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Posted by WXIA Staff Published: 1:24 AM EDT August 9, 2019 on Dec 31st 2020

'I love 'em:' Cardiac arrest survivor meets crews that saved his life

'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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Posted by American Heart Association News on Dec 29th 2020

He used CPR in an emergency – then he became the emergency

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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Posted by EHS Today February 28, 2018 on Dec 28th 2020

Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Higher with AED Use

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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Posted by Core Physicians on Dec 27th 2020

Patient Story - Chain of Survival - CPR

Patient Story - Chain of Survival“It takes a team effort, the chain of survival, to deliver great cardiac care. The ambulance team; Emergency Department staff; the clinical resource nurse; the ICU sta …

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Posted by Sandy Smith September 1, 2007 on Dec 26th 2020

Saving a Life Is as Easy as C-P-R and A-E-D

Saving a Life Is as Easy as C-P-R and A-E-DApproximately 95 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillato …

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Posted by Paul Garner on Dec 26th 2020

Destiny's patient: A heart-stopping story of survival at UT Southwestern

Destiny's patient: A heart-stopping story of survival at UT SouthwesternPaul Garner remembers nearly every detail of the day he died.It was June 21, 2019 – a Friday. He was in Dallas, delivering some …

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