Take Heart America believes that the best approach to treating sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a holistic approach that begins with the event and hopefully goes through post hospital discharge! Accordingly, whenever we come across observers who exhibit the behavior so necessary to the survival of the victim, we want to recognize those individuals! Jeremias
It seems like rarely a week passes by when we see another story about someone who was seemingly in the prime of life, playing a sport that they love, going down with cardiac arrest. All too often there have been no warning signs. If the athlete is lucky they are playing with people who recognize
Make sure to check out this video by THA Industry Advisory Board member Dr. Peter Antevy. In it he explains the latest research showcasing the Take Heart America bundle of care. He explains: Cardiac arrest survival depends on two key elements, time to care and maximization of cerebral blood flow. These 2 items together form
To say that I shouldn’t be here is an understatement. The odds of surviving Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) neurologically intact is less than 8% globally. I have survived 3 out of hospital SCAs. January 2002, I had returned a week prior from a 2 week trip to Europe in which I had taken 24 undergrad
Would you know what to do? Cardiac arrest affects about 600,000 people every year, which is about the population of Milwaukee or the state of Vermont. Sadly, less than a third of these people receive lay rescuer CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) before emergency services arrive. By that time, it’s often too late. Learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
