who performed the abortion at Associates in OB/GYN Care...

Details disputed in condition of patient who died after abortion

2013-03-12 18:58:51

A Baltimore abortion clinic whose license was suspended last week disputes that a patient suffered cardiac arrest at its facility, as the state contends. The administrator for the clinic, Associates in Ob/Gyn Care LLC on North Calvert Street, said in a...

Harford commission backs training standards for fire line officers

2013-03-01 03:00:00

Harford County's newly minted Department of Emergency Services could be facing the first test of its authority over local volunteer fire companies in the next few weeks. The issue is the level of medical training that will be required in the future of...

Harford school board honors life-savers

2013-02-12 14:19:00

For one father, Monday night's Harford County Board of Education meeting was yet another reminder of how lucky he is that his daughter had survived an often-fatal type of heart attack that has taken many young lives. For another mother, the meeting...

Harford council head wants AEDs at all pools, county government facilities

2013-01-16 06:16:00

In light of the recent revival of a C. Milton Wright High School athlete with the help of an automated external defibrillator, Harford County Council President Billy Boniface said he wants to see more AEDs available for emergencies. Boniface plans to...

Prompt medical intervention likely saved C. Milton Wright girls basketball player's life, police and school officials say

2013-01-08 18:08:05

Prompt action by coaches, parents and police likely saved the life of a C. Milton Wright High School girls basketball player who suffered a life-threatening event during Thursday night's home game against St. Paul's. The player was resuscitated by...

Arundel hospital adds internship program for students with disabilities

2012-12-12 17:18:55

In the hospital supply room, Ricardo Thomas checks his list against the boxes he has put on a cart to take to an operating area, making sure he has it right. "You look at the stock number and you will know — so you don't get mixed up," Thomas says,...

Anne Arundel recreation center offers CPR for pets

2012-11-25 14:02:00

Ask any of the attendees of the pet first-aid and CPR class in Anne Arundel County why they would take such a course and each has the same response: Pets are like family, and you take care of family. "You never know when you might need it," said Nicole...

Alanson High School students practice using an Automatic Electronic Defribillator as they all get certified in CPR and First Aid.

2013-04-01 09:26:00

Alanson ninth grader Michaela Ford practices how to provide CPR to an infant.

2013-04-01 09:26:00

Patrick Dempsey performs chest compressions in a scene from ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"; family members should be invited to watch as doctors perform CPR on their dying loved ones, a new study finds.

2013-03-13 12:55:03