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Article: Public Health Initiative Uses PocketCPR to Help Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates.
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- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- November 8, 2008
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Bio-Detek, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:ZOLL), announced that their PocketCPR(R) device will be used in a statewide campaign to teach Arizona 6th through 12th graders how to correctly perform continuous chest compression CPR in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The goal of this Arizona initiative is to teach this technique to children so they can perform it properly and train family members.
To improve the rate of survival among SCA victims, the Arizona Department of Health Services' Save Hearts in Arizona Registry and Education (SHARE) Program launched the "Your Hands - Their Heart" program to encourage students ...