Who is at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)? What can we do to prepare ourselves to help someone who might suddenly collapse from SCA? What does it mean to be #READY?
 
Gwen Fosse is a Clinical Outreach Specialist at University of Michigan Congenital Heart Centre at Mott Children's Hospital. She has almost 50 years of experience working with patients affected by CHD and their families. In her years of experience, Gwen has seen so many wonderful advances in technology including the pulse ox, ECMO, 3D, echo, CT, MRI, and transplants, advances in knowledge, and greatly improved outcomes and survival rates. In this episode, Gwen Fosse, RN will share with Anna what SCA is, who is affected, what Project A.D.A.M. is, and what people can do to be #READY to help someone who might have an SCA. Let’s work together to prevent Sudden Cardiac Death!Gwen’s Helpful Links:Project ADAM –·       National: https://tinyurl.com/3bh5hpxc·       Michigan: https://tinyurl.com/8vfd6bf3·        Project ADAM social mediaMichigan Dept of Health & Human Services – MI HEARTSafe Schools Program·      https://tinyurl.com/2ppdv9tcData:·       AHA info: https://tinyurl.com/mr3mv86x·     AED App. https://tinyurl.com/ycxef3j5·       SCA Outcomes: https://tinyurl.com/3t62b9svPediatric Guideline

·       https://tinyurl.com/3xubxckjSchool Nurses·       https://www.nasn.org/home·       Cardiac Emergency Response Planning for Schools - Policy Statement: https://tinyurl.com/5e9ubnhcAHA·       https://www.heart.org/·       CPR and First Aid https://cpr.heart.org/en/·       AHA Facebook – Heart attack vs. sudden cardiac arrest https://tinyurl.com/3h8neudxCPR – Hands-Only resources:·       http://heart.arizona.edu/learn-cpr·       www.heart.org/handsonlycpr  (AHA 2012)·       The Michigan Way - https://tinyurl.com/vf3brvj5Sudden Cardiac Arrest conditions information:·       SADS Foundation: https://sads.org/·       Medication cautions: https://crediblemeds.org/
HeartSafe Homes: https://heartsafehomes.org/ Heart to Heart with Anna SCA episodes:Saving a Life from Sudden Cardiac Death: https://tinyurl.com/bdcwu9ufJackie Renfrow’s show (about Long Q-T Syndrome): https://tinyurl.com/58b7w338Championship Hearts: https://tinyurl.com/8dy2m2ztNonprofit organizations in Texas and beyond providing AEDs and heart screenings to the community:Championship Hearts Foundation – https://www.champhearts.orgLiving for Zachary – https://tinyurl.com/b6575u7sVia Heart Project – https://viaheartproject.org/ CARES – Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival – https://tinyurl.com/h43tdsd3European Parliament Roberta Metsola’s speech about SCA – https://tinyurl.com/2fhuybceAmerican Red Cross Online First Aid, CPR, and AED Training – https://tinyurl.com/33x3r6stAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Sudden Cardiac Arrest Statement –https://tinyurl.com/yzdac94tVisit our Heart to Heart with Anna Social Media and Podcast pages:Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/H2HwAnnapodcastFB: https://www.facebook.com/HearttoHeartwithAnna/
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