CPR confidence fills in the missing link in cardiac arrest survival

'We trained for this.' How training inspired by Damar Hamlin helped save a student who went into cardiac arrest at a Williams College track and field conference

The successful response — and the student's survival of a potentially fatal medical event — were owed to training the personnel received a year ago on the same field where the incident occurred, officials said.

CPR confidence fills in the missing link in cardiac arrest survival

With more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually in the U.S., the majority prove fatal, often due to delays in care. Quick intervention is critical, yet fewer than half of victims receive help before EMS arrives