Category: CPR in the News

Getting attacked by this blood thirsty cactus was NO JOKE! Click image for How to Remove Cholla Cactus video. It took several attempts with pliers, sticks, and rocks, and was only removed from my arm after great effort and 2 hair combs. Pliers or tweezers are great once the cholla bomb is removed, but when […]

A British woman has made a full recovery after suffering a six-hour cardiac arrest caused by severe hypothermia — a condition that doctors say also saved her life. Watch fill video on CNN https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2019/12/07/six-hour-cardiac-arrest-black-dnt-nr-vpx.cnn

From: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation November 21/2019 While some bystanders may fail to attempt CPR because they fear legal liability, the likelihood of facing litigation is higher for delaying or failing to intervene, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2019 — November 16-17 in Philadelphia. Even though every […]

Saturday’s (9/28/18) shark attack on a 13 year-old boy in Encinitas has a lot of people thinking, “What if I were in that position?” Werner Kurn, President and CEO of Ocean Enterprises, visited the studio on Sunday to talk about what to do in the event of a shark sighting or attack. Click here to watch […]

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In February, 2013, the American Heart Association piloted the installation of a Hands-Only CPR training kiosk in the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. In 2016, the American Heart Association and the Anthem Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Anthem, Inc., introduced five Hands-Only CPR Training Kiosks that teach the simple, yet lifesaving skills of Hands-Only CPR. Today, […]

Although downloading an app is no substitute for training, there are mobile apps that can be extremely helpful in preparing you or keeping you focused when you are anxious during an emergency. The American Red Cross has FREE mobile apps for Emergency Preparedness & Emergency Response. Apps available for both Android and IOS. Here are […]

LOS ANGELES — California firefighters who spent 20 minutes performing mouth-to-snout resuscitation on a dog they rescued from a burning apartment are being hailed as heroes. The dog’s owner, 35-year-old Crystal Lamirande, had just returned to her Santa Monica apartment Tuesday when a neighbour yelled there was a fire. Lamirande frantically tried to save her dog, […]

A Texas man is recovering after he was bitten in the hand by the head of a rattlesnake he had just decapitated, ABC Corpus Christi affiliate KIII reported. Jennifer Sutcliffe and her husband were doing yard work at their Corpus Christi home on May 27 when she spotted a 4-foot rattlesnake lurking nearby, she told […]

What is “dry drowning?” The term dry drowning has been used by the public to describe a number of scenarios that involve near-drowning or unusual drowning scenarios. The condition refers to a process where ingesting a small amount of water into the throat causes spasms of the vocal cords and the airways. These spasms generate […]