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Cardiac Arrest Tools and Resources

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Answers by Heart Patient Information Sheets

  • What is an Automated External Defibrillator? (PDF)
  • What is Arrhythmia? (PDF)
  • See all Answers by Heart sheets

Stories from the Heart – Cardiac Arrest

  • Nurse was training for triathlon when her heart stopped mid-swim 
  • Teen's mall trip could have been her last, but CPR and an AED saved the day 
  • When hockey player's heart stopped on the ice, CPR and an AED saved him 

  • Cardiac Arrest

  • About Cardiac Arrest

  • Causes of Cardiac Arrest

  • Emergency Treatment of Cardiac Arrest

  • Cardiac Arrest Tools and Resources

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