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Be Prepared this Hurricane Season with a Proper Emergency Kit
Are you prepared for the next hurricane? One of the best ways is to plan ahead and have the proper supplies on hand this hurricane season, which lasts through November. Keep your supplies in an easy-to-carry emergency kit to stay prepared either at home or to take...
Take Necessary Precautions when Traveling with Heart Disease
If you have heart disease and are planning to travel a long distance from home for business or a vacation, you should consider taking precautions to make sure your trip is incident-free. If you have experienced a cardiac event, such as a heart attack or stroke, here...
Hands-Only CPR Encourages Bystanders to Provide Help in the Event of a Cardiac Arrest
A new Swedish study published by the American Heart Association’s Circulation magazine shows that hands-only CPR encourages bystanders to help cardiac arrest victims, once mouth-to-mouth steps are eliminated. The study found that since compression-only...
Data Shows 145.6 Million Emergency Room Visits Per Year
Around the nation, hospital emergency rooms are experiencing a record number of visits from patients. The latest data from the Center for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics reports there are 145.6 million patient visits per year. The data...
Avoid a Call to 911 by Protecting Your Heart from the Heat
While you are outside enjoying time with friends and family – whether it is taking a walk in your neighborhood or going for a bike ride or morning jog—be mindful of the heat to stay safe this summer. Tips For Heart Patients to Stay Safe This Summer If you are over 50...
Heart Attacks in Women are Undertreated – Here’s Why.
Nearly half of heart attacks among women do not present with “typical” symptoms seen in men. Chest pain and pressure are still the main symptoms of a heart attack for both men and women. But women commonly also report atypical symptoms such as indigestion, nausea,...