High Performance CPR University

Celebrating survivors at CPRU!

CPR University is teaching high quality CPR to people from around the globe.

What are the essential elements of High Performance CPR?

What are the essential elements of High Performance CPR? Adult High Performance CPR (HP-CPR) Demo at the South Carolina Resuscitation Academy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA03NA6EPho Hilton Head Island Fire

CPR University Students excited to enter their scenario!

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Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to save your heart! Register for March CPRU class http://ow.ly/HRDd30902j6

A Program for Transforming Science Into Success on the Street | High... Using the latest resuscitation training strategies and cutting edge technology, your EMS system will master HIGH PERFORMANCE CPR through an...

One, two, THREE! Only THREE more weeks until CPR University... Don't forget to register! http://ow.ly/VLUU308QG1F

High Performance CPR University March 2017 Learn ​how ​to ​improve ​your ​resuscitation ​success ​at ​The ​University ​of ​Arizona's ​High ​Performance ​CPR ​University. ​This ​course ​stres...

Welcome to our second CPR experience from another one of our very own faculty members, Josh Wells.


A CPR experience that stands out in my mind happened recently when my uncle survived cardiac arrest. He was saved by his own son (my cousin) who responded with Phoenix Fire. Previously I lost my grandfather to cardiac arrest several years ago. I am very grateful to have my uncle survive. During this experience I was a family member. This has led me to be very involved in the promotion of CPR and AEDs throughout state of AZ. When I had a family member survive it really hit home. This event led to helping coordinate a survivors event after to where everyone who helped was honored. This was a great event and was great to see my uncle Tommy alive and doing well. I have worked as a Firefighter for over 13 years. When I first started most codes would not make it. Now there is hope on every code we run that they may be able to survive. I have seen the benefits of high performance CPR and it makes a world of difference to those who need it most. http://ow.ly/Vrn8308O8xt

Phoenix firefighter responds for his own father in cardiac arres -...

We would like to start our CPR experience with one of our very own faculty members, Steve Wagner:

I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to be a part of two recent neurologically intact v-fib code saves.

Our first was a 43 year old male with a young wife, a 7 year old daughter and 15 year old son. He was scheduled to have a stress test after complaining of chest discomfort intermittently for about a week but had no previous cardiac history. We responded to a difficulty breathing call. En route, dispatch included diaphoresis and pallor, then upgraded to a full code. On arrival we found the patient pulseless with agonal respirations supine on his upstairs bed with his wife following directions of the fire department dispatcher with the phone line open, with semi-effective chest compressions on the bed. Patient was pulseless, in v-fib. We immediately pulled him onto the floor and began high quality chest compressions. Minimally Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation was in effect throughout the call. Two shocks later, the patient regained ROSC and had heart tones but re-arrested while we carried him downstairs. After a total offour shocks, transition to standard ACLS and automated compression device application with minimal compression interruption, we delivered the patient to hospital staff with ROSC and following commands. The patient was reported to have a 100% right coronary artery occlusion; he received 2 stents, an implanted cardiac defibrillator, and went home to his family to celebrate Christmas.

Our second was a 69 year old full code with continuous chest compressions performed prior to our arrival. We found our patient pulseless, in v-fib with agonal respirations supine on the floor with semi-effective chest compressions being delivered by his adult son. We initiated high quality Minimally Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation, defibrillated twice and the patient regained ROSC and positive heart tones prior to packaging and transport. We applied an automated compression device as a precaution, but the patient’s spontaneous respiratory rate increased to 16 breaths per minute. The patient had ROSC and positive heart tones. He was delivered to hospital staff alert and asking questions.

I am proud to say that CPRU has given me the education and training making these stories of survival possible.

What stands out is our significant rate of neurologically intact survival with our Minimally Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation focused efforts.

My title is PFD FFPM

We returned 2 folks home to their families for Christmas.

I remain passionate about resuscitation/resuscitation science and wish to continually improve my efforts as I promote best practice resuscitation.

We are pleased to announce that we will be sharing some of our most memorable CPR experiences from our faculty and students this year. These will be released every second Wednesday of every month. Please check in tomorrow to see our first one!!!

Phoenix firefighter responds for his own father in cardiac arrest http://ow.ly/wYJH305w7Qb

Phoenix man clinically dead, brought back to life by fireman son A routine call for a firefighter in the Valley turned into something more and something personal.

Program Ups Odds of Cardiac Arrest Survival http://ow.ly/tkTf305pzNy

Program Ups Odds of Cardiac Arrest Survival Emergency medical professionals from all over the world took part in the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center’s latest CPR University, a high