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• Eureka! They Found CPR: How Two Bystanders Helped Save a LifeTom Sirmons
  A man who collapsed at a shopping mall in Eureka, Oregon survived after two bystanders stepped forward and began CPR before emergency responders arrived. The original account described a call coming into 911 shortly after 8 a.m. When the fire department’s emergency response team arrived, they found two people already performing chest compressions and taking turns ...
• AED and CPR Training Help Save a 17-Year-Old Volleyball PlayerDerek Walborn
  A healthy 17-year-old high school athlete is probably one of the last people anyone expects to suffer sudden cardiac arrest. But during a volleyball match at Loganville Christian Academy in Georgia, that is exactly what happened to Claire Crawford. Claire was playing in her senior night volleyball game when she suddenly began to feel faint. Shortly ...

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• Tips for your First Automated External Defibrillator PurchaseCarin Mangimeli
  An AED will assist you to save the life of a heart attack victim – but only if you have one readily available and have been trained in its use. So do some legwork now and save a life in the future.
• The Hollywood Heart AttackBenjamin Roussey
  You’ve seen it dozens of times before, plastered across your television screen: the agonized grimace, the surprise collapse, and the painful grasping at one’s chest. In the world of medicine, it’s called the Hollywood Heart Attack.
• Why do we need CPR training?Siam B
  Introduction Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 600,000 lives each year. What makes this even more urgent is where cardiac arrests happen. More than half occur outside of hospitals, often in homes, workplaces, or public spaces. In these moments, survival doesn’t begin with doctors or equipment—it begins ...
• Only 10 percent of victims survive without CPRTroy Bowman
   Here is something worth knowing. Sudden cardiac arrest is still one of the leading causes of death in the United States. More than 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside of hospitals each year. That is close to 1,000 people every day. The survival rate is still far too low. About 9 out of 10 people who suffer ...

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