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Improving survival of patients who experience a cardiac arrest in communities across the state of Texas

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 Survivor Stories

Survivor Story: Father John Price

Friends, I died from ventricular fibrillation Thursday. Happily, I was in a place where there was an automated electronic defibrillator -AED- and people who were trained in its use. One friend pounced on me to do CPR until the AED could be brought to bear on me. She...

Survivor Story: Scott Corron

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....

Survivor Story: Kristen Walenga

"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...

Survivor Story: Jerry Rasmussen

Jerry Rasmussen was running in his fifth marathon when his heart suddenly failed. Swift action by bystanders, first responders and a bike team carrying a defibrillator saved his life. It was the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon. Rasmussen, then 46, had been named Bay...

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,...

Rio Grande Valley TX-CARES Agency Saves Life

Every day, our frontline emergency healthcare providers battle to save the lives of people with the most time-sensitive medical emergencies. These EMS professionals are remarkable in their skill, precision, and teamwork, and their efforts to save those on the brink of...

 News

CPR LifeLinks Training & Outreach

Oct 21, 2019

McGovern Med at UTHealth Emergency Medicine Department Chair, Ben Bobrow, and Director of Implementation Science, Micah Panczyk, teamed up on October 14 with a host of resuscitation experts at EMS World Expo to produce a first-of-its-kind: a hands-on High-Performance...

Cardiac Arrest Registry Expands Reach Through Public-Private Collaboration

Oct 16, 2019

CARES is expanding its reach, with a goal of including all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in its registry and doubling the survival rate from witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests within five years, thanks to support from a collaborative group. Please...

Texas-CARES receives HeartRescue United States Grant

Sep 24, 2019

Texas-CARES has been awarded a 2019-2020 HeartRescue United States supplemental grant of nearly $30,000 to support efforts to expand the registry and to optimize 9-1-1 and EMS care in Texas. HeartRescue United States, funded by Medtronic Corporation, is a consortium...

Learn Chest-Compression CPR

Sep 24, 2019

When a person experiences sudden cardiac arrest, the heart stops beating, often without warning. OHCA can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone. Though the vast majority of patients die, early bystander chest compressions and early Automated External Defibrillation...

Texas-CARES and CPR LifeLinks Academy

Sep 23, 2019

Texas-CARES & CPR LifeLinks Academy November 25: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Texas EMS Conference – Fort Worth Join an expert faculty group at this course and learn: How to join the expanding Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) How CARES can promote improved...

Suffering Cardiac Arrest In Chicago Used To Be A Near-Certained Death Sentence. But In Just A Few Years, The Survival Rate Tripled. What Happened?