Citizen CPR Foundation Announces 40 Under 40 Class of 2023
The 40 Under 40 Initiative Recognizes Significant Contributions to Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness, Outcomes SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Citizen CPR Foundation is proud to unveil the 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 honorees ahead of the Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit, which takes place at the award-winning Town and Country Resort, Nov. 29–Dec. 2. CCPRF launched […]
NFL Announces Expansion of Smart Heart Sports Coalition to 37 Member Organizations, Additional Support for CPR Instruction
Nina Hamlin to serve in special role as Honorary Chairwoman of coalition’s Ambassadors Advisory Council NEW YORK (October 13, 2023) – As October marks Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the NFL today announced that the Smart Heart Sports Coalition has expanded to 37 member organizations. Founded in March 2023 in response to the life-saving emergency response […]
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. […]
Citizen CPR Foundation Joins Every Second Counts for the CPR & AED Awareness Rally & March
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Citizen CPR Foundation (CCPRF) will be participating in the 3rd Annual National CPR/AED Awareness Rally & March in Washington, DC on Friday, June 2nd, 2023. Over 150 heart advocates from all across the United States will provide CPR & AED demonstrations and training along the Northwest quadrant of the Washington Monument in the National Memorial […]
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 […]
Bystanders Save Lives in Neighboring California Cities
In two Sonoma County, Calif. cities just 40 minutes apart, the quick-thinking actions of bystanders helped save two lives in a span of less than three months. Three friends — Mason Matulaitis, Toby Ford-Monroe and Nate Jordan — jumped to their friend Mikey Serbicki’s aid when he collapsed while the four were playing two-on-two basketball […]
