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Help us honor those we've lost
Congress declared October National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month in 2008 and it was added to the National Health Observance Calendar in 2017. And so, this October, we celebrate all those who survived sudden cardiac arrest. At the same time, we remember the thousands who have been lost every year to one of the leading causes of death in… Read More
Minutes matter: Policies to improve care for deadliest heart attacks
American Heart Association recommends policy approaches to improve cardiac systems of care Statement Highlights: Converting advances in scientific knowledge and innovations in cardiac care into improvements in patient outcomes requires comprehensive cardiac systems of care optimize cardiac care delivery. New recommendations support policies… Read More
Announcing National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Did you know October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month? Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a public health crisis. It strikes 1,000 people each day in the U.S. alone. Thousands of lives could be saved each year if more people understood the critical importance of bystander intervention with CPR and the use of automated external… Read More
CPR training from anywhere with Anniewhere
Anniewhere is a web solution that enables instructors to teach CPR skills remotely and in classrooms. Learners join the classroom through the QCPR Classroom app providing real-time objective feedback to both instructor and learner. Whether the learners have a manikin or not, the application uses the phone's camera to measure rate, depth, and… Read More
PulsePoint encourages everyone to locate and register AEDs during National SCA Awareness Month
With your help dispatch center staff can inform 9-1-1 callers of nearby lifesaving devices. In recognition of National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the PulsePoint Foundation will be holding a contest throughout the month of October to encourage AED location identification and registration so these life-saving devices can be disclosed… Read More
Comprehensive network for cardiac arrest assistance in Eindhoven
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS--As of today, Eindhoven is the first major Dutch city to have a wide network of civilian aid workers and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) within fast reach to the residents. ‘6-minute zone’ About eight hundred volunteers had resuscitation training today in the Philips Stadium with the aim of becoming civilian… Read More
HIV linked with increased risk of sudden cardiac death
DALLAS, TX--People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than people who do not have HIV, especially if the virus is not well-controlled or if they have other heart disease risk factors, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access… Read More
If you witness a cardiac arrest, your actions could save a life
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, FRANCE -- Lay responders’ swift assistance to cardiac arrest victims is associated with improved survival, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.1 “Our study suggests that when emergency medical services incorporate members of the public into their systems, cardiac arrest victims are more likely to survive,” said… Read More
One in ten cardiac arrest patients phoned emergency services the day before
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, FRANCE -- Difficulty breathing is the most common symptom before cardiac arrest, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.1 “Breathing problems more frequently preceded cardiac arrest than chest pain,” said study author Mr. Filip Gnesin, a research scholar at North Zealand Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark. “Since… Read More