Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

New defib placement increases chance of surviving heart attack by 264%Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the odds of …

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Turriff CPR session highlights new defibrillator locationThe latest addition to the network of publicly accessible defibrillators in Turriff was highlighted to the community this week, with a special …

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The Welsh Elvis teams up with a school girl to save lives with new ‘CPR song’Primary school children from all over Wales can soon learn the skills to save lives thanks to a new ‘CPR song’.The song wil …

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Cardiac Arrest, E-CPR, & Post-Arrest Care with Dr. Jason BartosApproximately 350,000 adults per year in the US experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Only about 10% of such patients surviv …

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Requiring CPR/AED Training in Schools May Improve OHCA RatesStates with laws requiring CPR/automated external defibrillator (AED) training in high school have higher rates of bystander CPR after out-o …

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