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Wendi McLendon-Covey Featured in New Hands-Only CPR Video from the American Heart Association
DALLAS, TX--The American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease, teams up with actor-comedian Wendi McLendon-Covey to save lives. In a new Hands-Only CPR training video, produced with the support of the Anthem Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Anthem Inc., McLendon-… Read More
Conventional CPR Important for Children: Educational Efforts Should Intensify in Minority Communities
Education efforts to teach bystander CPR should intensify in minority communities, according to the lead author of a recent study that showed Hispanic and African-American children were less likely to get CPR with breaths, which had improved survival compared to compression-only CPR or no CPR. The data indicates that “while a lot of the public… Read More
Heart-felt Research Aims to Benefit Survivors of Cardiac Arrest
/*-->*/ NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA--Research from the University of Newcastle (UON) is using the stories of cardiac arrest survivors to improve patient-centered care and their subsequent quality of life. Registered nurse and lecturer at UON’s Port Macquarie campus, Gunilla Haydon, has led Australia’s first qualitative study into the… Read More
New Imaging Technology Could Help Predict Those at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
SOUTH AUSTRALIA--New imaging technology that can identify previously undetected scarring on the heart could help doctors save some of the 15,000 Australians a year who die from sudden cardiac events. The new research, funded by the Heart Foundation and being undertaken by Flinders University researcher Dr. Rebecca Perry, aims to identify scarring… Read More
Participation in Competitive Sports May Be Okay for Many Athletes with ICDs
Study Highlights A four-year follow-up study of athletes with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) found they suffered no irregular heartbeats, shock-related injuries or deaths while competing. ICD patients should talk to their doctors about their individual risks of participating in competitive sports. DALLAS, TX-- A four-year study… Read More
Citizen CPR Foundation Recognizes Mary Newman as Key Advocate for the Cause
The Citizen CPR Foundation has named Mary Newman, president and co-founder of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, as an “Advocate for the Cause” on their new website. As CCPRF notes, “Successful programs that train more people, educate on the importance of best practice and create sustainable community participation are the bedrock of… Read More
New Guidelines Proposed for Cardiac Arrest on Flights
New guidelines to deal with the in-flight emergency of cardiac arrest in a passenger or crew member are being proposed at this year's Euroanaesthesia meeting in Geneva (3-5 June). The task force that created the guidelines is led by Professor Jochen Hinkelbein, University of Cologne, Germany, and President of the German Society for Aerospace… Read More
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Urges the Public to Learn CPR and How to Use a Defibrillator During National CPR-AED Awareness Week
Sudden cardiac arrest is a public health crisis. The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation has issued a call to action, urging the public to commit to learn CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator during the first week of June, National CPR-AED Awareness Week. PITTSBURGH, PA--America is facing a public health crisis. More than 350,000… Read More
New York-Presbyterian and Perelman Heart Institute Launch Hands Only CPR Campaign
It takes less than a minute to learn the three-step hands only CPR technique: check, call, compress NEW YORK, NY-- In an effort to reduce the number of people who die needlessly from sudden cardiac arrest each year, NewYork-Presbyterian and the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute have launched the #HandsOnlyCPR campaign, an ambitious community… Read More