Less than two weeks before her accident, Abbie Vara rode a swing in the vines of a banyan tree on a Waikiki beach, proudly wearing a favorite new dress. (Photo courtesy of the Vara family) For almost 19 years, whenever Tiffany Vara described the worst day of her life, she always included a particular word:…
(Cavan Images via Getty Images) Lea en español Saving lives after an opioid overdose isn’t just the job of emergency department workers, according to guidelines on how to treat heart-stopping poisonings. Opioids are just one of the substances addressed in the updated American Heart Association guidelines. But the threat posed by overdoses from such drugs,…
(PlatooStudio/iStock via Getty Images) Asian adults in the U.S. are less likely to survive a cardiac arrest outside a hospital than their white peers, even though they are just as likely to receive CPR from a bystander, new research finds. The study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “We were surprised…
Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris (right) with Wyatt Stanley, the 3-year-old Morris helped save from drowning. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Morris) Raheem Morris left it up to his 13-year-old daughter Amaya: Should they go to the pool? Or hit the arcade? It was Memorial Day weekend and Morris, the defensive coordinator for the…
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during a preseason game in Orchard Park, New York, in August 2022. He said Tuesday that commotio cordis caused his collapse during a game in January. (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images) Damar Hamlin has confirmed the cause of his near-fatal collapse on “Monday Night Football” as commotio…
Cardiac arrest survivor Damar Hamlin. (Photo courtesy of Jaster Athletes/Shane McFarland) As you followed the story of Damar Hamlin’s heart stopping during an NFL game, the questions surely ran through your mind. What if I saw someone in cardiac arrest? Would I know what to do? What if my heart stopped? Would anyone around me…
(Pixel_away/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español Dr. Anezi Uzendu should not be here to explain what a cardiac arrest looks like. He’s alive only because strangers at a gym understood – and acted. In 2016, Uzendu, then a 25-year-old medical resident, was playing a pickup basketball game at a gym in Birmingham, Alabama. He…
Cardiac arrest survivor Murphy Jensen. (American Heart Association) If you’re looking for a tennis court anywhere in the country, the “Find a Place to Play” page on the United States Tennis Association’s website can help. Just plug in a location as a starting point. You can narrow the search by surface type, court size, number…
(spkphotostock/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español When a heart stops, seconds matter. But too often, when someone has a cardiac arrest away from a hospital, people in a position to help don’t. Misunderstandings about CPR can keep people from acting. That costs lives. We asked experts to help clear things up. You can’t wait….
(Jackyenjoyphotography/Moment via Getty Images) We’ve all walked past them: Little red, yellow or green boxes with hearts on them and the letters “AED.” They can be found in office buildings, gyms, schools, airports, shopping malls – almost anywhere large crowds gather. These little boxes can save lives. But few people use them. An AED –…