Survivor Story: Gene Velasquez

    Gene Velasquez, 55, collapsed while running at Memorial Park in June of last year when he suffered a heart attack and was in cardiac arrest. Mr. Velasquez spent the following five days in a coma. A good Samaritan gave him CPR and put him in an ambulance,...

“Why CARES?” – Survivor Video Testimonial

https://tx-cares.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Y2Mate.is-Why-CARES-XDzdaLDOwDo-1080p-1642534613162.mp4   The highlighted video features firsthand accounts from survivors, families, and speakers as they share their personal experiences of the CARES program. The...

CARES Data Summary Report Infographic

The following infographic, developed in collaboration with the National Two-Step CPR, provides a visual overview of key demographics and survival characteristics in 2020 from the annual CARES Data Summary Report.    

Husband Saves Wife Through Life-Saving CPR

An incredible cardiac arrest survivor story of a how a typical morning for Dalyce Bradshaw avoided tragedy thanks to her coworker and her husband providing life-saving CPR. Dr. Bentley Bobrow sits down with KPRC 2 News and ABC13 to discuss the impact bystander CPR has...

Dr. Mejia wins TCEP Virtual Research Forum Resident Award

Congratulations to Dr. Eddie Mejia who worked alongside a team of TX-CARES researchers sharing his presentation on “Community Disparities in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Care and Outcomes in Texas”. The presentation took the top prize among the resident...