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CPR Saves Lives March Focuses Attention on Improving Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates
NEW ORLEANS, LA--Hundreds of marchers, including dozens of cardiac arrest survivors, took to the streets of New Orleans for the Citizen CPR Foundation’s (CCPRF) CPR Saves Lives March on Thursday, December 7, 2017. The New Orleans-style Second-Line March began at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans and concluded at City Hall where participants were… Read More
Abnormal ECG Findings Are Common in NBA Players
New research finds that about 1 in 5 professional basketball players had abnormalities on their electrocardiograms (ECGs), some but not all of which were explained by changes in the shape and size of their hearts as a result of athletic training. Because of rare but high-profile instances of cardiac death among professional athletes, there is… Read More
Red Cross Using New Tech-Enhanced CPR Training Device to Save Lives
WASHINGTON, DC--Pump the Chest. See the lights. Save a life. That is the premise for the latest American Red Cross training device, a CPR manikin called BigRed™. The BigRed manikin is equipped with three interrelated sets of lights that provide immediate feedback on how an individual is performing CPR. Meet BigRed here. "Good CPR is a skill that… Read More
ILCOR Releases First Annual Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has initiated a near-continuous review of cardiopulmonary resuscitation science that replaces the previous five-year cyclic batch-and-queue approach process. The first of an annual series of International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care… Read More
Newborn Screening for Congenital Heart Disease Is Associated With Decrease in Infant Cardiac Deaths
According to a new study by Rahi Abouk, PhD, William Paterson University, and colleagues, statewide implementation of mandatory policies to screen newborns for the most serious congenital heart defects was associated with an estimated decrease in infant cardiac deaths. Congenital heart disease accounted for 6 percent of U.S. infant deaths from… Read More
Survivors and Families Invited to Participate in Facilitated Discussion in Hospitality Suite During ECCU 2017
PITTSBURGH, PA--A hallmark of the Citizen CPR Foundation’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update (ECCU) conference, scheduled for December 5-8 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans is a track devoted to sudden cardiac arrest survivors, family members, and rescuers. To accompany this track, a hospitality suite for survivors and their loved ones—co-… Read More
Giving Tuesday: Why Giving to Others Makes us Feel Good
\CLEVELAND, OH--The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is designated as ‘Giving Tuesday’ – a day earmarked for doing for others or donating to charitable causes. And while we might think that giving only benefits the recipient of the gift, according to Joseph Rock PsyD, of Cleveland Clinic, that’s not entirely the case. He said our brains experience joy… Read More
High Blood Pressure Redefined for First Time in 14 Years: 130 is the New High
Highlights High blood pressure is now defined as readings of 130 mm Hg and higher for the systolic blood pressure measurement, or readings of 80 and higher for the diastolic measurement. That is a change from the old definition of 140/90 and higher, reflecting complications that can occur at those lower numbers. In the first update to… Read More
CHOP Research Scientist Honored with American Heart Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Vinay Nadkarni recognized for his lifetime contributions to cardiac arrest resuscitation science PHILADELPHIA, PA--The American Heart Association (AHA) has chosen Vinay Nadkarni, MD, FAAP, FAHA, president of the Citizen CPR Foundation, to receive this year's Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Science. Dr.… Read More