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Posted by ABC News Posted Tue 6 Jul 2021, 8:29pm Updated Wed 7 Jul 2021, 5:34pm on Aug 26th 2021

The importance of learning CPR techniques and access to an AED

The importance of learning CPR techniques and access to an AEDThirty-six thousand people collapsed last year from a sudden cardiac arrest but of those only 10 per cent were able to be revived. A major …

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Posted by Zoll - Heroes for Life Program Participant on Feb 20th 2021

Worshippers come together to save a life

Worshippers come together to save a lifeFamily grateful for access to an AED in the churchIt was a typical busy Saturday for Betsy Bertke, a third-grade teacher and mother of three in Coldwater, Ohio. …

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Posted by Author: Ashley Daley Published: 8:45 PM EST January 3, 2020 Updated: 8:45 PM EST January 3, 2020 on Jan 20th 2021

His heart stopped for 19 minutes. CPR saved his life

His heart stopped for 19 minutes. CPR saved his lifeMecklenburg County EMS credit CPR with saving lives.CHARLOTTE, N.C. — We’ve all heard it; CPR can mean the difference between life or death, but tha …

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Posted by Sally Davis Leon County EMS June 25, 2015 on Jan 5th 2021

Saved by CPR: A story of preparedness

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 by Jessica Pasley Vanderbuilt University Medical Center on Dec 11th 2020

AED training plays key role in reviving young athlete

AED training plays key role in reviving young athleteA one-hour training session helped give Taylor Frost, 16, a lifetime of possibilities.On Aug. 12, Frost, a member of the Jonathan Edwards Classical …

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Posted by American Academy of CPR and First Aid, INC on Dec 10th 2020

What is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

What is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation?Cardiopulmonary resuscitation it is one of the best emergency procedures that is administered to an individual when their heart stops functioning due to breathing …

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