Shape America's Podcast - Professional Development For Health & Physical Education Teachers
Episode 121: Health Literacy/Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 0:42:43
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In this episode, podcast co-host Stephanie Sandino interviews Martha Lopez-Anderson, executive director of Parent Heart Watch. This national organization helps communities understand the true incidence of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in youth, appraise risk factors, access preventative health care, apply life-saving skills, and advocate for sudden cardiac arrest prevention practices wherever youth congregate. PE/health educator Kyle Pryor also joins the podcast to discuss his participation in Get Charged Up! — a program that promotes the importance of having an automated external defibrillator (AED) and a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP) in schools.Key discussion points include: • What is sudden cardiac arrest and is it the same as a heart attack?• What is the Cardiac Chain of Survival and can teachers standardize this response in their school?• What is involved in implementing the entire Cardiac Emergency Response Plan?Resources:• Cardiac Emergency Response Plan tips from SHAPE America and Parent Heart