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We are thrilled to be resuming the training that was suspended after COVID-19 arrived. Recent trainings include Preucil School of Music, the Southeastern Iowa Synod – ELCA, and the Coralville Community of Christ. Check out the pictures below from the training at the Coralville Community of Christ.

Linda Kerber, widow of Dr. Richard E. Kerber for whom this campaign is named, was invited to speak at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Conference on June 12, 2022 in Seattle, WA for the Richard E. Kerber Lecture in Ethics and Humanitarian Care. Linda gave a

The Rotary-Kerber HeartSafe Community Campaign (https://iowaheartsafe.org) recently sponsored an AED Treasure Hunt to encourage people to be aware of AEDs in the community. Sudden Cardiac Arrest survival doubles when a bystander uses an AED. The first place winner was Team Tarty’s Party (Chris Foster, Liz Felix, Becky

Listen to Johnson County Ambulance Service Director, Fiona Johnson, on KICK Radio as she talks about our PulsePoint launch in Johnson County. Click here: https://soundcloud.com/user-280193585/citizen-cpr-fiona-johnson-jcas-2-25-22

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, News

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 survival

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 as

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 Johnson

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.html

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 hear