NEWS
Everyone Can and Should Learn CPR: Watch the Center for Resuscitation Science's Dr. Benjamin Abella and Nurse Research Coordinator Marion Leary give a fast and easy 2-minute CPR lesson on CNN.
Back from the Dead: Watch a CNN video about a 22 year old man who survived cardiac arrest.
CPR saves young mom: Read this CNN article about a 33 year old woman who survived cardiac arrest.
The Mystery of Sudden Cardiac Arrest: See how researchers are fighting the mysterious and dangerous threat of sudden cardiac arrest in this Forbes article.
A cool way...literally...to help cardiac arrest victims: Read about the Delaware Office of Emergency Services' mobile therapeutic hypothermia.
Freezing the Heart to Save the Life: See the recent Popular Science article profiling the work of the Dr. Lance Becker, Dr. Benjamin Abella, and the Center for Resuscitation Science.
February is American Heart Month: See the American Heart Association's website for more details.
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: See NBC's Tom Brokaw deliver the Public Service Announcement.
Moment of Death: Dr. Lance Becker and Dr. Benjamin Abella discuss post-resuscitation care and therapeutic hypothermia on the National Geographic
Click here for more information on Hands Only CPR
Meet Bill Clinton's travel doctor, a HUP emergency medicine physisician: CRS/Emergency Medicine faculty member Dr. Roger Band shares his experiences traveling with Bill Clinton as the former president's personal physician. Philly News (philly.com) March 24, 2008
Back from the Dead: Doctors are reinventing how they treat sudden cardiac arrest, which is fatal 95 percent of the time. A report from the border between life and death. Newsweek July 15, 2007
Welcome
The University of Pennsylvania Department of Emergency Medicine's Center for Resuscitation Science is dedicated to research and training that will save lives of people who suffer cardiac arrest and shock.
To accomplish this mission, we have brought together a diverse team of scientists, clinicians, and engineers focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms of death and reanimation in an environment designed to catalyze translation of new discoveries into optimized patient care.
Hypothermia Training Institute At Penn
The Center for Resuscitation Science at the University of Pennsylvania is hosting the Hypothermia Training Institute this fall. Click here or click on the banner above for more information.
CNN Special
CNN is running a special investigation on cardiac arrest during October, reporting on treatments such as CPR and Therapeutic Hypothermia. A number of the Center for Resuscitation Staff have been interviewed for both television and online reports and videos. See it all on their website: CNN Health. Here are the links for two videos, one showing Dr. Benjamin Abella and Nurse Research Coordinator Marion Leary giving a fast and easy 2-minute CPR lesson, the other detailing the story of a 22 year old man's amazing recovey from cardiac arrest. Also included is an article detailing a 33 year old woman's experience with cardiac arrest and how her husband saved her life by performing CPR.
Survivors Luncheon
The Center for Resuscitation Science recently held a luncheon to honor Donald Dietrich, a cardiac arrest survivor, as well as raise awareness for CPR and Therapeutic Hypothermia. Click here to learn about his remarkable recovery.
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The Center for Resuscitation Science was proud to partner with the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association for their first-ever Annual Meeting. To learn more about this exciting organization, please click the banner below.
Hypothermia Resources
Click here for extensive resources on hypothermia after cardiac arrest therapy, including protocols, links, and slide show presentations
Emergency Cardiopulmonary Bypass Network Conference
On May 4-5, 2009, The Center for Resuscitation Science was pleased to host an Emergency Cardiopulmonary Bypass Network Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Click here to see some of the interesting and informative presentations that were given during the conference.