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My sudden cardiac arrest survival story
My sudden cardiac arrest survival storyIt is February 6 around 5:30 pm. I am upstairs in our home, speaking with my 16 year old son Brendan, telling him that I will be driving his sister Grace to a...
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My sudden cardiac arrest survival story: Part two
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My sudden cardiac arrest survival story: Part three
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CPR saved his life…twice: Joe’s story
CPR saved his life…twice: Joe’s story Of the 300,000 cardiac arrests that occur in the United States, 90 percent of them occur at home. Only 10 percent of those patients survive. Joe is a part of that...
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A massive heart attack unites basketball players for a common cause
A massive heart attack unites basketball players for a common causeFor the past 30 years, retired Chicago Public School teacher Elston Harris, 53, has championed a well-known basketball mentoring...
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“Nobody lost faith in me”
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“These two definitely saved my life”
“These two definitely saved my life”Before 62-year-old Timothy Baker of Carpentersville would leave the Randall Oaks Fitness Center in West Dundee in the care of paramedics on the Saturday after...
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These 4 signs may help you spot a heart attack
These 4 signs may help you spot a heart attackEvery year, an estimated 735,000 adult Americans suffer a heart attack, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, nearly...
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His heart stopped seven times, but he’s alive today
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Here’s what to do if you witness a cardiac arrest
Here’s what to do if you witness a cardiac arrestCardiac arrest occurs when the heart malfunctions and stops working suddenly. It sometimes happens without warning and requires immediate treatment....
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