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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

Neighbors Thought They Witnessed A Tragedy. Then A Sign Appeared: ‘You Saved My Life!’

Sep 22, 2019

A man had a heart attack in Southeast Washington. The neighborhood came together to save his life. Please see the following link:...

EMS, Quality Improvement Programs

Sep 21, 2019

Quality Improvement (QI) is the intentional process of making system-level changes in clinical processes with a continuous reassessment to improve the delivery of a product. In Emergency Medical Services, this product is essentially the delivery of high-quality...

Can’t Stop Compressing

Sep 20, 2019

EMS agencies across the country rose to the challenge, using 110-bpm songs to teach bystanders how to do CPR and maintain the ideal rate for chest compressions. From "Baby Shark" to the "Rocky" theme song, every music video offered potentially lifesaving information...

Bystanders Who Perform CPR Exponentially Increases Survival Rates – One Atlanta Man Knows

Sep 19, 2019

A neighbor's Nest security camera records Matthew Jadlocki as he leaves for a run through the Morningside neighborhood. Minutes after this image was captured, the 36-year-old teacher went into cardiac arrest. The security camera footage helped police and Jadlocki's...

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