Drowning can be fast and silent, but it can be prevented, too
Jul 12, 2018
Drowning doesn’t always look like it does on TV. A few simple, intentional steps can significantly lower the risk.
CPR
Lifesaving information is not always a phone call away
Jul 9, 2018
Keidryn Nimsgern’s heart stopped in boyfriend Jake Suter's car. A 911 dispatcher walked him through CPR. But knowing how to walk callers through CPR isn't required for all 911 dispatchers.
CPR is key to survival of sudden cardiac arrest
Jun 22, 2018
CPR increases the possibility of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. But it's not just trained professionals who can jump in to perform CPR. There are simple, lifesaving steps any bystander can take.
Drones may soon help save people in cardiac arrest
Jun 7, 2018
Drones are now heralded as a solution to a problem that’s bedeviled emergency medical personnel for years: How to deliver lifesaving defibrillators to people suffering cardiac arrest in areas not quickly reached by ambulances.
Guidelines call for stronger, more coordinated cardiac arrest response
Jun 2, 2018
When someone collapses from cardiac arrest, everything that happens after that moment can impact a person’s chances of survival. New resuscitation guidelines lay out instructions for a quick.
CPR through history
Jun 2, 2018
Attempts to resuscitate patients have changed dramatically throughout history with each version developed in hope of saving lives. Today, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, also known by the acronym CPR, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival -- if it is given immediately.
After 5 years, cardiac arrest survivor finds her rescuer
May 22, 2018
Heidi Stewart spent five years looking for David Crabtree, the paramedic who treated her after she had a cardiac arrest at her high school.
Nurse's colleagues use the CPR he taught them to save his life
May 8, 2018
For nurse Michael Lovelace, teaching CPR meant knowing his words could potentially save a life. He never imagined that life would be his own.
Heart-stopping condition could come with warning signs
May 2, 2018
Several recent studies show that people who experience sudden cardiac arrest sometimes have warning signs hours – and even weeks – ahead of time.
Scrambling to restart a stopped heart  — when the patient is the president of the 51Â鶹
Dec 26, 2017
51Â鶹 president John Warner had a cardiac arrest at a heart meeting. This is the full story of what happened, from death to revival.