Read success stories about AEDs, CPR, and the HeartSafe project.

What is CPR Worth?

On May 24, 2021   /   Success Stories  
What is CPR Worth?
Lovely first-hand account of surviving cardiac arrest. The author, Catherine A. Humikowski, MD, tells about the life-saving CPR she received and her thoughts on the “worth” of CPR. This article originally appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association on February 24, 2015. Download here (PDF).Read more →
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You Can Save a Life at School and on Campus

On May 17, 2021   /   Success Stories  
You Can Save a Life at School and on Campus
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation has launched two educational campaigns to raise awareness and save lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest. The first campaign, You Can Save a Life at School, is targeted to stakeholders in secondary (junior and senior high) schools. It includes a mini-magazine you canRead more →
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Thank you from Seattle

On April 7, 2021   /   Success Stories  
Thank you from Seattle
The following letter was received July 24, 2020. Although we aren’t sure which club in Iowa donated the AED that saved Greg’s life, he thanks the Iowa City Noon Rotary Club likely due to the Rotary-Kerber HeartSafe Campaign. This is a truly heartwarming story. “Hello Barbara andRead more →
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$10M grant to bring 4,000 AEDs to Iowa

On February 26, 2021   /   Success Stories  
Originally published February 17, 2021 by CBS2News Iowa. View here. The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services (BETS) a $10.1 million grant to provide law enforcement officials and first respondersRead more →
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Donated AED Saves Man’s Life

On August 21, 2020   /   Success Stories  
A ‘stroke of luck’: AED donated to state officer helped save a life during 2019 RAGBRAI Originally published on August 14, 2020 by Hillary Ojeda in the Iowa City Press-Citizen (click here to view) If it weren’t for decisions made by members of the Iowa City NoonRead more →
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