Public access defibrillation pros and cons
Public access defibrillation pros and cons Early defibrillation is a vital link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Chain of Survival. Studies like this one correlate chances of…
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Education comes first
Our co-founder, Donovan Casey wrote recently about how, when it comes to saving lives from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, education comes first. The issue we and so many…
CPR and defibrillation saves lives
Here’s what we know about cardiac arrest: incidence is high, survival is low, and early intervention with CPR and defibrillation save lives. We know this, because of…
What stops us helping someone in cardiac arrest
The circumstances surrounding the murder of 28-year-old New Yorker, Kitty Genovese in Kew Gardens, Queens in 1964, spawned the idea of the Bystander Effect. The social psychologists…
Why is your heart in sudden cardiac arrest like a (broken-down) car?
If you’re looking for metaphors describing how a heart works, it’s hard to go past the idea that a heart is like a car.