Training to think fast, act faster
Consider an Olympic sprinter. She spends hours every day training herself to automatically respond to the retort of the starter’s gun; training to think fast, act faster,…
Tag: CPR
Good Samaritans are everywhere
Good Samaritans are everywhere. Marissa Iles, Lauren Works, Rhiannon Feltner and Sydney Reinhardt all rushed to help save Dennis King when his sudden cardiac arrest stopped traffic.…
Why we need Good Samaritan laws
One reason the sudden cardiac arrest mortality rate is so high is that so many go unwitnessed. The “sudden” element of sudden cardiac arrest is a rapid…
How to find an AED when you need one
If you’re trying to help someone survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, you need an AED – that is, an automated external defibrillator. When the pads of an…
Seven reasons why AEDs aren’t used
In most cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, AEDs aren’t used. Why? AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator. By placing the pads of an AED on the bare…