A Richland Center woman was basically dead on the side of the road in Spring Green after she went into cardiac arrest. Then, a guardian angel appeared and saved her life. “Had she not shown up when she did, I’m afraid that I may not be sitting here talking to you,” said Brenda Perkins as…
Study finds heart attacks are on the rise in young women between the ages of 35 and 54. Shawn Sherlock was a healthy 44-year-old mom who ate right and ran regularly. She thought she was in great health until January 2017 when she had a heart attack one morning. “I thought, this could not be…
A dog owner revives a ‘lifeless’ Boxer puppy who stopped breathing when her mother rolled on top of her in astonishing footage. A man from Plum Grove, Texas, massaged the body of a tiny puppy and performs mouth-to-mouth. A few tense minutes later, the boxer recovers her breath and rejoins her brothers and sisters to…
Each year in the United States, 1 in 4 deaths are caused by a heart-related disease. Many of these deaths are caused by sudden cardiac arrests that could have been prevented simply by doing CPR and using a defibrillator. When you see someone suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest, follow these steps: Call 911: Emergency Services should…
Ashley Goette of West St. Paul, Minn., is being compared to a superhero these days, and not just because she’s a new mother. (Though her 22 hours of labor alone would qualify.) It’s because in the span of four days, she not only gave birth to her first child, but also saved her husband’s life….
A 17-year-old boy was kept alive by members of the public performing CPR after he went into cardiac arrest. The teenager was driving a car on a Thursday afternoon when the unexpected incident happened. It is unclear whether the car had already stopped or the boy stopped the car because something was wrong. The boy’s…
CPR, a life-saving method, which is frequently used on people who suffers sudden cardiac arrest wasn’t just discovered in a day rather it evolved into its present state over the centuries. Here is a short history of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) expressed in a timeline format. Dr. Friedrich Maass, who was a surgeon at Department of…
Children as young as nine-years-old can learn and retain CPR training. Though many children at that age do not yet have the strength to perform an effective chest compression on an adult, learning this life skill will stick with them for the rest of their life. There are countless incidents of young people performing CPR,…
You can reduce your risk of Heart Disease by Quitting Smoking. Smoking is the most preventable cause of premature death in the United States. Smokers have a higher risk of developing many chronic disorders, including atherosclerosis — the buildup of fatty substances in the arteries — which can lead to coronary heart disease and stroke. Controlling or reversing…
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a medical procedure that can be performed by anyone with some degree of formal training, on the person whose heart stops randomly. This medical procedure is done in order to prolong the working of heart and lungs till the patients receive actual medical help. Learning CPR is very easy and yet only…
