Ever wonder how you would – or should – respond to someone
suffering cardiac arrest? Well, now you can go online and
participate in the “Save-a-Life Simulator,” an interactive tool
to “promote proper and timely bystander response to sudden
cardiac arrest (SCA).” According to the Medtronic Foundation,
point-of-view videos put the viewer in the shoes of an everyday
mallgoer who witnesses a person suffering sudden cardiac arrest.
The simulator allows viewers to decide the fate of the victim by
making critical choices – beginning with deciding on whether to
help the victim. The basic response Medtronic’s HeartRescue
Project is hoping for: call 911, start chest compressions
immediately and use an AED if available. According to the
American Heart Association, sudden cardiac arrest strikes nearly
400,000 Americans each year. Research shows that communities
with higher bystander CPR participation show higher survival
rates for sudden cardiac arrest. However, overall survival rates
in the United States have not improv