Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

What is Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)? How to minimize associated risks?A multi-regional awareness outreach to spread key messages and educate people on CPR must be undertaken on high priority to save li …

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Can you give yourself CPR if you’re having a heart attack? What doctors sayThe internet mentions something called a 'cough CPR', which a patient can do themselves. The American Heart Association (AHA) …

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Heart disease deaths, down for decades, tick up in Nebraska, U.S.After Robert Burgess got out of the Nebraska Medical Center in late April after a near-fatal heart attack, he changed his lifestyle.The …

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To someone in cardiac arrest, CPR can mean the difference between death and stayin' alive.A few months ago, a friend of mine collapsed as he was about to enter a grocery store near his home in England …

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Southwest Christian student wins American Heart Association scholarshipSouthwest Christian High School senior Olivia Wilson is one of five students across the country who has been awarded a $1,000 col …

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Study: Head-up CPR increases odds of patient surviving neurologically intactThe head and shoulder elevation technique works especially well the if treatment begins less than 18 minutes after the 911 c …

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