Partner Council Spotlights: Defibtech, PRESTAN and WorldPoint
Stay up-to-date with platinum members of the Citizen CPR Foundation Partner Council. Interested in learning more about joining the Partner Council? Please email Mallory Cage. The Defibtech team headed to Washington, D.C., to join Representative Cherfilus-McCormick at the Access to AEDS Act briefing. PRESTAN proudly joined Ed Kosiec (Every Second Counts CPR Owner & SCA […]
Celebrating Two New HEARTSafe Communities
We’re thrilled to announce that two new communities — Johnson County, Iowa, and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida — have achieved HEARTSafe Community designation. Dianne Atkins, MD, Medical Director of Rotary-Kerber HEARTSafe Community Campaign (focused on increasing SCA survival rates in Iowa City and Coralville, Iowa), says she learned about the HEARTSafe initiative when attending the […]
In Memoriam: Leonard A. Cobb, MD
Thank you to the team at Resuscitation Academy for sharing this poignant remembrance that features a joint statement from the Seattle Fire Department and Harborview Medical Center. We are sad to announce the passing of Dr. Leonard Cobb, a luminary in the field of cardiology. His achievements are many, but perhaps the most notable was […]
American Heart Association, American Red Cross Bring CPR Training to NFL Cities
In the wake of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s on-field resuscitation after experiencing sudden cardiac arrest in January, the American Heart Association and American Red Cross are among the founding members of a partnership with the NFL to bring lifesaving training and other resources to more cities. The coordinated, strategic collaboration efforts from The Smart […]
Let’s Continue to Build SCA Awareness, CPR Preparedness, Inspired by Damar Hamlin
The leadership team of the Citizen CPR Foundation is so very thankful for the outcome associated with the sudden cardiac arrest of Damar Hamlin during a nationally televised NFL game on January 2, 2023. It has been estimated that 25 million people witnessed the event — or at least the immediate aftermath of the event. […]
Come to the Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit and Challenge the Status Quo!
Exemplary Program Marks the Citizen CPR Foundation Conference’s Return to San Diego, Nov. 29–Dec. 2 The award-winning Town and Country Hotel, located in the heart of San Diego, will again host the Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit, Nov. 29–Dec. 2. With more than 200 speakers joining us from more than a dozen countries, the conference is […]
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 […]
