Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

Doctor jumps in to help save man electrocuted while hanging lights in Charlotte What started as a routine job hanging Christmas lights at a south Charlotte home turned into a life-threatening emergenc …

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American Heart Association Encourages Hoosiers to Learn Hands-Only CPR The American Heart Association is encouraging people to learn hands-only CPR as part of World Restart a Heart Day on Oct. 16. The …

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Charlotte Man Survives Cardiac Arrest at Home, Credits Wife's Fast CPR Johnnie Davis's heart stopped beating while he was at home, and the only thing standing between him and a very different outcome …

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'Red means go': American Heart Association campaign focuses on women's heart health The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign is helping women take matters of the heart seriousl …

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Husband Survives After Nearly 15 Minutes of Dispatcher-Guided CPR When Teresa's husband stopped breathing on Sept. 15, 2026, the first lifeline wasn't a paramedic at the door. It was a voice on the ph …

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Hospital nurses’ CPR knowledge falls short, global systematic review finds When a patient’s heart stops in a hospital ward, the first person to notice is often a nurse. That nurse must rec …

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