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Trips of A Lifetime
Virtual Silent Auction
Coming January 6
#TravelWithAPurpose
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Proud Member of the NFL’s Smart Heart
Sports Coalition
A collaboration to affect cardiac emergency preparedness in schools and youth sports.
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Learn Life-Saving Skills From Home
Use new technology to be prepared to save a life and you'll support our mission to protect young hearts!
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Sudden Cardiac Death in youth is preventable!
But that doesn’t happen by chance. Take the Prevention Promise now to prepare yourself and your community to save a life.
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Call Push Shock
Parent Heart Watch and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation have teamed up during CPR/AED Awareness Week to empower you to save the life of a sudden cardiac arrest victim.
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SCA is the #1 killer
of student athletes
Active youth are at greater risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Make sure their heart is ready to play—get a heart screening.
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Contributes to #2 medical
cause of death under age 25SCA strikes the equivalent of nearly one youth every hour, each day, year after year. Find out what you can do to protect young hearts.
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Leading cause of death on school campuses
Cardiac Emergency Response Plans Save Lives
Create a culture of preparedness at your school by having a written and well-practiced CERP with CPR-trained staff and accessible AEDs.
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1 in 300 youth is at risk
for an undetected heart condition72% of youth stricken by SCA had at least one symptom before the event—they just didn’t recognize it as life threatening.
The Reality of SCA in Youth
48 LOSS
19 SAVES
BASED ON NEWS STORIES THIS YEAR,
AND ONLY A FRACTION OF ACTUAL EVENTS
Our Mission
Parent Heart Watch is the national organization solely dedicated to protecting children and young adults from
sudden cardiac arrest and preventable sudden cardiac death by educating and advocating for change.
What We’re Doing About it
1,145,513
YOUTH SCREENED
835,756
CPR/AED TRAINED
11,697
AEDs PLACED
How You Can Help Us Protect Young Hearts
Stories of Survival and Loss
Steve Silva
For those interested in combating Sudden Cardiac Arrest through advocacy, Parent Heart Watch stands ready to provide families the resources to assist in developing a program that works for them. But far more importantly Parent Heart Watch offers a haven for families to grieve, process, and develop life-long friendships with other families who’ve experienced the unique trauma of losing a child.
Karen Acompora
I remember the first year I was traveling to speak about sudden cardiac arrest prevention in youth and realized we needed a coalition to make a difference. Because of Parent Heart Watch, families are inspired and motivated to do something—that the loss of their son or daughter is not in vain. To have these kinds of champions around the country has truly made sudden cardiac arrest prevention in youth a national movement.
Stuart Berger, MD
Parent Heart Watch has been a driving force in our combined efforts to educate communities on the importance that early recognition of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and properly performed CPR has on our ability to save lives. The unique leadership role they have taken to protect youth from SCA has raised awareness of its true incidence among our children and has advanced the dialogue about the critical need to address secondary prevention strategies anywhere youth congregate.
Theresa Covington, Former Executive Director
Parent Heart watch has long advocated for a national registry that would count all Sudden Cardiac Deaths in youth, to provide evidence that these tragedies are not rare events. The tenacious efforts of members to educate and advocate for a registry influenced heightened federal interest, which led to the 2012 establishment of the Sudden Death in Young Case Registry—a partnership between NIH, CDC and the National Center for Child Death Review, with PHW on the Registry Advisory Committee.
Beth Mattey, MSN, RN, NCSN, Past President
NASN is pleased to join forces with Parent Heart Watch with their launch of Get Charged Up. Often the first indication of an abnormal heart rhythm is a sudden cardiac arrest. The Cardiac Emergency Response Plan, which includes quick access to an automatic external defibrillator will save lives. PHW helps school nurses educate students and families and in the event of an emergency, more first responders will be prepared with rapid access to the AED.
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Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation
Bryce C. Turner Memorial Foundation
Cody Stephens Go Big or Go Home Memorial Foundation
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Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial Foundation
Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation
Lion Heart Heroes Foundation
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Michael Abt, Jr., Have A Heart Memorial Foundation
Matthew Mangine, Jr. Foundation
Justin Carr Wants World Peace
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Fiorelli Family
Anderson Family
Okerstrom Family
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Gwyneth's Gift Foundation
Greg Holthaus Memorial Fund
Valcin Family
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Just1Mike Foundation
Zac Mago Foundation
MCORE Foundation
MEMBER GIFTS