LAFD dispatchers waste time getting 911 callers to start CPR
A new study raises concerns about time-consuming questions the dispatchers are required to ask. Often CPR does not start until after brain death can begin.Los Angeles Fire Department dispatchers waste valuable time getting 911 callers to start CPR on cardiac arrest victims, often beginning the life-saving procedure after the point at which brain death begins, according to an internal study obtained by The Times. full story 
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Longmont 911 dispatchers remind callers to 'know your location'
LONGMONT -- Although smart phone technology has blazed ahead, the 911 dispatch centers that people call with those phones are not quite ready to take in all the data the phones could ultimately offer.
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What Will Happen To The Nurse Who Refused To Perform CPR On A Dying Woman During 911 Call?
An 87-year-old woman is dead after a nurse refused to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on her at Glenwood Gardens Retirement Facility in Bakersfield, Calif. The nurse called 911 for emergency assistance when she realized the elderly woman was in grave danger, but when dispatchers asked her to perform CPR she refused, claiming it wasn’t her company’s policy, CBS...
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Partial transcript of Calif. 911 call
Here is a partial transcript of the 911 call from a senior living facility nurse - identified as Colleen - requesting help for an 87-year-old woman who was barely breathing. In the call, the nurse says she is not allowed to perform to CPR. The 911 dispatcher pleads with her to find someone who doesn't work for the facility who can do CPR until an ambulance arrives. No CPR...
modbee.com (3 months and 16 days ago)
Partial transcript of Calif. 911 call
Here is a partial transcript of the 911 call from a senior living facility nurse - identified as Colleen - requesting help for an 87-year-old woman who was barely breathing. In the call, the nurse says she is not allowed to perform to CPR. The 911 dispatcher pleads with her to find someone who doesn't work for the facility who can do CPR until an ambulance arrives. No CPR...
miamiherald.com (3 months and 16 days ago)
Partial transcript of Calif. 911 call
Here is a partial transcript of the 911 call from a senior living facility nurse - identified as Colleen - requesting help for an 87-year-old woman who was barely breathing. In the call, the nurse says she is not allowed to perform to CPR. The 911 dispatcher pleads with her to find someone who doesn't work for the facility who can do CPR until an ambulance arrives. No CPR...
sacbee.com (3 months and 16 days ago)
Partial transcript of Calif. 911 call
Here is a partial transcript of the 911 call from a senior living facility nurse - identified as Colleen - requesting help for an 87-year-old woman who was barely breathing. In the call, the nurse says she is not allowed to perform to CPR. The 911 dispatcher pleads with her to find someone who doesn't work for the facility who can do CPR until an ambulance arrives. No CPR...
fresnobee.com (3 months and 16 days ago)
Contract negotiations with 911 dispatchers reaches impasse
Unable to reach agreement on a new labor contract, negotiations between the Athens County Commissioners and 911 dispatchers are headed to fact-finding July 2.
athensohiotoday.com (7 days ago)
Excerpts from the Glenwood 911 call
Here is a partial transcript of the 911 call from a senior living facility nurse -- identified as Colleen -- requesting help for an 87-year-old woman who was barely breathing. In the call, the nurse says she is not allowed to perform to CPR. The 911 dispatcher pleads with her to find someone who doesn't work for the facility who can do CPR until an ambulance arrives. No CPR...
bakersfieldcalifornian.com (3 months and 16 days ago)
Man held in S. Charleston stabbing, 911 says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A man was stabbed at a house in South Charleston on Sunday night, according to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers. At about 9:30 p.m., police responded to what was described as a "possible family dispute," dispatchers said...
wvgazette.com (2 months and 6 days ago)
Richland boy, 11, saved mom's life with CPR
Police in Richland, Wash., say an 11-year-old boy saved his mother's life by calling for help and then giving his mother CPR.The Tri-City Herald (http://is.gd/DOmomD) reports the boy came from home from school Friday and found his mother unconscious. He called 911 and began performing CPR, following instructions from the 911 dispatcher.
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