Select the chest you want to lay your hands on to learn CPR now at the American Heart Association’s new hands-only CPR web site at: http://www.handsonlycpr.org/handson/
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NBC4i Video: Sweeping new recommendations for CPR are announced Monday
January 10th, 2011
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Grant receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award
December 6th, 2010
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Grant Medical Center receives Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award Grant Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Grant’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. To receive the [...]
American Heart Association CPR Guidelines 2010
December 6th, 2010
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Study: “Hands-Only” CPR Is Enough
July 29th, 2010
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ATLANTA – More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions – especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research. The two new studies conclude that “hands-only” chest compression is enough to save a life. They are the [...]
Hands-Only CPR: Don’t just stand there. Do something!
May 28th, 2010
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From the American Heart Association: CPR. A lifesaving action. When an adult has a sudden cardiac arrest, his or her survival depends greatly on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. Unfortunately, less than 1/3 of those people who experience a cardiac arrest at home, work or in a public location get that help. Most [...]
AHA ECC Beat Newsletter, February 2010
February 15th, 2010
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The American Heart Association’s ECC Beat newsletter for instructors and other members of the AHA Training Network: http://tiny.cc/XcYVh
Friday, February 5th is National Wear Red Day
February 4th, 2010
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Tomorrow is National Wear Red Day. Thousands of Americans will be wearing red to draw attention to this startling fact: Over 430,000 women are silenced each year by cardiovascular disease – and most of these deaths are preventable. I’m writing because I hope you’ll wear something red tomorrow to honor those women – and that [...]
