Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

IL Race weekend offering free CPR classes after lifesaving eventFollowing a medical emergency during the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend, organizers are introducing something new for runners.A m …

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Intermountain Health: Everyone you know – should know CPRFebruary is American Heart Month, which brings a renewed focus on the need for people to know Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).Each year, 43 …

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Basic CPR/AED training can dramatically increase Cardiac Arrest survivalThe Orland Fire Protection District has a 71 percent Cardiac Arrest “Save Rate,” one of the highest in the region. Training in C …

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Deadly floatplane crash rushes bystanders into actionA floatplane crash in Washington state left one man dead and another critically injured Friday morning.After attempting to take off multiple times …

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Resuscitation training in Ireland – saving lives with CPR skillsIreland has come a long way in developing CPR skills and many lives have been saved in recent years, writes Noeleen Kenny, Resuscitation …

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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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