What Sets Us Apart From the Rest of the Pack?

Heartland CPR has become the training choice for quality American Heart Association training in Oklahoma.  We've been in business since 2003 and celebrate a couple of decades of serving Oklahoma with excellence and integrity.  

We are proud of the painstaking process we use to carefully select and retain the absolute best and brightest minds in EMS on our staff of AHA Instructors, and then spend a good deal of time training each of them on the methodology that has made us so successful.  Together our team of instructors have in excess of 100 years of experience teaching AHA course materials.  You're in good hands with Heartland CPR!

#experience #instructors #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

October is SCA Awareness Month

The month of October is recognized as Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month.  The AHA and SCAFoundation publish statistics related to SCA in the US which many find surprising.  "Among adults treated by EMS, 25% had no symptoms before the onset of arrest."  While SCA is more common among adults...and more commonly in need of a shock from an AED...than children, it can happen at any time anywhere to anyone.  Consider how often it happens at home or with bystanders present in a public setting and make sure you're prepared with the knowledge skills, (and AED if indicated) to help save a life!

Adults

• Estimates suggest the incidence of OHCA among adults is 347,322.
• Overall, survival to hospital admission after EMS-treated non-traumatic cardiac OHCA was 29%, with higher survival rates in public places (39.5%) and lower survival rates in homes/residences (27.5%) and nursing homes (18.2%)
• Survival to hospital discharge was 10.8% among adults (9% with good neurological function).
• Large regional variations in survival to hospital discharge (range, 3.4%-22%) and survival with functional recovery (range, 0.8%-20.1%) are observed in 132 counties in the U.S. Variations in the rates of layperson CPR explained much of this variation.
• Among adults treated by EMS, 25% had no symptoms before the onset of arrest.
• The majority of OHCA’s occur at a home or residence (68.5%), followed by public settings (21%) and nursing homes (10.5%).
• Cardiac arrest was witnessed by a bystander in 37% of cases, and an EMS provider in 12% of cases. For 51% of cases, the collapse was not witnessed.
• Among EMS-treated OHCA patients, 19.8% had an initial rhythm (Ventricular Fibrillation or Ventricular Tachycardia) that is shockable by an automated external defibrillator (AED).
• Among 10.9 million registered participants in 40 marathons and 19 half-marathons, the overall incidence of cardiac arrest was 0.54 per 100,000 participants. Those with cardiac arrests were more often male and were running a marathon versus a half-marathon. Among runners with cardiac arrest, 71% died; those who died were younger (39+9) than those who survived 49+10).

Children

• Estimates suggest the incidence of EMS-assessed OHCA among children (<18 years of age) is 7,037.
• Survival to hospital discharge was 10.7% among children (8.2% with good neurological function).
• The location of EMS-treated OHCA was at home for 89.5% of children <1 years old, 77% of children 1-12 years old, and 72.9% for children 13-18 years old.
• The most common causes of SCD among young athletes are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (36%), coronary artery abnormalities (19%), myocarditis (7%), arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (5%), coronary artery disease (4%), and commotio cordis (3%).
• The incidence of SCD was 0.24 per 100,000 athlete years in high school athletes screened every three years between 1993 and 2012 in Minnesota.
• The incidence of non-traumatic OHCA was 1 per 43,770 athlete participant-years among students 17-24 years old participating in NCAA sports from 2004-2008. The incidence of cardiac arrest was higher among blacks than among whites and among males than among females.

Risks

• A family history of cardiac arrest in a first-degree relative is associated with an ~2-fold increased risk of cardiac arrest.
• According to 2017 figures from the CDC, SCD appears among the multiple causes of death on 13.5% of death certificates, which suggests that 1 of every 7.4 people in the U.S. will die of SCD. Among adults, the risk of SCD increases exponentially with age.

Trends

• Unadjusted survival to hospital discharge after EMS-treated OHCA increased from 10.2% in 2006 to 12.4% in 2015.
• Rates of layperson-initiated CPR and layperson use of AEDs have increased over time. In 2016, laypersons initiated CPR in 40.7% of cases (up from 36.5% in 2006). Laypersons used AEDs in 5.7% of cases (up from 3.2% in 2006).

