by Pearl SalkinWritten by Pearl SalkinUpdated September 2026 with additional firsthand details from Tyler Byall’s mother and current CPR information. Some cardiac arrest survivors spend the rest of their lives wondering why they were given a second chance. For Tyler Byall of Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of that answer may have come almost exactly one year later. […]
by Pearl SalkinWritten by Pearl SalkinUpdated September 2026 with details from Bill Kushubar’s survivor account and current CPR guidance. A round of golf is supposed to be an escape. For Bill Kushubar of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one round in 2009 became a fight for survival. Bill was 54 years old and playing with friends when he reached the […]
by Tom SirmonsUpdated September 2026 with additional details from contemporary news reports and current CPR information. Sometimes the person who saves a life just happens to be in the right place at exactly the right moment. On April 30, 2011, 37-year-old Teresa McCoy was competing in the Meek and Mighty Triathlon in St. Petersburg, Florida, part of […]
by Maria McCutchenBaseball fields are usually associated with summer evenings, folding chairs, dusty cleats, and parents cheering from behind the fence. But like any athletic setting, a ballpark is also a place where medical emergencies can happen. Most baseball injuries are relatively minor: bruises, sprains, cuts, or the occasional collision. One much rarer emergency can happen when […]
by Tom SirmonsA man who collapsed at a shopping mall in Eureka, Oregon survived after two bystanders stepped forward and began CPR before emergency responders arrived. The original account described a call coming into 911 shortly after 8 a.m. When the fire department’s emergency response team arrived, they found two people already performing chest compressions and taking […]
by Derek WalbornA readily, easily accessible AED is an invaluable life saving device. While the technology and functionality of an AED makes it a complex piece of life saving gear under the hood, purchasing the proper equipment for your emergency use is not as tricky as one might think. As with any important purchase, knowledge is power. […]