Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation

02/10/2026

🫀 Week 2: CPR — Confidence Saves Lives 🫀

This week, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Hailey Yentz, sudden cardiac arrest survivor and SCAF H.E.A.R.T Champion, for sharing her powerful video testimonial.

Hailey’s story is a reminder of why CPR matters, and why practicing it and encouraging others to do the same can save so many lives… including hers.

When bystanders feel confident enough to act, lives are changed forever. Learning and pacticing CPR builds that confidence and helps ensure that when the moment comes, someone is ready to step in.

Thank you, Hailey, for using your voice to inspire action, courage, and hope. 💛

Because confidence saves lives, and your story proves it. 💪 We are wishing you a wonderful 1st Rebirthday today!

02/10/2026

🫀 Week 2: CPR — Take Action & Get Certified (From Home!) 🫀

Confidence saves lives, and this week, we’re making it even easier to build yours.

Thanks to our partner, HSI, we’re giving away 3 FREE CPR/AED remote skills verification vouchers, perfect for anyone who wants to get certified from the comfort of home.

💌 How to enter:
1️⃣ Send us a DM with your first name, last name, and email address
2️⃣ Comment “action” on this post

🕛 Deadline: Friday, February 21st at 12:00 pm EST
🎉 We’ll randomly select 3 winners from all eligible entries.

Whether you’re brand new to CPR or looking to refresh your skills, this is a great way to turn awareness into action.

Because confidence saves lives, and taking action starts now. 💪

This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by or associated with Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or X.

02/09/2026

🫀 Week 2: CPR — 4 Things to Know About Hands-Only CPR 🫀

Hands-only CPR is easier than many people think—and knowing the basics can help you act when it matters most.

Here are 4 things everyone should know:

1️⃣ It’s just chest compressions.
No rescue breaths. No mouth-to-mouth. Push hard and fast in the center of the chest. That simplicity makes it easier for bystanders to jump in and help.

2️⃣ It’s for teens and adults who suddenly collapse.
Hands-only CPR is recommended when a teen or adult collapses unexpectedly, like during sudden cardiac arrest. (Infants, children, drug overdose or drowning victims still need CPR with breaths.)

3️⃣ Push hard and fast.
Aim for 100–120 beats per minute—think “Stayin’ Alive” or “Crazy in Love.” Push at least 2 inches deep (on teens and adults) and let the chest fully rise between compressions

4️⃣ It can double or triple survival chances.
Immediate chest compressions keep blood flowing to the brain and heart until help arrives. Doing something—even imperfectly—is far better than doing nothing.

Practice, share, and help normalize CPR—because confidence saves lives. 💪

02/08/2026

🫀 Week 2: CPR — Practice Builds Confidence 🫀

This week in our Empowering Hearts to Save Lives: From Awareness to Action campaign, we’re all about hands-only CPR—and the best part? You can practice for free, anytime, anywhere.

All week long, you can sharpen your hands-only CPR skills using the Practice Perfect CPR web app.
👉 Practice here: https://www.practiceperfectcpr.com/

💥 Call to Action:
Try it out, practice your compressions, and share a photo or video to inspire others to do the same.

Because confidence saves lives. 💪

02/08/2026

🫀 Week 2: CPR 🫀

Welcome to Week 2 of our Empowering Hearts to Save Lives: From Awareness to Action campaign, and this week we’re focusing on CPR.

Here’s the truth:
✅ CPR is simple.
✅ Anyone can do it.
✅ You don’t need a certification to save a life.

Training and certification build confidence—but in an emergency, what matters most is the courage to act. Hands-Only CPR helps keep blood flowing to the brain and heart until help arrives. Your willingness to try could be the difference between life and death.
💥 Our goal this week:
Reduce fear. Build confidence. Normalize CPR practice.

👉 Call to Action:
Learn, practice, or teach hands-only CPR.
Share a photo or video of you practicing or teaching CPR and help inspire someone else to step in when it matters most.

Because confidence saves lives, and it starts with you. 💪

02/07/2026

This American Heart Month, awareness is getting a sweet boost. 💝☕

Emily Peattie, daughter of SCAF executive director Gina Peattie, is turning compassion into action with Emily’s Sweet Charity Fundraiser, selling delicious hot cocoa bombs, with 100% of proceeds going directly to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation.

Emily’s fundraiser helps raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and supports life-saving education and preparedness for families and communities everywhere.

Because when you learn the facts, gain the skills, you truly can save a life.

Thank you, Emily, for making a difference...one cocoa bomb at a time. 💙

02/07/2026

🎉 Cardiac Arrest Survival Video Contest – Video Spotlight 🎉

Today we are highlighting our 2nd place finalist, "This is Why We Train," by SaveStation 👏

As part of the Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit (December 3–6 in Phoenix, AZ), the Citizen CPR Foundation and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation (SCAF) jointly hosted a video contest to raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest and the lifesaving power of quick bystander action: calling 9-1-1, starting CPR, and using an AED.

Videos were reviewed and scored by judges from both organizations based on theme alignment, creativity, production quality, and overall impact. The top five finalist videos were showcased during the conference, and this engaging, impactful submission earned its place among them.