Complications

• Survivors of cardiac arrest experience multiple medical problems including impaired consciousness and cognitive deficits. As many as 18% of OHCA survivors have moderate to severe functional impairment at hospital discharge. Functional recovery continues over the first six to 12 months after OHCA in adults.

Healthcare Utilization and Cost

• The estimated societal burden of SCD in the U.S. was 2 million years of potential life lost for males and 1.3 million potential life lost for females, accounting for 40-50% of the years of potential life lost from all cardiac diseases.
• Among males, estimated deaths attributed to SCD exceeded all other individual causes of death, including lung cancer, accidents, chronic lower respiratory disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer.

Awareness and Treatment

• The median annual CPR training rate for U.S. counties was 2.39%, based on data from the AHA, American Red Cross and the Health & Safety Institute, the largest providers of CPR training in the U.S. The prevalence of reported current CPR training was 18%, and the prevalence of having CPR training at some point was 65%. Training rates were lower in rural areas, areas with high proportions of black or Hispanic residents, and counties with lower median household incomes.

Future Research

• The absence of standards for monitoring and reporting the incidence and outcomes of cardiac arrest remains a barrier to population research in the U.S. Increasing the rigor of reporting cardiac arrest will improve understanding of the epidemiology of this syndrome.

- ORIGINAL SOURCE: American Heart Association;
Summary compiled by Mary Newman, MS,
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation

#sca #suddencardiacarrest cpr #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis

Heartland CPR, llc

405-603-6666

www.HeartlandCPR.com

Female Victims

Did you know that women are 27% less likely to receive CPR than men?  This is due in part to an outdated system, and it's simply not okay.  Even when there are many potential rescuers who have been trained in CPR, those trainees only see male manikins/actors in their training courses so they aren't prepared or know how to respond when face with a live victim with breasts.  "Where do I put my hands?", "Do I remove the bra or not?", "Will I get in trouble for touching a female?"...these are just some of the questions we are asked on daily basis.  At Heartland CPR, we're committed to ensuring our students walk away with the skills needed to save anyone.  We are also a group of folks that love thinking outside the box and coming up with unlikely solutions to these type of problems.

Introducing a solution you will find only when you train with Heartland CPR!  We have a seamstress in the family and set out to create something that allows us to make half our manikins females...and we're pretty darn proud of what we came up with.  When we first introduced these earlier this week on social media, much to our surprise, other CPR instructors were interested in buying overlays for their own manikins.

This and so much more is what sets Heartland CPR apart from the rest of the pack.  Going above and beyond in every way.  Finding new and innovative ways to make learning fun and realistic for our customers.  Yes, you can probably find a class cheaper...but in this business, you may just get what you pay for!

 #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HearftlandCPR.com

Infant Choking

One of the skills you learn in CPR and First Aid training is what to do in the event of choking.  When the victim in an infant, under the age of one year old, the steps differ from what you would do to help an older victim.  Let Whitney guide you through the simple steps to help an infant victim and you'll be prepared when the unexpected happens!

Click to watch how to do:  Infant Choking

Watch for more fun, informative videos in coming weeks.  And, should you need First Aid and/or CPR certification with the AHA, come see us!

#choking #infantchoking #firstaid #aed #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis

Heartland CPR, llc

405-603-6666

www.HeartlandCPR.com

Hands-Only CPR

Whitney is at it again!  She's walking and talking you through something everyone needs to know...Hands-Only CPR.  When you don't have access to a barrier device and the victim isn't family or someone you want to put your mouth on, you can still help.  This is the single most important thing you can do to save a life until EMS help arrives.  And it's so easy!

Find us on YouTube or click here:  Hands-Only CPR

Watch for more fun, informative videos to come from Heartland CPR.  Thanks for watching and sharing!

#handsonlycpr #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis

Heartland CPR, llc

405-603-6666

www.HeartlandCPR.com

First Aid Basics

Our awesome instructor Whitney and our IT expert Devin teamed up to created a fun, informative video to help you be prepared for simple skills everyone needs to know to deal with emergencies when they happen!

