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Posted by Michigan Health Author Noah Fromson June 03, 2021 9:47 AM on Aug 18th 2021

Community group looks to improve sudden cardiac arrest response

Community group looks to improve sudden cardiac arrest responseA group of survivors, physicians and first responders want to change attitudes around CPR and improve the “chain of survival” for cardiac …

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Posted by EMS1 Sarah Calams Frontline Voices Apr 28, 2021 on Jul 15th 2021

The chain of survival: How a fire chief who suffered 2 sudden cardiac arrests beat the odds

The chain of survival: How a fire chief who suffered 2 sudden cardiac arrests beat the oddsA month after his son initiated CPR for his first SCA, Wayne Kewitsch suffered a second medical emergency whi …

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Posted by The Atlantic - BRIAN ANDERSON FEBRUARY 26, 2021 on Apr 26th 2021

The Conversation That Can Change the Course of a Cardiac Arrest

The Conversation That Can Change the Course of a Cardiac ArrestTelephone CPR saved my father-in-law’s life. Why don’t all 911 services provide that?The call came in at 7:42:02 p.m. on March 21, 2019.A …

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Posted by Chicago Tribune By JOHN KEILMAN AUG 23, 2019 AT 6:15 AM on Feb 21st 2021

Suffering cardiac arrest in Chicago used to be a near-certain death sentence. But in just a few years, the survival rate tripled. What happened?

Suffering cardiac arrest in Chicago used to be a near-certain death sentence. But in just a few years, the survival rate tripled. What happened?Just outside Wrigley Field, 15-year-old Shira David knel …

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Posted by Washington School of Public Health WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 on Feb 19th 2021

Improving Survival from Cardiac Arrest and Trauma

Improving Survival from Cardiac Arrest and TraumaImagine two dozen jumbo jets crashing every week, killing all aboard. Then you'd have an idea of the scope of cardiac arrest in America, a leading caus …

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Posted by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine November 20, 2020 on Feb 15th 2021

COVID-19 patients survive in-hospital cardiac arrest at pre-pandemic rates

COVID-19 patients survive in-hospital cardiac arrest at pre-pandemic ratesResuscitation and survival rates of hospitalized COVID-19 patients who've had cardiac arrest are much higher than earlier repo …

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