Emergency Health Procedures

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Community Blood Center of the Ozarks said Friday that it cut its staff by nearly 18 percent.  The layoffs are necessary because of a drop in the number of requests that it gets from hospitals for blood products. CBCO, which...

A four-month old baby could be permanently removed from a home after the child was rushed to the hospital. A neighbor says he called 911 to report the child was unresponsive and struggling to breathe. Once rescuers took the baby to the hospital, police...

CPR classes are being offered June 5 at Avera St. Luke's Education Center, 709 Sixth Ave. S.E., for the general public.  For first-time participants: cost, $60; covers adult, child and infant CPR, obstructed airways and the use of the automated external...

Do your children know what to do if they see another child in an emergency situation? “Emergencies can happen to anyone, anywhere — even children,” said Lon Rosen, founder of the Davie-based One Beat CPR. “Emergencies like sudden...

Emergency responders are teaching an easier lifesaving technique to residents so that cardiac arrest victims have a better chance of survival. They hope to train up to 1,000 people in 30-minute classes held across Modesto on Wednesday, giving them the...

Not knowing whether "Anne" had suffered a heart attack or been waylaid by a criminal, central Ohio families packed COSI Columbus yesterday to ask her if she was OK. Anne was oblivious to the attention. She is, after all, a resuscitation dummy. The...

Before Russ Kline tells you about the night his heart stopped beating, before he describes the early morning emergency surgery or the emotional whirlwind that has made it tough to sleep at night, the Wernersville man holds his wife's hand and asks a...

Call 911. Push hard and push fast. That's it. That's all it takes to save the life of a person in sudden cardiac arrest. The two-step process was the topic of discussion and demonstration Friday morning at Evergreen High School, where emergency...

It was 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, when Aaron Kase of Northbrook mounted his bicycle to begin a ride that would forever change his life. The last thing he remembers is changing the batteries in his bike computer. Northbrook resident Sue Weszt was...

Since its creation, the garage has been the default workshop for tinkerers the world over. Some use the space to build cabinets, others to fix the wiring on that dusty amplifier. Dr. Jason Gluck, a Hartford Hospital cardiologist, carved out space in his...

Sweeping new federal regulations for child care facilities announced Thursday could bring oversight to hundreds of day cares in Missouri that have been outside the reach of regulators. The proposed federal rules would for the first time mandate spot...