Coach raises awareness for CPR training after it helped save his life

By: UniFirst First Aid

A seemingly healthy Georgetown assistant football coach collapsed on the practice field in September after his heart stopped. Bystander CPR intervention is credited with helping to save the married father’s life. Coach Trey Henderson is a man of few words and was a little uneasy with the attention. Tuesday afternoon, he thanked each of the […]

What Is A Sudden Cardiac Arrest? – Heart Awareness Month

By: UniFirst First Aid

More than 350,000 deaths occur each year as a result of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) SCA claims one life every two minutes, taking more lives each year than breast cancer, lung cancer, or AIDS. To decrease the death toll from SCA, it is important to understand what SCA is, what warning signs are, and how […]

13-year-old receives Heart Saver Hero award for helping save fathers life with CPR

By: UniFirst First Aid

As her eighth-grade students were learning CPR in health class, Anne Lindley had to remind the students to pay attention. As the St. Mary Catholic School health teacher tried to get her students’ attention, she talked about the importance of CPR and warned them they might have to use it someday. Like other students in […]