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Saved by CPR: A story of preparednessEach year, sudden cardiac arrest claims the lives of nearly 300,000 people throughout the country. The national average of cardiac survival rate is seven percent. …

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Sam Cockrell’s Incredible Cardiac Arrest Survival Story | #WhyItMattersDAPHNE, AL — Sam Cockrell looks to be your average 22-year-old.He’s strong and built like an athlete.He works hard in his ro …

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After CPR saves Papillion coach, friends raise money to buy defibrillatorsThe people who were at Eagle Ridge Park in Papillion when Dave Lawrence had a heart attack are, from left, Tim Whitmarsh, Mike …

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'I love 'em:' Cardiac arrest survivor meets crews that saved his lifeMike Pilgrim was electrocuted and went into cardiac arrest while helping a friend cut down a tree.TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — In an incredi …

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He used CPR in an emergency – then he became the emergencyJoe Farrell went to retrieve an errant golf ball when he came upon another player on the ground not breathing. The man's golfing partner was a …

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Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Higher with AED UseMore than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that occur in the United States each year and more than 100,000 happen outside the home.An internatio …

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