February of 2020 is the 57th year of “American Heart Month” – a month to focus on lowering the number of deaths each year from heart disease. The original proclamation regarding Heart Month was made by President Lyndon Johnson Dec. 20, 1963, and has carried forward through to Pres. Trump. Newnan CPR committed in 2013 …
This February is the 60th year of “American Heart Month”. In February, we concentrate efforts on the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. This started with President Lyndon Johnson Dec. 20, 1963, and has carried forward each year since. Newnan CPR proclaimed in 2013 we would offer “Free Hands-Only CPR” …
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American Heart Month Again we are doing Free CPR training during American Heart Month (February). 2018 marks year 55 of “American Heart Month”, which began as a joint resolution of Congress in 1963. It was accompanied by a declaration from Pres. Lyndon Johnson, stating the goal of American Heart Month is to take time to look …
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If you can remember back to Dec. 1963 (I think I was crawling then) – Pres. Lyndon Johnson named February 1964 as the first “American Heart Month” in the U.S. A month to look at the #1 killer of men in the U.S. at that time – cardiovascular disease. Pres. Johnson recognized even then the …
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The month of February, for the last 10 years, has been designated by our President as “American Heart Month”. We’re sure it will happen this year, also, as cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of Americans. More men (and women) die per year from heart disease/stroke/cardiac arrest than from all forms of cancer. So in …
Good information on Healthy Hearts from the Association of Black Cardiologists. February is American Heart Month – please take some time to focus on the heart health of yourself and family, and learn CPR. You may prevent cardiovascular disease in a family member or save a loved one’s life that might suffer cardiac arrest. http://www.abc-patient.com/7Steps/index.html#/1/ …
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Heart Disease Facts from CDC (Centers for Disease Control) About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men. …
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Cough CPR – as the email goes (yea, I know you got it, too), “it’s 4:17 pm, you’re driving alone, and start experiencing severe chest pain that radiates out into your arm. You’re five miles from the hospital, so take a deep breath and cough every 2 seconds, all the way to the hospital, and …