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Survivor Spotlight: 盖尔·霍根
Gail collapses despite being young with no previous heart issues.
"I will never forget the day that I nearly died. I was a young journalist with a great career and starting a family. The only way I found out that I had any type of heart issue was when I went into sudden death."
Her coworkers had been trained in 心肺复苏 and used it to save her life.
“My coworkers sprung into action because they had recently been trained in life-saving 心肺复苏 protocols developed by the American Heart Association. They were the ones to keep me alive while the medics came.”
Her treatment plan was based on research funded by the AHA.
“They did many tests on me in the hospital after my cardiac arrest and created a treatment plan. 我的心脏起搏器, defibrillator and various surgical procedures have all been developed with research from the American Heart Association, which makes it pretty personal.”
The Impact of the American Heart Association
Every dollar you give helps save lives through:
- 创新研究 and medical breakthroughs such as the artificial heart valve
- 改善 quality of care in hospitals in your community
- 培训 of more than 22 million people annually in lifesaving 心肺复苏
- 教育 that helps people prevent, detect and treat high blood pressure
- 灌输 heart-healthy lifestyle for more than 20 million children at 30,000 schools each year
她还在这里.
“Since my cardiac arrest, I’ve had two more children. I’ve watched all three of my children grow into adulthood, graduate from college, my daughter got married. I have grandchildren — and I’m still here.”
—Gail, Heart Disease Survivor
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