Why are the survival numbers different?

I've had several people ask me why they keep seeing different numbers for survival percentages. Here's the heart of the problem: It all depends upon what you mean by survival. In days gone by - and for very good reasons in the modern age - 'survival' meant the "return of spontaneous circulation" (… Read More

Be Annoying: It Could Save A Life

The CDC's publication of five years of CARES data underscores the importance of time. On a sample of 31,583 cardiac arrest victims, a Bystander applied the AED only 3.7% of the time, and the 911 Responder applied the AED the other 96.7% of the time. Twenty-three percent of the people to whom a… Read More

Marin moms use CPR at party to revive man who was clinically dead

By Jessica Bernstein-Wax Marin Independent Journal Posted: 09/23/2011 11:09:37 AM PDT Updated: 09/23/2011 11:09:38 AM PDT Two Marin moms are still reeling after they saved a San Francisco man's life last weekend using CPR techniques they learned as children. On Sunday afternoon, San Rafael resident… Read More

Accuracy makes a difference.

The story below ran under the headline "Azle Student Athlete Hurt on the Field" I would argue that the headline "Azie Student Athlete died on field, saved by CPR & AED" not only would be more accurate, but would be more likely to cause a reader to consider making sure that all the schools in… Read More

Football player watches his team win after dying of a sudden cardiac arrest.

[ NB: There's more than a ten percent chance that you'll witness a family member or friend have a sudden cardiac arrest someday As you read the story below, think about how you will feel if that person stays dead because you didn't know what to do. Bob] (from katc.com) It's been four months since… Read More

The Data Are Yelling At Us!

Consider a few facts: The Phoenix airport has a seventy-five percent survival rate for witnessed cardiac arrests. Last time I checked, Chicago's O'Hare and Atlanta's Hartsfield were around sixty percent. The CARES database reflects a twenty-seven percent average for all airports in participating… Read More

OK, the principal was right. Bug your principal to do the same, PLEASE!

15-Year-Old High School Football Player in Louisiana Saved with ZOLL AED Plus Coaches and Team Practiced CPR Just Weeks Before Life-Saving Event ZOLL Medical Corporation (Nasdaq GS: ZOLL), a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, reported today that football coaches… Read More

A STUNNING 75% Save Rate

From JEMS... http://www.jems.com/article/patient-care/phoenix-airport-aed-program-en… Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport may be one of the best public places in the country to survive a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Indeed, thanks to an innovative public AED program initiated 10 years ago at… Read More

He survived - notice the magic words.

Magic words: "...CPR was performed and a defibrillator was used" It makes a huge difference! Runner in downtown Duluth race revived after suffering cardiac arrest Gene Curnow, 67, of Saginaw, a veteran racer and race organizer, suffered a cardiac arrest after finishing the All City Mile run Sunday… Read More

Another Excuse Bites the Dust!

The Medical College of Wisconsin reviewed six dozen cases where Bystander CPR was performed on people who didn't need it. Here's what Michael McGonigal MD, the Director of Trauma Services at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN had to say about the results. Bottom line: The potential benefit of… Read More