Applying Community-Based Strategies to Improve Survival
The very nature of cardiac arrest requires bystanders to be ready, willing, and able to act. Additionally, to be successful their actions — in combination with care provided by our EMS, fire and first responder agencies — must occur within a system that coordinates and integrates each facet of care into a choreographed group effort, […]
On-Demand Webinars Now Available!
We are delighted to have developed an archive of over 50 engaging and high-quality webinars related to sudden cardiac arrest to guide your ongoing learning and implementation. Regardless of your specific role in resuscitation, you will find relevant content discussed with celebrated resuscitation advocate-champions, complete with usable strategies and tactics. Recent speakers have included Tony […]
Cardiologist Resuscitates Two Runners in the Same Race
An incredible save story recently happened at the November 13th Monterey Bay Half Marathon. While running, cardiologist Steven Lome, D.O., stopped to assist a runner in cardiac arrest around the third mile marker. While he started CPR, someone else called 911 and an AED arrived a few minutes later. One shock restored normal heart rhythm, […]
Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation
Stu Berger, MD, Citizen CPR Foundation President, shares the following summary of “Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation,” recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine: Outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest have improved over the years as a result of technological advances in defibrillation techniques and technology. Other interventions that have included community CPR-AED […]
