Chances of survival are doubled when CPR is performed in conjunction with an AED.

Did You Know?…….   1. SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. 2. Approximately 356,000 people of all ages experience SCA each year 3. 9 out of 10 victims die 4. Effective bystanders intervention can triple survival rates   UniFirst First Aid + Safety created a chain of survival chart for you and your team, feel free to share (click on the link[..]

Apple and Stanford Medicine Collaborate for Heart Study

Apple is one of the companies leading the way to a more proactive approach in recognizing the signs of serious heart conditions. Apple has partnered with Stanford Medicine to create an app that uses data from the Apple Watch in order to detect and analyze irregular heart rhythms, like atrial fibrillation leading cause of stroke. HEART DISEASE IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH AROUND THE[..]

It’s Time to Thank Members of the Nation’s Most-Trusted Profession

It’s Time to Thank Members of the Nation’s Most-Trusted Profession, Nurses.   For the past 16 years, the Gallup poll has named nurses as the most-trusted profession in its ratings of honesty and ethical standards in professions. The poll showed 82% of Americans describe nurses’ ethics as high or very high. By comparison, 60% rated members of Congress as low or very low[..]

More than half of workers aren’t trained on First Aid, CPR

About 10,000 cardiac arrest situations occur in the workplace each year, yet only 45 percent of U.S. employees have been trained in first aid – and only 50 percent of workers know where to find an automated external defibrillator – according to the results of a survey recently conducted by the American Heart Association. Researchers surveyed more than 3,000 workers in various[..]

American Heart Association introduces new mobile app

My Cardiac Coach Heart attack is scary and confusing. Recovery shouldn’t be. My Cardiac Coach app available on the Apple App Store or the Google Play is designed to be a personalized recovery toolkit on your smartphone. • Trustworthy information from the experts at the American Heart Association • Interactive lessons to help you learn what you need to know • Progress-trackers for[..]