Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

Woman meets first responders to help save her life after cardiac arrestA woman who went into cardiac arrest during a half marathon back in April finally had the chance to thank the first responders wh …

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Bystander CPR, defibrillator critical for survival in cardiac arrestBystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest -- even w …

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Call for remote areas to get better access to defibrillators after new studyPeople who witness someone going into cardiac arrest should not delay getting a defibrillator, even if an ambulance is only …

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Ambulance 'response times' miss the big picture: health outcomesNo one would dream of requiring that every patient seen in emergency rooms across our state is treated within 12 minutes.Such a stringen …

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How to double the survival rate from cardiac arrestSmart national planning could double the survival rate from cardiac arrest in Australia, and enable an extra 2400 people to return home to their fami …

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Doctors stress importance of knowing what to do when someone suffers cardiac arrestWould you know what to do if someone collapsed from cardiac arrest? The American Heart Association says every year i …

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