Tag Archives: arrêt cardiaque

How to survive cardiac arrest: the testimony of Jean-Philippe Larose

Every year in Quebec, thousands of people suffer sudden cardiac arrest. In these situations, every minute counts. Without rapid intervention, survival chances decrease by 7–10% per minute. On December 10, 2017, Jean-Philippe Larose went to play ball hockey like he had dozens of times before. He didn’t return home the same way. Here is his […]

World Heart Day: every beat counts, every gesture too

Journée mondiale du cœur - défibrillateurs

Every September 29, World Heart Day reminds us of a crucial reality: in the face of cardiac arrest, every minute counts, with the chances of survival decreasing by 7-10% every moment without intervention. In Canada, some 60,000 people suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year, but only one in ten survives. Thousands of lives could be […]