[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]Taking a CPR class can seem overwhelming especially when you have taken one before.  You try to remember what the compression ratio is and understand how much pressure does it take to compress the chest.  Going over […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]How can Glucose, Insulin, and Potassium save your life?  Glucose, Insulin, and Potassium is also known as GIK is a simple solution to saving anyone suffering from Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI).  Heart attacks is an AMI. AMI […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]The Epi Pen crisis continues. From our previous blog we had let you know of the Pharmaceutcal company Mylan had increased the price of EpiPens for up to 600%.  Mylan Parmaceutical is only out to make a […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]Every one of us has family and friends we love and are concerned about their health.  Especially if they ever suffer from a heart attack.  Cardiac conditions can range from mild to sever without warning.  Some cardiac […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]What is sudden cardiac arrest SCA? SCA is when the heart has an electrical malfunction where the heart is no longer able to pump blood throughout the body. When this happens, the hearts normal pace maker fires radically […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]In San Diego as Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, everyone seems to flock to the beaches. We all enjoy walking on the beach, surfing the waves, or just enjoy the sun.  The coast is […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]Do you rely on an epi-pen or know someone who does?  Epi-pens are a life saver when a person exposed to anything that triggers a serious allergic reaction.  Administering an epi-pen within minutes of a person going […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]How are bloodborne pathogens (BBP) and putting on personal protective equipment (PPE) important to you? The average person knows about having gloves on when someone is bleeding. The problem is that most people do not think of […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]Around here at The Beating Heart Center we believe that everyone needs to be trained in CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED).[/cs_text][cs_text]There are some people that climb to the top of the list, simply because of what […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][x_custom_headline level="h2" looks_like="h3" accent="false"]Legislation Follows New Technology to Improve Public Access to AEDs[/x_custom_headline][cs_text]“Apply Pads to bare chest,” the AED machine commanded during CPR training.  “Analyzing heart rhythm,” the AED added.  “Do not touch the patient.”[/cs_text][cs_text]The training dummy […]