CARE - Cardiac Arrest Response and Education

10/16/2023

Learn how to save a life in 90 seconds https://fb.watch/nI_VS33b_3/?mibextid=Nif5oz.

04/04/2023

New paper out today by our group describing SCD families' experiences learning about their relative's cause of death and personal risk for heritable heart conditions:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.009524 #

BACKGROUND: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in younger individuals is frequently caused by heritable cardiac conditions. The unexpected nature of SCD leaves families with many unanswered questions and an

10/14/2022

Did you know that US states that require CPR training in high schools have a higher rate of bystander CPR? That’s one of the reasons why bills that require high schoolers to learn CPR are so important!

We at the Canadian SADS Foundation encourage our lawmakers to help build safer communities by adopting laws that require CPR in high school.

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10/12/2022

Please join me live on Friday at 12 pm EST to hear about SCA in children and how we can increase awareness and rates of bystander Link to live broadcast on youtube: https://youtu.be/518pqyu0exo

This special webcast is brought to you by the McGill World Restart A Heart (WRAH) team. Moderators: Carla Apostolova, McGill Medical Student and Chair for th...

10/05/2022

Mandatory CPR training improves outcomes of sudden cardiac arrest. Other countries like Denmark have implemented national CPR training legislation that resulted in significant increased survival rates in OHCA’s. It’s time for Canada to follow suit.

Sign the petition in our bio.

10/05/2022

Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. Bystander intervention helps to prevent tragedies from occurring. Join us in spreading awareness and calling for mandatory CPR & AED training in schools.

Petition link in bio.

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10/28/2021

October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month and it is amazing to hear another lifesaving story because of bystander CPR.

Anastasiya Kaczmarek was 27 years old, and less than a month after giving birth, she went into sudden cardiac arrest. Thankfully, with the quick actions of a bystander providing CPR until paramedics arrived, Kaczmarek survived.

Read the full story here:

Less than a month after delivering her baby girl, 27-year-old Anastasiya Kaczmarek never would have imagined she would have a sudden cardiac arrest, collapsing metres from her home. Luckily, someone who knew CPR got to her in time to help save her life.

06/16/2021

A great video explaining what cardiac arrest is and why CPR is important, as it acts as a manual pump to keep blood flowing in the body during a cardiac arrest.

Updated guidance during Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic recommends following these steps to save a life while staying safe: If someone is unconscious and not b...

06/15/2021

"Eriksen's heart stopped and he was gone before being resuscitated with a defibrillator at the European Championship"

Another example of why CPR and using an AED in a cardiac arrest emergency are both important and lifesaving. Christian Eriksen, 29 years old, collapsed during Denmark's Euro 2020 game against Finland on Saturday due to cardiac arrest. He was successfully resuscitated and regained consciousness after CPR was performed for 13 minutes and a defibrillator delivered one shock.

Denmark's team doctor said Sunday that Christian Eriksen's heart stopped and that “he was gone” before being resuscitated with a defibrillator at the European Championship.

04/15/2021

Do you know the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack?

Though these terms are often used interchangeably on our favourite TV shows, they are two very different heart emergencies.

earn how a heart attack differs from cardiac arrest and heart failure, and why it’s important to know the difference.

04/14/2021

Calling all cardiac arrest survivors, family members and lay rescuers: please join us for an exciting virtual event where you can share your story, ask questions of resuscitation experts and meet others like you!
Join us Tuesday May 4th at 630pm EST for:
Cardiac Arrest Conversations – Take 1 – a free Zoom event hosted by the Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (CanROC https://canroc.org/). Register here today and invite your friends! Link for Registration: https://ubccpd.ca/course/canroc2021

04/13/2021

Despite it being mandated by the province to provide CPR and AED training, only 56% of Ontario high schools reported doing so, according to a new study by Unity Health Toronto researchers.

Though more research is needed to understand the barriers to implementation, our group is proud to be supporting and advocating for better and more effective CPR and AED training in schools.

Link below for the full study

La formation en réanimation cardiorespiratoire (RCR) et défibrillateurs externes automatisés (DEA) est obligatoire dans le cadre du programme d’études…