What are the most serious problems with CPR?

FROM 10,000 feet: 1. We're not focusing on training the people who most need to be trained. The people most likely to need to perform CPR are about the same age as - and live alone with - the victim. 2. The technique most commonly taught is something that the vast majority cannot perform for ten… Read More

SCA Survivor since 12/27/2007

One morning at 6:30 a.m. two days after Christmas, my husband and I were just approaching the TSA at LAX after visiting our son and his family. I suddenly felt faint and said to my husband "I feel like I'm going to faint". He said I just dropped and he was close enough to catch me before I hit… Read More

The Miracle

On November 18, 2015, I went into cardiac arrest and suffered a heart attack while participating in a parents vs. kids soccer game with my 8 year old son. I was able to get in a whole four minutes before suffering my episode. Immediately a combination of four people started performing CPR until… Read More

Mary Newman Rocks!

Check out the Fox News report on the parade at ECCUhttp://fox5sandiego.com/2015/12/10/1200-marchers-encourage-people-to-le… Bob

Join Us on #GivingTuesday

We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate… Read More

AEDs Save Lives, But AEDs in Hiding Are Rendered Useless

See Huffington Post blog here. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) save lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest. However even when the lifesaving devices are widely deployed, they are not always available when needed, according to a new study reported at the American Heart Association… Read More

It works

The Short Version An elderly male suffered a cardiac arrest at a meeting. Another elderly male began to perform manual CPR but quickly tired and was unable to continue. The other person present - who had recently read an interview with one of the authors of an article in the American Journal of… Read More

Memory

Hi, I'm trying to figure out how this thing works. I wanted to answer a question about memory after cardiac arrests. But had to register and now don't know where I am, sorry lol MY MEMORY DRIVES ME NUTS! My daughter has a severe TBI and sometimes her memory is better than mine. My neurologist said… Read More

Heart Attack vs. Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Understanding the Difference

Awake or Not Awake. That is the Question. October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. Understanding the difference between heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest could help save lives. One way to understand the difference between the two conditions is this distinction: The heart… Read More

Some things most bystanders don’t know about CPR…and why you need an AED in your home.

A heart attack is not the same thing as a cardiac arrest. Heart attack victims normally are able to talk and many are in pain. Cardiac arrest victims are non-responsive, clinically dead, and are not breathing normally – even though they might be gasping. CPR is not used on heart attack victims.… Read More