There is another hero named among us. Charles Schulze–not the famous cartoonist, but a previously unknown citizen from Florida–saved not one, but two, children on Saturday, in exchange for his own life.
Two boys, aged 12 and 9, were caught in a riptide at an unsupervised portion of Pompano Beach, Florida. Riptides are dangerous ocean currents [...]
Tags: CPR, drown, Florida, hero, Pompano Beach, red cross, riptide, swim
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In November last year, Megan Howard was babysitting a toddler. She gave the little girl her breakfast, then left the room to use the bathroom leaving the little girl eating a pop tart.
While she was gone, the toddler started choking. But Megan’s Quaker parrot, Willie, raised the alarm by flapping his wings and squawking “Mama! [...]
Tags: American Heart Association, choking, CPR, parrots, pop tarts, red cross, Toddlers
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This story is about a 10-month old baby who almost drowned and died. It all started with the usual daily routine of bathing baby while he is having fun in his safety bath seat. But oops, Mommy forgot the towel. So she stepped out quickly to grab a towel from the other room. Daddy came [...]
Tags: Baby, bath, CPR, safety seat
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In case of an emergency, would you know how perform a CPR? Or use an AED?
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. AED is the abbreviation for automated external defibrillator. And this week is National CPR/AED Awareness Week.
But why are CPR and AED important?
A CDC report estimates that 47% of cardiac deaths happen before the arrival of [...]
Tags: AED, awareness, cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillators, emergency
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Good news for the squeamish: The American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR ? a series of deep presses on the victim’s chest until paramedics arrive ? works just as well as standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrest in adults.
Experts hope that this new standard will increase the likelihood of a bystander to jump [...]
Tags: blood flow, breathe, chest compression, collapse, CPR, mouth-to-mouth
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