2003 Press Releases
“Heart Attack: Early Defibrillation Saves Lives” focus of Hospital’s Senior Live & Learn program ROME – January 2003 -“Heart Attack: Early Defibrillation Saves Lives” will be the February topic of Rome Memorial Hospital’s monthly Senior Live & Learn program, a free educational outreach program designed for seniors. Gale Barone, RN, BS, director of education, will present the program at several locations throughout the month. Program attendees will be taught how to recognize a heart emergency and to call for Emergency Medical Service (EMS). Calling for help at the first sign of a cardiac emergency is the first link in the chain of survival. The program will also cover how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in saving lives. The public is invited to join residents of the hospital’s Residential Health Care Facility at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 20, in the 3 North dining room. The free program will also be offered: ¨ to the residents of Georgian Arms Apartments at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 3; ¨ to the residents of the Rome Mall Apartments at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11; ¨ to the residents of the Valentine Apartments at 1:30 p.m. Monday, February 17; and ¨ to the residents of Colonial I and II Apartments at 1:30 p.m. Monday, February 24, at Colonial II. “Sudden cardiac arrest is a major cause of death in the United States, taking three lives every seven minutes,” said Barone. “Over 40,000 lives a year could be saved if people knew and used the American Heart Association’s Chain of Survival. These critical links are early access, early CPR, early defibrillation, and early advanced care,” she added. Pre-registration is not required to attend the programs. | 
