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Warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest provide opportunity for prevention
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, FRANCE -- Primary care visits rise sharply in the weeks immediately preceding a sudden cardiac arrest, according to results from the ESCAPE-NET project.1 The project is backed by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC). “Contrary to the… Read More
Can we count on you?
Help us build on our tremendous progress in 2022 and make 2023 our best year yet with 3 big initiatives that support education, research, and our survivor community. In the coming year we will: Grow our national campaign, Call-Push-Shock, which promotes a common language about sudden cardiac arrest and the simple things anyone can do to save… Read More
Survivors invited to participate in study on awareness during cardiac arrest
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is collaborating with Sam Parnia, MD, and his team at NYU Langone Health on an observational study that investigates cardiac arrest survivors’ reports of memories or experiences during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and their long-term psychological effects. The long-term purpose of this study is to… Read More
“Double shock” from two defibrillators could save more lives
The first-of-its-kind study included 4,000 Ontario paramedics over four years A new study funded by Heart & Stroke, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), suggests that using two defibrillators to deliver a sequential or “double” shock to the heart and switching standard pad positions by first responders could improve… Read More
Lucid dying: Patients recall death experiences during CPR
One in five people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest may describe lucid experiences of death that occurred while they were seemingly unconscious and on the brink of death, a new study shows. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and elsewhere, the study involved 567 men and women whose hearts… Read More
Ward Hamilton recognized as AHA 2022 Resuscitation Champion of the Year
The ReSS Champion Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated commitment to the field of resuscitation science, through championing research and/or clinical improvements, supporting resuscitation scholars, and serving as a passionate advocate for our field. This award is designated for an individual who is not a full-time healthcare… Read More
Prioritizing interventions to reduce caregiver burden among racially and ethnically diverse co-survivors of cardiac arrest survivors in the United States
About 1,000 families are affected by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (CA) each year in the United States. A recent AHA Scientific statement on CA survivorship[1] and prior research[2] indicates co-survivors—close family members of CA survivors—suffer from psychological distress at an equal, if not greater extent, due to witnessing the CA, fear of… Read More
Duke-NUS researchers find polluting particles in the air are linked to cardiac arrests
Research in Singapore confirms a link between tiny particulates in air pollution and sudden cardiac arrests in the general population. SINGAPORE -- Small particles in air pollution in Singapore might have caused sudden cardiac arrests in some people who were not in hospital but simply going about their normal lives, according to scientists at… Read More
CPR education in public housing communities may improve cardiac arrest survival
Cardiac arrests that occurred in public housing communities accounted for one-third of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Vienna and Copenhagen during a seven-year period. That jumped to more than 60% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests when also considering areas within a 104-yard radius of public housing communities. The findings… Read More