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Call to All Americans to Learn CPR

While we know that CPR saves lives, few Americans are trained in these lifesaving techniques. According to the American Heart Association, 80 percent of Americans do not know how to perform CPR. Even more concerning is the fact that in some communities, less than 15 percent of bystanders will perform CPR in an emergency situation. […]

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16-year-old athlete gives with his heart despite having serious heart condition

A 16-year-old athlete from Cumberland County gave a medical device to his speed skating team to make sure his friends and teammates are safe at the rink. He gives with his whole heart despite having a serious medical condition. Read more…

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10-Year-Old SCA Survivor Teaches CPR

Two months after fighting for his life in a hospital after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest, 10 year-old Poukihi Awai is now learning how to save the lives of others. Poukihi learned CPR on Monday. It is a technique used on him just two months ago to help save his life. Poukihi’s father says tonight’s […]

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South Dakota becomes 36th state to require CPR to graduate high school

South Dakota is now one of 36 states and Washington, D.C., that require high school students to be taught CPR based on American Heart Association guidelines. In those states combined, more than 2.1 million public high school students each year will have been trained in CPR. The new law takes effect with the 2017-2018 school […]

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Bystanders help save high school basketball player after cardiac arrest

Monday night in Epping started out as any other for the Nute High School boys basketball teams. It didn’t end that way. In the third quarter of the junior varsity game, Nute freshman Rhys Daigle went into a cardiac event. Over the next 15 minutes, extraordinary lengths were taken to save his life. After he […]

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NH athletic trainer saves basketball player’s life after cardiac arrest

EPPING — An Epping High School athletic trainer saved a young man’s life with the help of a bystander at a basketball game Monday. Access Sports Medicine’s Director of Athletic Training Nicole Spaulding said that a Nute High School junior varsity basketball player went into cardiac arrest at the beginning of the second half of […]

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Ryan Lopynski Big Heart Foundation screens kids for heart problems

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 8News teamed up with the Ryan Lopynski Big Heart Foundation Saturday to make sure your children are heart healthy. Free heart screenings were given today to catch early warning signs, something that is not usually tested for in children otherwise considered healthy. Read more…

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MA Families Win Fight for AEDs

Many families across the state with kids with heart conditions breathed a sign of relief when Massachusetts Governor signed a bill into law on January 13…Read more…

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