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    Omar Carter Foundation - 6 month(s) ago

    Omar CarterUsing Omar’s miracle to his advantage, he founded the OC Foundation to raise awareness for sudden cardiac arrest. He turned his passion for helping others to actions and is making it his mission to prevent families from suffering this type of tragedy due to a lack of awareness, screening or access to immediate medical attention. The Charity focuses on the training of athletes and…

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      “Miracles are performed through the hands of those who’ve been trained meticulously to help others!” 2023 Heart of Gold Gala ❤️@ocfoundationinc #SuddenCardiacArrest #EPtwitter #CPR https://t.co/zZoUoUC5DG https://t.co/hTGCzRuukn

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    ACC Joins Smart Heart Sports Coalition to Advocate For SCA Legislation in PA - American College of Cardiology - 7 month(s) ago

    As part of ongoing efforts to promote lifesaving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) legislation, the ACC Advocacy team, along with members of ACC’s Pennsylvania Chapter and partners from the National Football League’s Smart Heart Sports Coalition, met with state lawmakers and held a press conference in support of S.B. 375. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Rosemary Brown, would require Pennsylvania schools to: Establish a program to make at least one AED available in every school building, sports event or practice

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      #ACCAdvocacy, along with members of ACC’s Pennsylvania Chapter and partners from the NFL's Smart Heart Sports Coalition, met with state lawmakers & held a press conference in support of #SuddenCardiacArrest legislation. Read more: https://t.co/oWovAqGl9m #SCA

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    ARREST: Cardiac Arrest Center vs. Closest Emergency Department Following OHCA - American College of Cardiology - 8 month(s) ago

    In adult patients without ST elevation, expedited transfer by ambulance to a cardiac arrest center following resuscitation from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) did not reduce deaths compared with transfer to the closest emergency department, based on findings from the ARREST trial presented at ESC Congress 2023 and simultaneously published in The Lancet. Researchers out of the UK randomly assigned 862 patients (32% women), who were resuscitated following OHCA and who did not show signs of

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      Sending patients without ST elevation by ambulance to a specialized cardiac center vs. the closest emergency room following #SuddenCardiacArrest did not 🚫 reduce deaths, based on findings from ARREST trial. 🚑 Learn more: https://t.co/kALAMrFYks #ESCCongress #SCA https://t.co/kSRzkJUDwe

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    Dispatching volunteers via mobile alert ups use of bystander CPR for cardiac arrest - 10 month(s) ago

    Volunteer responders dispatched to assist people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may improve rates of bystander CPR, automated external defibrillator use and 30-day survival, researchers reported.“We know that for patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting, their chances of receiving CPR or defibrillation from a bystander are low and this severely

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      Volunteer responders dispatched to help people experiencing out-of-hospital #SuddenCardiacArrest could improve rates of bystander CPR, AED use & 30-day survival, according to a report in #JACC. @ScottBuzby reports on the findings in @CardiologyToday: https://t.co/pq8koyCHF8

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