Shok Talk | Conversations with the Cardiac Community

Join Allison and Rich for an interview with Adam LaChappelle, founder of The Resus Tailor. Adam shares how gaps in EMS processes led him to design custom medical bags that lay out supplies in intuitive ways to enable cognitive-offloading. The conversation then turns to the realities of entrepreneurship, including the challenges, the wins, and his advice for anyone considering the leap. 

During this episode of Shok Talk, Allison and Rich welcome Dr. Dianne Atkins, ILCOR Giant and long-time leader in resuscitation science, in anticipation of the 2025 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiac Care Guideline updates coming later this month. Dr. Atkins, who has served on the ECC committee and contributed to every guideline update since the year 2000, gives a unique look into how the committee functions. Together, they discuss the time, effort, and passion that goes into improving cardiac care guidelines, as well as what it took to navigate the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.⁠#cpr⁠ ⁠#aed⁠ ⁠#aha⁠ ⁠#cardiaccare⁠ ⁠#cardiacarrest⁠

#CPR #AED #PulsePoint #EMS #CardiacArrest #HeartSafeJoin Allison and Rich for an interview with Richard Price, founder of PulsePoint - the app that serves as a link between emergency response and lay responders - to understand what it means to be a PulsePoint connected community, and to discuss the past, present, and future of this revolutionary program.https://www.pulsepoint.org/

#ems #emergencymedicine #CPR #AED #cardiacarrest

Join Rich and Allison for a deep dive into the evolution of emergency dispatch with special guest Jerry Overton, Chair of the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch.

Together, they explore how dispatch protocols have changed over time, the critical role dispatchers play in sudden cardiac arrest response, and the future of triage systems in EMS.

From historical challenges to emerging innovations, this conversation sheds light on how the first link in the chain of survival is being reimagined.

#cpr #aed #emergencyresponse #ems #cardiacarrest Join Rich and Allison for an exclusive interview with Lisa Monk, implementation director for the RACE-CARS Trial — the groundbreaking trial in North Carolina that is testing innovative interventions in emergency medical services (EMS) and public education to improve survival rates for sudden cardiac arrest.RACE-CARS Trial website: https://racecarstrial.org/

#cpr #aed #healthequity #cardiacarrest #globalhealth Rich and Allison Shok are joined by Dr. Jack Perkins and Dr. Brian Meier to discuss the alarming disparities in cardiac arrest survival rates within underserved communities. Learn how tailored CPR education and research can help improve bystander response rates across language and cultural divides.Compress & Shock Foundation: https://www.compressandshock.org/

#aed #cpr #gregpage #thewiggles #cardiacarrest

Allison and Rich interview Greg Page, the original Yellow Wiggle and cardiac arrest survivor. Greg shares the story of his cardiac arrest as well as the research and advocacy work he now leads in Australia through his non-profit organization, Heart of the Nation.