Ocean City Soars into the 50% club!

If every rescue squad in the country had the same sudden cardiac arrest success rate that Ocean City's has had this summer, tens of thousands of lives would have been saved. Since May 1, the Ocean City Fire Department, which is also the city's rescue squad, has successfully saved the lives of 50… Read More

London top as cardiac arrest survival rates compared

(From the BBC) London has the best cardiac arrest survival rate in the country, newly-released figures suggest. During 2011-12, the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate in London was 31.7% - a figure that includes footballer Fabrice Muamba's case. That compares with second placed East of… Read More

HELP, PLEASE!

Please alert everyone you know who has survived a sudden cardiac arrest: there will be a very helpful workshop in Orlando in mid-September. This will be very helpful for survivors, spouses, and rescuers. Details are at http://www.slicc.org/ECCU_Survivor.pdf Bob bobt@slicc.org

YOU do the math...

[If you have an AED at home, you can skip this.] The monthly total cost of ownership for an AED is on the range of $20-$30 over ten years, depending upon the model and how well you shop. Two thirds of all cardiac arrests in the U.S.A. occur in the home. Your odds of seeing a family member, friend… Read More

Just what ARE the odds?

Well, it depends... Was your arrest witnessed? If there's nobody else around when you have your cardiac arrest - or if there is someone else around and they don't notice that you have died - you have a 3.9% chance of getting out of the hospital with your major brain functions intact. How often does… Read More

Short-term memory loss

I had an SCA event 4/5/2009. My short term memory was severly diminished. I've seen quotes where after 20 months, don't expect mprovement. My experience is different. I saw some improvement this past Spring when I reduced my Lipitor prescription from 80 mg daily to 40, and later increased my… Read More

improving the odds.

My family all know what to do when they witness a sudden cardiac arrest: if the victim is non-responsive and not breathing normally, they call 911, they get the victim on a hard, flat surface with the head tilted back, and they begin compressing the chest at least two inches deep at a rate between… Read More

It's time to re-think CPR.

I believe that if the BLS curriculum were changed to teach what current resuscitation science teaches, many tens of thousand more people in North America would survive cardiac arrests than currently do. ("Survive" means "Get discharged from the hospital with major brain functions intact - i.e.,… Read More

The Paradox of Death and Deathlessness: An Experiential Inquiry from a Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor

For your consideration: http://lucidmetta.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/the-paradox-of-death-and-dea… At one point, shortly after my sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), I very carefully reviewed the string of memories from just before my SCA until I woke up in the hospital. In doing this, I was very careful to… Read More

Follow the link, PLEASE!

http://keranews.org/post/more-north-texans-surviving-sudden-cardiac-arr… This is really important. Immediate CPR works, Prompt Defibrillation yields even higher survival rates.