by Kaline ReineUpdated October 2026 with current American Heart Association and First Aid guidance. If you or someone near you may be having a heart attack, you may have only minutes to act. Some heart attacks are sudden and intense. Others begin more slowly with mild pain, pressure, shortness of breath, nausea, fatigue, or other symptoms that […]
by Tom SirmonsWritten by Tom SirmonsUpdated October 2026 with current pediatric CPR guidance. Sometimes the person who knows CPR happens to be in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. That is the lesson behind this older In-Pulse CPR story about Loraine Gray, a passerby who reportedly stopped to help when a 22-month-old girl became […]
by Tom SirmonsWritten by Tom SirmonsUpdated October 2026 with verified details and current CPR and emergency-scene safety guidance. On February 28, 2011, Edward Johansen was driving along Route 140 in Norton, Massachusetts, when he witnessed a frightening crash. A vehicle struck a utility pole hard enough to bring down electrical wires. Inside was a driver who would […]
by Tom SirmonsUpdated October 2026 with current CPR and AED guidance. A normal dinner out turned into a life-or-death emergency in Cayucos, California, when a 74-year-old man suddenly collapsed on a sidewalk. Nearby bystanders rushed to help. Then law enforcement arrived with an automated external defibrillator, or AED. The combination of bystander CPR and early AED use […]
by Pearl SalkinUpdated September 2026 with current CPR and post-cardiac-arrest information. A normal workday at a West Palm Beach, Florida car dealership nearly became Charles Morgan’s last. On December 8, 2010, Morgan, a 52-year-old car salesman, stepped outside Schumacher Volkswagen for what he thought would be an ordinary cigarette break. Instead, he collapsed face-first in the grass. […]
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 Tom SirmonsUpdated September 2026 with current CPR and AED guidance. The emergency call to Marin County, California, sounded routine: “Bicyclist down.” Firefighters and paramedics respond to plenty of calls involving cyclists, many of them relatively minor. This one was different. When emergency responders arrived, they found a cyclist in cardiac arrest and a nearby person already […]
by AnonymousOnce minute your child is playing and the next they are gone!
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 Troy BowmanAfter 10 minutes brain damage is almost certain and non reversible. In other words, your love ones need your help to survive. YOU CAN’T RELY ON OUTSIDE HELP BECAUSE OUTSIDE HELP MOST LIKELY WON’T ARRIVE FAST ENOUGH!
by Troy BowmanAs a baby starts to eat more solid food this becomes more and more of a possibility. This is complicated by the fact that some babies are more vocal than others which can make confusing for parents to know if their baby is really choking.
by Nupur AgarwalBe sure to check your first aid kit annually and replenish any exhausted or outdated medicines and supplies. And don’t forget to always take a well-stocked first aid kit whenever you go camping.
by Troy BowmanThere is a new device on the market that not only makes CPR more efficient but it also makes the lives of doctors and EMT’s much easier.
by Pamela ArsenaWritten by Pamela Arsena & Troy Bowman Honoring the everyday heroes of emergency care—this tribute to paramedics highlights their life-saving role, especially in CPR, and the impact they make on our communities. When seconds make the difference between life and death, paramedics are the first ones we count on. These courageous professionals arrive swiftly […]