80-year-old survives widow-maker heart attack after friend's CPR and Christus St. Elizabeth's first endoscopic, coronary bypass using arm graft

Jerry Plaster, 80, survived a 'widow-maker' heart attack after receiving CPR from a friend and undergoing six-hour heart ...
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LSU women's hoops team gets CPR certified as Kim Mulkey trumpets heart screenings

With a heightened attention to the importance of monitoring cardiac health, the LSU women's basketball team will receive CPR training before it practices Friday. The program said Thursday that Kim ...
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Doctors urge importance of CPR training in wake of Damar Hamlin incident

MINNEAPOLIS — In the wake of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's scary hit, the bright lights of Monday Night Football are now shining a spotlight on cardiac health. This, after the Buffalo Bills ...
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West Shamokin: Students observe surgery; CPR training provides critical skills

This past November, Karen Risinger’s AP Biology class at West Shamokin High School attended open heart surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Not only did students get the opportunity to ...

80-year-old survives widow-maker after friend's CPR, St. Elizabeth's first coronary bypass arm graft

Jerry Plaster's friend Brenda Moore, 81, a former first responder, performed CPR until help arrived. Dr. Mark Awolesi performed a six-hour open heart surgery.