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On Valentines Day, think about your heart and the heart of your friends and family. Cardiac arrest happens every 34 seconds in America. Do you know how to respond if someone you love suffers a sudden cardiac arrest?

Here is more information on cardiac arrest from the American Heart Association - CPR & First Aid.

CPR Facts and Stats Read the latest stats and CPR facts, survival rates, success of CPR, and why training more Americans in high-quality CPR is so important to the AHA.

Well done, this team worked saved another life that would of been cut to short.

'They saved my life': Wilsonville teen graduates after cardiac arrest, rescue School staff members, including a school resource officer, performed CPR and used a defibrillator to restart Jair Gamez's heart.

Well done!

We want to start this off by giving a big hand to this awesome 3rd grader! On the Friday before spring break, Taylor (pictured 2nd from the right), sprang into action when Scarlett (2nd from the left) began to choke on some popcorn during a class party. This young hero began lifesaving maneuvers almost immediately and eventually helped to dislodge the popcorn blocking his classmates airway! Today he was honored at Yamhill Carlton Elementary School with a surprise assembly just for him, where a couple of our Carlton Firefighters got the privilege of meeting him and helping to honor him during this assembly! If you see this young man around town make sure to give him a high-five or tell him good job!

Also make sure to look out for his story on FOX 12 Oregon tonight or tomorrow morning and in our local News-Register!

Another beautiful story of how strangers came together to save a life through CPR & defibrillation.

Due to the updated mandates announced today and the possibility of them being extended beyond December 2nd, we are waiting until the curve has flattened before scheduling anymore classes.

Several state agencies have temporarily extended expiration dates and allowed online classes instead of in person learning as an interim solution. While in person learning has shown the greatest success for student retention, the risk outweighs the benefit.

Thank you for your understanding during this difficult time for so many.

Small steps can make huge improvements in cardiac arrest survival. Way to go YCOM!

Our local 911 Disptachers are awesome. Special props to Kara Garcia!

Making A Difference – 9-1-1 Dispatcher Assisted CPR Continues During Pandemic

9-1-1 Dispatchers are known as America’s first, first responders – and the American Heart Association (AHA) has recognized the difference a dispatcher can make during a cardiac arrest event. According to the AHA, each year an estimated 350,000 sudden cardiac arrest events occur in the United States outside of a hospital environment. Almost all of these events result in a call for help to 9-1-1.

Telecommunicators are a critical link in the cardiac arrest chain of survival. In fact, the AHA issued a performance recommendation that calls for the first dispatcher-assisted chest compression to occur less than 120 seconds from the time the address is acquired and verified during a 9-1-1 call.
Through focused training and continuing education, Yamhill Communications Agency (YCOM) has been reinforcing critical time windows for CPR saves with dispatch staff – and early data shows it’s paying off.

In 2019, as an organization YCOM averaged 125 seconds to get hands-on-chest during applicable medical calls. In the first quarter of 2020, data shows the time-frame dropped to an average 98 seconds – and in March, Emergency Communications Specialist Kara Garcia had her caller performing CPR within a whopping 58 seconds into the call for help. She was recognized for her outstanding performance last month during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

YCOM’s Medical Director, Dr. John Heiser has always been a proponent of community education for AHA’s Hands-Only CPR and the American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed campaign. Dispatcher assistance and bystander intervention directly impact the outcomes and survival rates of pre-hospital emergencies. Situations like the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to hesitation for bystanders to intervene. YCOM’s CPR instruction used to include advising the caller to provide rescue breaths. Under Dr. Heiser’s guidance, the organization has switched to Hands-Only CPR instruction. Callers are not asked to breathe for persons in cardiac arrest - but continue to receive help while performing chest compressions. “I cannot express how important these programs are. We have to figure out how to safely continue them in a COVID era. It’s more complicated, but we can do it together” said Heiser.

Most of our classes have been cancelled for the next few weeks. The American Heart association will extend some certification expiration dates by 60 days. Below are the details.

www.heart.org

An efficient team that trains and works together towards a common goal will give the greatest chance of survival. Does your team practice for the real thing?

CO Firefighters' CPR Model Inspired by NASCAR Pit Crews The Longmont Fire Department has used the Pit Crew Resuscitation model for five years, and it has "had the biggest single impact on our job," the department's EMS operation lieutenant says.

Congratulations to CPR Solutions customer Laika for your first Golden Globe. Missing Link won the award for Best Animated Feature this past weekend.

We’re over the moon that has won the Award for Best Animated Feature Film!