FOX VALLEY (WLUK) -- February is American Heart Month, which helps to raise awareness about heart disease. One Fox Valley man is sharing his story of survival in hopes of helping others. For more than ...

RUSSELL, Mass. (WWLP) – A man is recovering after becoming unresponsive at the finish line of the Westfield River Wildwater Canoe race on Saturday. Crews working to put out brush fires along railroad ...

However, on that Saturday in the spring of 2024, Lawson sat up after doing a round of crunches and felt the blood drain from his body. “I thought ‘wow, let me compose myself,’” Lawson recalled. “And ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] I have a love/hate relationship with how healthcare is ...

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at any time — including during routine activities. Additionally, this type of medical emergency doesn’t just happen to middle-aged adults or the elderly.

AWARENESS WEEK. IT’S A SIMPLE ACT, AND IT CAN REALLY SAVE. JOINING ME NOW, VICE PRESIDENT OF IMPACT AT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, JIMMY CLARITY WITH US. GOOD SEEING YOU. THANKS, JASON ALL RIGHT.

Knowing how to perform CPR and use an AED can significantly increase the survival rate of someone experiencing SCA. Many schools lack adequate AEDs and CPR training for students and staff.

JOPLIN, Mo. — This is the week set aside for it, but an area health department offers life-saving training all summer long. All summer long, the Joplin Health Department will teach three CPR classes ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery Fire/Rescue announced that they will be holding a free CPR/AED class this weekend. National CPR and AED Awareness Week is held every year from June 1 through June ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating (cardiac arrest), according to the American Heart Association. The AHA says there are ...