Archive for 'Heart Safe'
Grateful Farmington survivor pays it forward
[ThisWeek, Dec. 7, 2011] Most people don’t survive what Jim Glynn has been through, and he’s working on raising the odds for others. This summer, the Farmington resident suffered sudden cardiac arrest while sleeping. Thanks to the prompt actions of his family, the 911 operator and emergency responders, Glynn is one of the few sudden [...]
Posted: December 8th, 2011, 3:48 pm under Allina Medical Transportation, Allina System, community service, Heart Safe, newspapers, ThisWeek, _.
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Cardiac victims have better chance in Hennepin
[Star Tribune, May 3, 2011] There are few better places anywhere to have a cardiac arrest than Hennepin County. And that’s no joke. According to a national registry that tracks cardiac survival rates, your chances of surviving a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital are better in Hennepin County than almost anywhere else in the [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2011, 4:13 pm under Allina Medical Transportation, Allina System, heart health, Heart Safe, newspapers, _.
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Learning CPR: Simple and Easy
[KMSP-TV Fox 9 News, April 6, 2011] Learning CPR can save someone’s life and it’s never been easier to learn. Kim Harkins from Allina’s Heart Safe Communities project demonstrated to Fox 9′s M.A. Rosko as part of the American Heart Association’s Start Walking program and free CPR training this Saturday at Calhoun Square in Minneapolis. [...]
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 11:59 am under Allina Medical Transportation, community service, heart health, Heart Safe, KMSP-TV, TV News, _.
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Learning Hands-Only CPR
[KSTP-TV, Feb. 23, 2011] It used to be it took hours to learn CPR. Now, the American Heart Association is promoting Hands-Only CPR. It’s so simple that Allina Medical Transportation medical director Dr. Charles Lick can teach it in just a couple of minutes. That’s what he did for KSTP news anchors Bill Lunn and [...]
Posted: February 23rd, 2011, 9:28 pm under Allina Medical Transportation, Buffalo Hospital, community service, heart health, Heart Safe, KSTP-TV, TV News, _.
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The life of this party is a CPR dummy named Annie
[Star Tribune, August 17, 2010] Combine the socializing of a Tupperware party with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and you’ve got a “save-a-life” party. Save-a-life parties are designed to teach people to react quickly in emergencies, and, in particular, how to use CPR. Save-a-life parties are more relaxed than CPR certification courses, which go for four [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2010, 6:35 pm under Allina System, community service, Heart Safe, newspapers, Star Tribune, _.
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New Ulm declared a ‘Heart Safe’ community
[New Ulm Journal, August 4, 2010] New Ulm has been named a “Heart Safe” community by Allina Hospitals and Clinics. Officials from Allina and New Ulm Medical Center gave the news and presented a certificate to the New Ulm City Council at its meeting on Tuesday. New Ulm is only the third community in Minnesota [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2010, 12:23 pm under Allina System, community service, emergency care, Heart Safe, New Ulm Journal, New Ulm Medical Center.
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