Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

Giving back after surviving ‘widow maker’ I recently suffered a major cardiac event, referred to as a “widow maker,” and was very fortunate to survive the event. According to t …

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'I just reacted': Man saved by store employees in central Wisconsin One man has a story most don't survive to tell - 73-year-old Jim Kreuger was shopping at a Farm and Fleet Store when he suffered a h …

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20-year-old, off-duty firefighter uses CPR to save a Spencer County man's life during heart attackA Southeast Bullitt firefighter didn't let his age stop him from saving a man's life at a county fair …

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A heartfelt thank you: Woman meets paramedics, firefighters who revived herShannon Tanton's heart stopped for 15 minutes after having a major heart attack on Jan. 12.On Tuesday, Tanton, 52, met the te …

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Local EMS professionals save life, honored by patientSome heart attacks are called “The Widow Maker.” The survival rate for those kinds of pulmonary embolisms is very slim, so when an area woman suffe …

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Toledo Firefighter Saves Referee's Life with CPR During Semi-Pro Basketball GameJohn Sculli, a basketball referee, experienced a "widow maker" heart attack while officiating a semi-pro game between th …

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