When someone collapses from sudden cardiac arrest, survival is often determined before emergency crews ever arrive.
In Birmingham, health leaders say too many of those emergencies unfold without immediate intervention — and they are working to change that.
Ahead of CPR & AED Awareness Week, observed June 1–7, the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Task Force is pushing to improve survival rates through education, public awareness and increased CPR participation across Birmingham and eventually the rest of Alabama…