My journey

February 14, 2014 I was leaving a luncheon with friends and driving home on I5S in Oregon. It was an amazing sunny day in Oregon with light traffic. As I passed under the Tualatin overpass I received a call from my dad. I answered and said hello then I passed out at the wheel. Life came and… Read More

Survivors: Please join our research panel by August 28

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation has established a research panel for survivors of sudden cardiac arrest and their families. The Foundation has worked with multiple universities to facilitate research with survivors and family members. It is now embarking on a new research initiative in… Read More

"Bystander" is more an environment than a level of training.

When we hear "Bystander CPR" the image that comes to many minds is a person at home or at the shopping mall who isn't a medical professional but who has just seen someone have a sudden cardiac arrest. (You can thank TV for that shopping mall image - 85% of all out-of-hospital arrests occur in a… Read More

I am a drowning as a caregiver for my husband

I would like to share with significant others or spouses of survivors , we are 68 and the arrest was 6/11/2011.

FDA Strengthens Heart Safety Warnings on Painkillers

The Food and Drug Administration is strengthening its warnings about painkillers like ibuprofen, saying they do raise the risk of heart attack or stroke. People should think carefully about taking these drugs, both over-the-counter versions and prescription pills, the FDA says. It's asking… Read More

My Superhero

The unknown man they are referring to in this article is me, This man is my superhero http://sao9.net/investigator-dossett-an-undercover-superhero/

Memory!!!

Hi I'm a 40 year old female, I had an unexplained cardiac arrest last July. I was very lucky that I had collapsed at home unconscious and went into cardiac arrest on arrival at hospital. It took 50 mins for they to get me back, I went through the usual ICU I had trachy and was kept unconscious for… Read More

We applaud this statement urging all schools to teach CPR

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation applauds the European Patient Safety Foundation, the European Resuscitation Council, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists, and the World Health Organization for urging schools worldwide to… Read More

National CPR-AED Awareness Week: 7 Things You Should Know About Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the U.S., affecting about 326,200 people of all ages outside hospitals every day. Dave Goldberg, CEO of Survey Monkey and husband of Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, was one of its recent victims. During this week alone, about 6,250… Read More

10 steps to help organize a cardiac arrest survivor celebration

Today EMS1 posted an article about 10 steps to organizing a cardiac arrest survivor celebration. It begins... Celebrating cardiac arrest survival in your agency and community is a wonderful opportunity to allow cardiac arrest survivors and their families to meet and thank their EMS and hospital… Read More