Archive for the Success Stories Category

The following article was published on February 24, 2022 in the Daily Iowan by Cooper Worth at https://dailyiowan.com/2022/02/24/app-to-alert-johnson-county-citizens-of-nearby-cardiac-arrests/ Johnson County recently adopted the PulsePoint app to assist its ambulance service. The free mobile app notifies CPR-trained citizens of cardiac events happening in their vicinity. Cooper Worth, NewsRead more →

The following article was published on Feb 23, 2022 by Adria Carpenter at https://littlevillagemag.com/see-that-yellow-box-it-can-save-your-life/ Most people are familiar with some of the signs of heart disease — chest pains, dizziness, shortness of breath — but sudden cardiac arrests can occur without any warning signs, and a person’s chances of survivalRead more →

The following was published by the Iowa City Press Citizen on February 14, 2022 at https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2022/02/14/johnson-county-iowa-adopts-911-cpr-app-pulsepoint-respond-aed/6791665001/ From now on when someone in Johnson County calls 911 about a heart attack, a firefighter or EMT may not be the first to arrive. In what officials described Monday asRead more →

The following was published by Iowa News Now on February 14, 2022 by at https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/lifesaving-technology-introduced-in-johnson-county IOWA CITY, Iowa (Iowa’s News Now) — On Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, the Johnson County Ambulance Service (JCAS), in partnership with the Rotary-Kerber HeartSafe Community Campaign, announced the adoption of PulsePoint in JohnsonRead more →

Watch the coverage from KWWL here: https://www.kwwl.com/video/pulsepoint-launches-in-johnson-county-calling-on-people-to-help-cardiac-arrest-victims/video_945c268d-16b7-5696-80d4-f110fa4f67bd.htmlRead more →

On January 3, 2022, Johnson County Ambulance Service personnel, along with Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Hart, raced to an individual who was in cardiac arrest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. By performing CPR and using a public defibrillator they saved the person’s life. Watch the beautiful video to hearRead more →

This article originally appeared January 4, 2022 by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. “In the Swedish city of Trollhättan, a 71-year-old man was shoveling snow in his driveway when he suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Thanks to the combination of an immediate emergency call, the quickRead more →

Original story published November 17, 2021 by Vanessa Miller in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Read it here or below. CORALVILLE — Even with COVID crippling community services and hampering projects and initiatives last year, a “heart safe community campaign” in honor of the late University of IowaRead more →

Kathy credits her family and her high school son’s CPR class for saving her life when she experienced Sudden Cardiac Arrest. She is strongly in favor of all high school students receiving CPR training. Watch her tell her story now.Read more →

Watch Christopher Jensen of Iowa City tell the story of saving his mother’s life at their home when he was 15 years old. Christopher says, “Being taught CPR at a young age definitely had a major impact on my life.”Read more →