Find us on YouTube or click here:  First Aid Basics

You never know when a first aid emergency will happen involving a family member, friend, coworker, or even stranger you cross paths with.  Prepare now for the unexpected.  If you need a first aid kit or other other emergency supplies, Heartland CPR can help with that too!

#firstaid #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

WALK Your Way To Better Health!

Who knew that walking only 30 minutes, 5 days a week can significantly improve your health and well-being?

#walk #health #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Chelsea Hixson
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

Updating Your Emergency Contact Card

If you're been in one of our classes over the past several years chances are you've met our instructor Whitney.  She is an absolute delight...so bubbly and approachable and downright hilarious.  She also has a past that includes doing some promo work for Poison Control, radio spots, and other public appearances because her personality is so perfect for this type of thing (not to mention that she was once a nationally ranked gymnast, but I'm getting offtrack...).

Whitney and our IT/Marketing pro Devin have been working together on a series of videos on common things that people can do to be better prepared in the event of an emergency.  The first of those videos has been posted and we'd love for you to share it on your social media channels to help others take these easy steps which could be a lifesaver in an actual emergency.

Find us on YouTube or click here:  https://youtu.be/gzG0ZNh-9Nk

Watch for more fun, informative videos to be released soon!

#emergency preparation #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

ACLS & PALS Discussion Groups

ACLS is hard!  PALS is stressful!  We get it.  We hear ya'.  That's why we have created ACLS and PALS discussion boards on Facebook for our followers and customers to ask questions and get answers from our team of instructors, review helpful tools we post to assist with retention of information, and have a safe place to discuss these complex disciplines.  We do moderate these groups so spam isn't allowed in or tolerated.  For this reason, you have to request to join, we approve the request right away, and then you're live with the other participants.  Join us over here and post away:

ACLS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACLSmessageboard/

PALS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PALSmessageboard/

This is just one more thing Heartland CPR does for its customers to make learning live-saving skills a little easier.

#acls #pals #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
wwwHeartlandCPR.com

CPR Saves Lives

Nothing is more exciting for us than hearing stories of how our customers have used their training to save a family member, friend, customer, coworker or stranger.  With CPR week upon us, we like to recognize those efforts that our customers have told us about over the past year.

“Excellent class.  I recommend it to everyone.  Mike is an ideal instructor.  His experience from both perspectives is unique.  Saving and being saved by CPR, gives his message a great deal of power.   Very well done.     I’m now officially ready to begin my new career with the Keystone Ski Patrol.  Thanks Mike...” - Blake Wright, October 2018

Blake took a Heartsaver First Aid/AED/CPR class with us this past October 2018 as preparation for a new position as Ski Patrol in Colorado.  He left a great review complimenting his instructor Michael immediately following his class which we always appreciate...but the really exciting part came weeks later.  In March 2019, Blake reached back out to us to relay the following story:

"Mike I want to thank you for the passion you put into your CPR training. Just 1 day after turning red as a ski Patroller, I was called to the scene of a heart attack patient with cpr in progress. When I arrived I took over chest compressions and our ALS provider started placing an airway. We shocked the patient 7 times and after nearly 20 minutes unresponsive,the heart started. We skied them down and loaded on a helicopter and the patient lived after a 5 way bypass. They attributed patients survival to immediate high quality compressions which were initiated before I arrived by a nurse who was riding with patient. Thanks to your excellent instruction I was confident and prepared for the task. Thank you. It’s one of the highlights of my life. Very cool.” - Blake Wright, March 2019 

We are so honored that Blake chose Heartland CPR for his training needs but even more grateful that he took the time to share with us his experience using his training to assist in saving a life.  This is what it's all about and why we do what we do, with passion, day in and day out.  To commemorate Blake's assistance in the saving of a life, we are sending him a "Heartsaver Hero" pin and certificate to display this achievement.  

Take a CPR class, renew your skills, download the PulsePoint app, or take the next step to save someone's life!  That someone could be your family member or friend, customer or colleague, or even a stranger...they're all equally appreciative when they get a second chance at life and you could play a part in that.  Happy CPR Week!

#heartsaver #hero #cprweek #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis

Heartand CPR, llc

405-603-6666

www.HeartlandCPR.com