Category: cardiac arrest

The Hero Within: Knowing Hands-Only CPR & How To Use An AED Can Save Lives

The first week of June was National CPR/AED Awareness Week. In belated observance, Public Health Matters looks at how people can confidently help someone in cardiac arrest. The numbers are staggering. About 350,000 people have a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital each year, and about 9 in 10 of them die. (1) Bystanders and Read More >

June 15, 2020 by Blog Administrator9 Comments

Do 1 Thing, General, Injury, natural disasters, personal health, preparedness, Preparedness Month, public health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program, response

#prepyourhealth, AED, cardiac arrest, Center for Preparedness and Response, cpr, Educate Yourself, Good Samaritan Law, Hands Only CPR, How to use an AED, Prepare Your Health, Take Action

Teaching skills that save lives

Instructor and student practicing CPR on mannequin.

We observed CPR and AED Awareness Week at the beginning of June. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Stacy Thorne, a health scientist in the Office of Smoking and Health, who is also a certified first aid, CPR and AED instructor. Stacy has a history of involvement in emergency response and preparedness Read More >

June 26, 2017 by Suzie Heitfeld, Health Communications Specialist, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response9 Comments

Injury, preparedness, public health, response

AED, cardiac arrest, cpr, first aid