by admin | Feb 13, 2020 | News
¿Cómo brindar primeros auxilios cuando una persona entra en paro cardiaco? Dr. Salil Bhandari from the McGovern Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine talks about CPR on Univision Houston. Watch the Video.
by admin | Feb 7, 2020 | Events, News
From Friday February 8 to Sunday February 16, medical students will join forces with national non-profits HealthCorps and First Impact for the 5th Annual National Two Step CPR: Save a Life Campaign. Free hands-only CPR training will be offered over two weekends at...
by admin | Feb 4, 2020 | News
The Governor’s Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Advisory Council released a position statement in support of Texas-CARES. Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death in Texas with an estimated incidence of 60 people affected each...
by admin | Nov 22, 2019 | News, Survivor
“I went into sudden cardiac arrest on the morning of Saturday, August 24, 2019. My husband was at work and I was home with my four children, Nate (9), Sam (11), Rose(14), and Eddie (15). I was in the kitchen making breakfast for my kids before our day of youth...
by admin | Nov 8, 2019 | News
Texas-CARES in partnership with Penn Medicine’s TTM Academy present: “Optimizing Cardiac Arrest Survival with State-of-the-Art Post-Arrest Care”. When: January 15th, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Where: MD Anderson Simulation Center, Houston, TX What: Didactic and Hands-On...
by admin | Oct 25, 2019 | News, Survivor
A few short years ago, Scott Corron suffered sudden cardiac arrest at a spin studio. His 12-year-old daughter was there. She was doing homework in the lobby. She was naturally frightened – she had no idea what was happening. “There was my dad on the floor,” she said....