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Posted by University of Arizona Health Science Center By: Karl B. Kern, MD | Jun 4, 2016 on Aug 28th 2021

CPR and AEDs Save Lives, Especially Young Healthy Athletes

CPR and AEDs Save Lives, Especially Young Healthy AthletesWe’ve learned a great deal about improving survival rates and quality of life for sudden cardiac arrest patients, and the University of Arizon …

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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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