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Join the Cardiac Arrest Survivors Club!

Surviving a sudden cardiac arrest can be a challenging experience for individuals and their loved ones.
 
Join the Cardiac Arrest Survivors Club, a peer-led support group based in Singapore for survivors, their families and caregivers to help and inspire one another in rebuilding lives after cardiac arrest.
 
Sign up at: tinyurl.com/cardiacsurvivors
 
For queries, please email to ” [email protected]

In celebration of World Restart A Heart Day!

An exciting event is happening from 17 to 18 September 2022 at Our Tampines Hub.
Don’t miss the chance to participate!
A collaboration with Singapore Heart Foundation
Click here for more information on Facebook.

Officer at Charleston International Airport saves life of man undergoing cardiac arrest

Mr Stephen Hughes suffered a cardiac arrest when he was about to take a flight out of Charleston.
Thanks to Patrolman 1st class Aaron Reed of the Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department, Mr Stephen Hughes who is both a husband and father, has survived the cardiac arrest.
Mr Aaron Reed performed CPR and administered defibrillation to save Mr Hughes’s life.
Anyone can save a life! Learn how to perform CPR & use the AED today!
If you wish to find out more about the Dispatcher Assisted first REsponder (DARE) programme, please email us at [email protected]
For full story: [Click here]
Source: abc 4 news

Nurse helps perform CPR on passenger having medical emergency on plane

While Ms Katie Stencel was on a flight recently, the pilot requested for medical professionals on board to assist in a medical emergency.
Without hesitation, Ms Stencel, a nurse by profession, sprang into action. She joined a fire fighter and a flight attendant to resuscitate a passenger with CPR for an hour before the plane could land.
Ms Stencel shared her reasons for responding to the call for help. She said: “All I knew is that if we didn’t do something now, she had no chance. So we jumped in and did everything that we could.” Kudos to Ms Stencel, the off-duty fire fighter and flight attendant for stepping forward to perform CPR on the victim.
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is a time-sensitive condition. The chances of survival decrease by 10% with every minute without intervention. OHCA is one of the leading causes of deaths around the world. Hence, it’s important for as many people to be trained in CPR & AED.
If you are keen to arrange for the DARE training, please email us at [email protected]
For full story: [Click here]
Source: 9 News

4 Sports Singapore Staff awarded the SCDF Community Lifesaver Award for stepping to save a man who had suffered from a cardiac arrest.

Upon witnessing a man who had collapsed at Kallang Basin Swimming Complex, 4 Sports Singapore staff Mr Guo Ze, Mr Luo Shiwei, Mr Kow Heng Bee and Ms Lee Pei Shan immediately came to his aid. After checking that he was not breathing and did not have a pulse, they quickly performed CPR and use the AED  until medical help arrived. Thanks to their efforts, the man’s pulse returned and he regained consciousness.

Thank you to Mr Guo Ze, Mr Luo Shiwei, Mr Kow Heng Bee and Ms Lee Pei Shan for stepping up to DARE to save a heart.

Source: Singapore Civil Defence Force

For more updates and schedules of our virtual DARE classes, do check out our DARE website at <https://daretosave.sg/>.
And if you are keen to organise sessions with us, drop us an email at [email protected]. #daretosaveaheart

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DARE X NUS-DUKE Medical School

Earlier last week, the DARE Team had the opportunity to work together with the Year 2 students from NUS-DUKE Medical School to train 30 taxi drivers from the National Taxi Association in our DARE programme. 

Thank you, DUKE-NUS for having us and organising this session! 

For more updates and schedules of our virtual DARE classes, check out our DARE website at <https://daretosave.sg/>. 

And if you are keen to organise sessions with us, drop us an email at [email protected]#daretosaveaheart 

For more information: [Click here]

Source: NUS-DUKE Medical School.

The Good Technologist podcast with Dr Jade Kua

In this episode of The Good Technologist, Our Programme Director, Dr Jade Kua shares more about our DARE Programme and also her experiences in the process of developing and launching a successful DARE APP to deciding to decommission the app five years later.

And also, for more updates and virtual DARE schedules, do check out our DARE website for more information.

<https://daretosave.sg/>. #daretosaveaheart

For more information: [Click here]

Source: Better.sg

Our next Virtual Class will be held on the 21st March! Registrations are now! Sign up now!

Keen to learn more about CPR and the use of AED? Come and join us in our virtual classes held on the 21st March and 11th April 2022! Registrations are now open!

Simply click this link <https://tinyurl.com/b7wvajve> to register for a class now! Limited seats are available! Please note that registrations will close one week before the date of the class and a zoom link will be sent to you separately via your email.

For an organization or group with more than 10 participants who wish to organise an online DARE class, simply click this link <https://tinyurl.com/yxp7dmgh> and we will get in touch with you.

And also, for more updates and virtual DARE schedules, do check out our DARE website for more information.

<https://daretosave.sg/>. #daretosaveaheart

 

Wife performed CPR to save husband’s life!

When Lisa Wiles was preparing dinner in the kitchen, she heard her husband, Dan from the other room. She went over and found Dan had weird breathing sounds. Immediately, after checking that there was no response, she called the ambulance.

The medical dispatcher on the line could hear the sounds that her husband was making and instructed Lisa over the phone on how to perform CPR. Soon after, an officer from the Sheriff’s department arrived and used the AED on Dan. They continued performing CPR and used the AED until the medical help arrived.

Thanks to their efforts, Dan survived! Thank you Lisa Wiles and the officer from Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department for stepping up to DARE to save a heart!

Always remember, if you witness someone who had collapsed or suffered a cardiac arrest, always remember to call 995 and stay on the line with the medical dispatcher who will be there to guide you until the ambulance arrives.

And also, for more updates and virtual DARE schedules, do check out our DARE website for more information.

<https://daretosave.sg/>. #daretosaveaheart

Source: American Heart Association

For the full story: [Click here]

 

DARE X Primus Schoolhouse!

This month, we had the opportunity to teach the kids at Primus Schoolhouse on how to save a heart with early CPR & defibrillation (using an AED).
Thank you to Primus Schoolhouse for having us and organising this session with the kids!
For more updates and schedules of our virtual DARE classes, do check out our DARE website at <https://daretosave.sg/>.
And if you are keen to organise sessions with us, drop us an email at [email protected]. #daretosaveaheart
For the full story: [Click here]