–This weeks blog post is an excerpt taken from an CNN article published July 28th, 2010. The new information could save the life of a friend or loved one. (CNN) — You’re in a restaurant, or at an airport, or on a crowded street. The man or woman next to you crumples to the ground. Do you know what to do? Anyone trained in CPR knows the first step: Check for breathing, and check for a pulse. If there’s no heartbeat — what then? That question has been the subject of intense debate, especially since 2008 when the American Heart Association said that bystanders could try and keep a cardiac arrest victim alive just by pressing on the chest in a hard, quick rhythm. How fast? The exact pace of the Bee Gees’ “Staying Alive.” A big part of the … Continue reading





