Training World Cup fans on how to perform CPR
As the World Cup continues, the American Heart Association has a big goal of its own: to save lives with simple CPR training. Bradley Blackburn reports.
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As the World Cup continues, the American Heart Association has a big goal of its own: to save lives with simple CPR training. Bradley Blackburn reports.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during Monday night's game after a tackle. The immediate aid he received on the field saved his life and also raised awareness about what to do if you see someone in distress. CBS News' Errol Barnett and Lana Zak are joined by Mike Smith, CPR trainer for the American Heart Association, for a demonstration.
The Maria de los Santos Health Center welcomed a new lifesaving training device aimed at helping people who speak Spanish learn how to perform CPR.
According to the American Heart Association, only 10% of people in the U.S. who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive each year. It's in part because more than half don't receive CPR. Mike Smith, a CPR instructor with the American Heart Association, shows how to properly do hands-only CPR.
Students at MIT and Harvard are making CPR training more inclusive to women and creating a better learning environment.
In the early morning of Sept. 22, 2020, Officer Gregorio De La Cruz responded to a call at a home in Laredo, Texas. At the top of the stairs of the house, Joel Pellot, dressed in surgical scrubs, was performing CPR on his wife, 31-year-old Maria Muñoz. Paramedics and police jumped in to help, but at 3:58 a.m. local time, less than three hours after Pellot called 911, his wife was declared dead inside their home. CBS News' Erin Moriarty reports on what happened.
Her fellow nurses sprang into action and helped save the 23-year-old Vietnamese immigrant in New Hampshire.
John Sculli suffered an on-court "widow maker" heart attack while officiating a semi-pro basketball game last June. Player Myles Copeland rushed to Sculli's side, performed CPR, and saved his life. The two recently reunited in the gym where it all happened. Steve Hartman has their story in "On the Road."
When a referee had a heart attack during a game, one of the players stepped in to save him. Steve Hartman shares more in "On the Road."
The boy's coach, according to his mother, later said that no one on the field knew CPR.
About 60 million kids in the U.S. participate in organized sports, and cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death among young athletes.
The Buffalo Bills safety collapsed on the field during a televised game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, Jan. 2.
Dr. Jonathan LaPook explains how quick action saved Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin after his collapse, and demonstrates how you can help save a life.