911 Dispatcher Saves Life With Over The Phone CPR CHESAPEAKE, Va. – A local woman credits her husband’s second chance to the professionalism and care of a 911 dispatcher. On March 30, Vicki Umplett called 911 after her husband Hank stopped breathing. Michelle Merrill answered the call. “She was upset and I tried to reassure […]

Often times sudden cardiac arrest and heart attack are used synonymously. In truth the two are very different from one another. Sudden cardiac arrest is when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating. A heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is blocked. In short a heart attack is about “circulation” and sudden […]