Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

CPR & AED Education Crisis at Public SchoolsEvery year over 350,000 Americans experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest event; most of whom will not survive. The primary way a bystander can increas …

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The Las Cruces Fire Department's impact on sudden cardiac arrestLas Cruces has nearly twice as many sudden cardiac arrest patients as would be predicted based on population size when compared to natio …

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Extracorporeal CPR does not offer more favorable neurologic outcomeFor patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) does not improve favorable neuro …

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Help for Latinas and Black women at higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest deathDespite improvement in CPR training, the survival rate for women experiencing cardiac arrest outside of a hospita …

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Atkinson works to become a HEARTSafe townThe fire department is leading an effort for the town to become a designated HEARTSafe community in New Hampshire, with the goal of increasing the survival rat …

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POCUS finds success in EMSIn a recent trial, Colorado’s South Metro Fire Rescue department found prehospital ultrasound had a substantial impact on decision making and patient management“Point-of-care …

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