CPR and AED Awareness

Did you know you can triple a victim’s chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) when you perform CPR and use an AED?

Each year the first week of June is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of knowing what to do in the case that someone around you goes into cardiac arrest. The best way to remember these life saving steps is to:

1. Call 911 for emergency assistance
2. Push as hard and fast as you can on the victim’s chest until someone comes to help
3. Send someone to find an AED (automated external defibrillator), turn it on and follow the voice prompts

Facebook Live- CPR and AED Awareness Week

Dr. Mike Ackerman, Richard Lamphier, RN from Project S.A.V.E., and Adrian Olmos, Director of Patient Advocacy at LifeSure Home AED Solutions. We are excited to have these CPR and AED experts available to educate and answer questions from our SADS community!

Facts about CPR and AED's

How you can prevent sudden cardiac death in young people:

• Know the Warning Signs of SADS
• Take the Risk Assessment with your child and his/her physician
• Learn CPRAdvocate for CPR training for all high school graduates
  Click here to see if your state has passed a law.
• Make sure your school is safe too!
• 911 Emergency dispatchers can help with CPR. Click here to find out how.
  

  Videos

  • SADS Connect for Youth: "What to do in an emergency!"
  • Heart Rescue Project: Save A Life Simulator
  • American Red Cross: Hands-Only CPR Instructions
  • American Heart Association: Hands-Only CPR
  • Snider Community Heart Watch: A 5-year Old Learns CPR

Resources

• www.LearnCPR.org
  • CPR info sheets, pocket giudes, etc.--including CPR for cats and dogs!
• Simon's Heart CPR Jukebox
  • Move to the beat of your favorite 100 beat per minute song.
• Project ADAM
  • School CPR & AED Resources
• Project S.A.V.E.: Claire’s story
  • When 17-year-old Claire Crawford went into sudden cardiac arrest during a high school volleyball game, she was fortunate to have trained teachers and staff there to save her life.

Read SADS Stories 

We want to share some stories from the SADS Community on how CPR & AED’s have changed their life. Visit sads.org/blog  to read more.

• Sarah’s CPR and AED Story
• Aurora’s CPR and AED Story
• SADS Spotlight: Susana
• Lily’s Story of CPVT - Leslie Needham
• SADS Spotlight: Karin - Karin Blåder
• SADS Spotlight: Jaclyn - Jaclyn Kernion
• SADS Spotlight: Kiara - Kiara Landin
• SADS Spotlight: Nicholas -  Nicholas Arruda
• LQTs, 504s, & AEDs - Erin McGuire Clark
• SADS Spotlight: Dominik - Holly Amromin
• SADS Spotlight: Lila -  Jen Wolfram
• SADS Spotlight: Richard Lamphier, RN

Our appreciation is extended to LifeSure for sponsoring National AED & CPR Awareness Week