One very lucky koala bear is alive today because of CPR. Sean the Koala, named after one of the firefighters who rescued him, had apparently been hit by a car at some point within the preceding 24 hours and was having a hard time moving. Sean the Koala had been put in a tree by […]
Death can happen in a split second. Just as it did when 25-year-old Shonda Eister witnessed her 61-year-old father fall down the basement steps. Eister immediately called 911 and followed CPR instructions by administering chest compression for at least ten minutes until help arrived. Her father began breathing before he was helicoptered to the hospital. […]
New Jersey has joined the ranks of mandatory high school CPR. Acting Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno signed bill A2072 into effect today, requiring all high students learn CPR and how to use defibrillators in order to graduate. A student collapsed in June and quick-thinking staff member used CPR to save the student’s life. It was […]
A man was hailed as a hero today, after he saved the life of an infant girl. The baby’s mom found the infant lifeless in a corner of her crib. The child had no heartbeat and blood running from her nose and mouth. Mom didn’t know CPR, but thankfully, a neighbor heard her screaming and […]
An unidentified man saved the life of a complete stranger last week. Commuters on the train witnessed a man pass out during the rush hour commute home. Within seconds, the Angel of CPR stepped in and began chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth until the train made it to its’ next stop where paramedics took over. The […]
6-7%. That’s the national average rate of survival for victims of cardiac arrest who receive CPR. When Wake County EMS responds to cardiac arrest calls, the victims chance of survival more than doubles. The insider information is simple; research shows that when CPR is provided in excess of 25 minutes, survival rates drastically increase. The […]
A doctor from India lost his adult son several months ago. The son experienced cardiac arrest and nobody knew enough about CPR to step in and help. A very high percentage—above 90%— of sudden cardiac arrest victims die prior to arriving at the hospital. According the American Heart Association, providing immediate CPR can improve the […]
