CPR Statistics

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    CPR & Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Fact Sheet As of April 26, 2010 Sudden Cardiac Arrest • EMS treats nearly 300,000 victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in the U.S. • Less than eight percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive. • Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at

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  • Inquest lawyers look to fault the other guy - Toronto Sun January 28, 2012
    Globe and MailInquest lawyers look to fault the other guyToronto SunBy Michele Mandel ,Toronto Sun Three strangers performed CPR on Jim Hearst while waiting for an ambulance to arrive, an inquest heard Wednesday. (Toronto Sun files) The players are eight lawyers aligned at the inquest into the death of Jim Hearst, ...Paramedics not required to explain delay […]
  • CPR education fund established in Burnette's honor - Cookeville Herald Citizen January 27, 2012
    CPR education fund established in Burnette's honorCookeville Herald Citizenby Amy Davis Family and friends of the late Carmen Burnette, a Putnam County EMS paramedic and CPR instructor who died last February, gather in front of a bright blue trailer that bears her image, along with the slogan “Educating Everyday Heroes,” ... […]
  • NIH launches trials to evaluate CPR, drugs after sudden cardiac arrest - Cardiology Today January 27, 2012
    isleofman.comNIH launches trials to evaluate CPR, drugs after sudden cardiac arrestCardiology TodayThe CCC trial will compare survival with hospital discharge rates for two CPR approaches — continuous chest compressions combined with pause-free rescue breathing vs. standard CPR — delivered by paramedics and firefighters to those experiencing ...Vancouver stu […]
  • CPR classes start Feb. 3 - Morris Daily Herald January 27, 2012
    CPR classes start Feb. 3Morris Daily HeraldMorris Hospital and Healthcare Centers has announced its schedule of CPR classes for the month of February. The American Heart Association's Heartsaver AED (adult, infant, child) course will be offered Friday, Feb. 3 from 9 am to 2 pm at the hospital, ...Heartsaver CPR class planned for Feb. 4The Newark Advocat […]
  • Full Recovery For Salem Boy, 12, Who Collapsed - KTVZ January 27, 2012
    KVALFull Recovery For Salem Boy, 12, Who CollapsedKTVZDoctors say CPR and a quick medical response saved Isaac Arzate (Are-ZAH-tay). The Oregonian reports (http://is.gd/w1AHbX) he's anxious to return to school and can return to basketball in a few weeks. Isaac says he doesn't remember collapsing the ...'We're so lucky:' 12-year-old S […]