🎬 Watch the 2nd place video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJKs2nEZZY&list=PLWE8Vi-fWCRMdZEO6r2F45NDI8ZEhU95r&index=13

For the full playlist of video entries, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiJcVnqulIs...

02/06/2026

This week, we kicked off our Empowering Hearts to Save Lives: From Awareness to Action campaign for American Heart Month, and we asked our community to share their “why.”

Why does sudden cardiac arrest awareness matter to you?

We’ve been truly blown away by the stories shared so far. From survivors and caregivers to rescuers, advocates, and beyond—every voice matters, and every story has the power to save a life.

At SCAF, you are our “why.” You inspire us every day to keep raising awareness and pushing for action around sudden cardiac arrest. We exist because of you.

Thank you to everyone who has shared their “why” already. Your stories are inspiring others to move from awareness to action.

And we’re just getting started! Next week, we kick off Week 2, focused on CPR! ❤️

Learn more and follow along here:
👉 https://www.sca-aware.org/heart-month

And, happy Wear Red Day, from Gina!

02/06/2026

What’s your WHY? ♥️

Ten years ago, a sudden cardiac arrest changed everything for this father and his family. Because his children acted fast, a trained 911 dispatcher guided CPR, and first responders arrived in time, he survived—against the odds.

Today, he’s here—celebrating life, family, and a decade of second chances.
Happy rebirthday, Tom. Ten years of life, love, and gratitude.

This is our why.
Why awareness, training, and fast action matter.
Because every second counts.

⬇️ Read Tom’s story and discover his why.

"Ten years ago, sudden cardiac arrest should have been the end of my story. The survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is less than 10%—most people don't make it.

I'm here because of a chain of people who acted fast. My son Brendan called 911 immediately, and a trained dispatcher walked him through CPR step-by-step until police and EMTs arrived. My daughter Grace flagged down first responders. Those critical minutes made all the difference.

Since that day, I've had ten more years.I celebrated 25 years of marriage with my wife Noreen, who was my rock throughout the whole ordeal; I've traveled to Ireland with my family, cheered at Cubs games, and watched Grace miraculously recover from a serious injury, graduate from high school and move on to college.

Every single one of those moments—I would have missed them all.

That's my why. SCA awareness and emergency response training don't just save lives in the abstract—Weddings, graduations, ordinary Tuesdays, Sunday dinners, holidays, milestones big and small. Ten years of life I didn't think I'd get.

When more people recognize the signs of cardiac arrest and know to call 911 immediately, more families stay whole. More futures unfold. More memories get made.

I'm living proof of what's possible when people know what to do and act fast. Trained 911 dispatchers can help save lives. Bystanders who don't freeze in a difficult situation save lives. Every second truly counts.

I'll keep sharing my story for as long as I'm blessed to tell it—and I'm hoping that's at least another ten years, maybe twenty. Because every year I get is a year I almost didn't have, and that makes it precious beyond measure."

🫀 Share your HEART Story on social media
📲 Tag
✨ Encourage others to share their stories too

02/06/2026

❤️ From One Story to Many Lives Changed ❤️

Awareness doesn’t stop with facts and statistics—it grows when real people speak up.

This American Heart Month, we’re asking you to share your HEART Story and how sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) has touched your life. Survivors, families, caregivers, advocates—every perspective matters, and every story helps move awareness into action.

Not sure how to put it into words? 💬
Our HEART Story Template makes it easy to start. It’s part of our Heart Month Toolkit and designed to help you share with confidence:
👉 https://www.sca-aware.org/heart-month

Join the movement:
🫀 Post your HEART Story on social media
📲 Tag
✨ Invite your community to share theirs

One story can spark a conversation.
Many stories can change outcomes—and save lives.

02/05/2026

February 7th is National Youth Heart Screening Day, led by Parent Heart Watch.

Early detection and preparedness save lives. 💙
Learn more and find a screening near you:
https://parentheartwatch.org/national-youth-heart-screening-day/

𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 — 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲

Most children and teens with underlying heart conditions show no warning signs — until a cardiac emergency occurs.

That’s why organizations across the country will provide free heart screenings for children, teens, and young adults, and teach how to recognize sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) while providing hands-only CPR and AED training to help laypeople respond in a cardiac emergency.

🔎 Find a screening near you:
https://parentheartwatch.org/national-youth-heart-screening-day/

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐝. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭.

02/05/2026

❤️ Empowering Hearts to Save Lives: What's Your Why? ❤️

Every heart has a story, and every story has a WHY.

Today we’re shining a light on Johnnie Davis, SCA survivor and SCAF board member. Johnnie’s WHY is his family, his wife and his 4-year-old son. They are the reason he keeps going, keeps advocating, and keeps raising awareness so more families can have more tomorrows together.

Now it’s your turn.
We’re inviting you to share your WHY and what SCA awareness means to you. Whether you’re a survivor, a loved one, a caregiver, or an advocate, your voice helps turn awareness into action.

Not sure where to start? 💡
Use SCAF’s HEART Story Template to help shape and share your story. Find it in our Heart Month Toolkit:
👉 https://www.sca-aware.org/heart-month

How to participate:
🫀 Share your HEART Story on social media
📲 Tag
✨ Encourage others to share their stories too

Together, our stories create understanding, inspire action, and save lives.
What’s your WHY? ❤️