Building Lifesaving Communities

This eBook, produced jointly by the Red Cross and EMS World, highlights the important work that the Red Cross is doing on the front lines of communities:

• Driving Improvements Through Data: A profile of the U.S. registry CARES, whose work aims to double survival rates of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
• Until Help Arrives: How bystanders are being taught to act as immediate responders, with a focus on older adults and life-threatening bleeding.
• Scoop and Run, or Stay and Play?: This article examines on-scene pediatric resuscitation and recent research on two-finger vs. two-thumb pediatric resuscitation.
• Reaching Across Borders and Boundaries: The Red Cross Lifesaving Awards highlight the effectiveness of our new partnership with the Military Training Network.