by admin | Oct 30, 2015 | AED Donations, JMF News
The John Mack Foundation is dedicated to the prevention of sudden cardiac death through education and access to life-saving defibrillators. For Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month we’re donating AEDs to four local organizations: Verde View Equestrian Center...
by admin | Oct 20, 2015 | American Heart Association, Chain of Survival, CPR, CPR in Schools, Hands-Only CPR, In the News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Second Opinion collaborated with the American Heart Association (AHA) to produce a television special designed to teach Hands-Only CPR to all of America. CPR in America premiered on public television stations across the country on October 15. Its airing coincided with...
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 | Sep 18, 2015 | Chain of Survival, CPR, CPR in Schools, In the News, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Given that the John Mack Foundation is based in Binghamton, New York, we’re thrilled with the recent news that New York State will now require CPR training for high school graduation. More than half of U.S. states now require students to pass CPR training before...