Last month at an LA Fitness in Scottsdale CPR and an AED were used by two bystanders to save a mans life.
When Mike Henehan arrived at the gym on Jan. 7th for his normal early morning workout he never imagined that before the day was over he would collapse and be saved by two bystanders [...]
The town of Gilbert is offering classes to train residents to respond to emergency situations within the Gilbert community. The training is to prepare residents to become volunteers to help support first-responders in major emergencies.
They are offering three training sessions for Community Emergency Response Team or CERT. Similar teams have been organized in states across [...]
Emergency Treatment:
Time is of the essence, Sudden Cardiac Arrest must be treated with a defibrillator as soon as possible. A defibrillator is designed to send an electrical shock to your heart. Basically it is used to jump start your heart like a car battery and restore your hearts normal rhythm.
Defibrillation must take place within [...]
American Heart Month has been celebrated in February every year since 1963. Every year since its congressional approval in 1963, the President has issued a proclamation to this effect, to help raise public awareness of heart disease.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and 1 person every 25 seconds will [...]