by admin | Aug 2, 2018 | AED Donations, Chain of Survival, CPR in Schools, Hands-Only CPR, In the News, JMF News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The John Mack Foundation and BAE Systems worked together to donate four Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to local non-profit organizations. An AED is an easy-to-use device that can restart the heart of someone experiencing cardiac arrest. This year’s AED...
by admin | Jan 11, 2018 | Chain of Survival, CPR in Schools, Hands-Only CPR, In the News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Because of the quick thinking of four everyday people — including one ninth grader — a 70-year-old man’s life was saved. Bruce Dailey collapsed in November during a lifeguard review class at Afton Central School, according to the American Heart...
by admin | Mar 21, 2017 | AED Implementation, American Heart Association, In the News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
DALLAS, TX — Community coffee shops and automated teller machines, or ATMs, might be ideal locations for public access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs), according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. An automated...
by admin | Mar 3, 2017 | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
In recognition of February’s Heart Health Month, our friends at Parent Heart Watch created three short videos to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and AEDs. The first in the series – What Would You Miss Most? – is a very moving video of parents...
by admin | Feb 15, 2017 | AED Implementation, In the News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops pumping blood. It can happen to anyone, at any time, and signs include sudden collapse and immediate loss of consciousness. Unlike heart attacks, which are caused by a blockage in an artery to...
by admin | Jun 8, 2016 | CPR, Hands-Only CPR, In the News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
For National CPR & AED Awareness Week (June 1-7, 2016), The Today Show spoke to a Florida mom who lost her son to sudden cardiac arrest. She teamed up with former firefighters to educate and train both students and adults on how to perform CPR and locate and...