Posted by Sally Davis Leon County EMS June 25, 2015 on Jan 5th 2021
Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog
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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Posted by American Heart Association News on Sep 17th 2020
New guidelines update treatment options for atrial fibrillation
New guidelines update treatment options for atrial fibrillationPeople with atrial fibrillation should work closely with their doctors to treat the condition, using a more detailed stroke-risk assessme
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Posted by American Heart Association News on Sep 13th 2020
CPR is key to survival of sudden cardiac arrest
CPR is key to survival of sudden cardiac arrestCPR increases the possibility of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. But it's not just trained professionals who can jump in to perform CPR. There are simpl
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Posted by BY STEVEN REINBERG, HealthDay Reporter on Sep 11th 2020
Prepared Bystanders Save Lives When Cardiac Arrest Strikes
Prepared Bystanders Save Lives When Cardiac Arrest StrikesTUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Few Americans survive cardiac arrest when it happens outside a hospital, but if more people knew ho
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Posted by October 11, 2017/in Blog and Events /by CPR & AED News on Sep 10th 2020
Inspiring accounts of police officers using CPR to save lives
Inspiring accounts of police officers using CPR to save livesEvery day, America’s police officers perform a number of duties to keep us safe. They’re the mediators of public disturbances, the enforcer
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Posted by UT Southwestern Medical Center on Sep 9th 2020
Shortening time between CPR and shocks improves cardiac-arrest survival
Shortening time between CPR and shocks improves cardiac-arrest survivalJune 29, 2011 – Reducing the intervals between giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an electronic defibrillator shock a
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