by admin | Oct 16, 2015 | American Heart Association, Chain of Survival, CPR, Hands-Only CPR, In the News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Since first establishing guidelines in 1966, the American Heart Association has led evaluation and dissemination of the latest resuscitation science to help inform and modernize the lifesaving practice of CPR. The AHA guidelines, updated every 5 years, are used to...
by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | American Heart Association, Chain of Survival, CPR, Hands-Only CPR, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
October 1 marks the beginning of “National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month”. The event was designated by Congress in 2008 due to the more than 326,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that occur in the United States each year. The month-long event...
by admin | Jul 1, 2015 | Chain of Survival, CPR, Hands-Only CPR, In the News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
A panel of experts say the death rate from cardiac arrests would be lower if more people knew CPR. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the push for more widespread training. For more information, see Video Transcript below. ...