What to know to save a life: The key to heart attack survival

What to know to save a life: The key to heart attack survival

More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside a hospital setting in the U.S. annually, according to the American Heart Association.

A heart attack made me want balance in my life.

When a masters rower had a heart attack at Nathan Benderson Park, everything was in place to save his life.

By Terry Galvin   Darrel Davidson is lucky his heart stopped at the finish of a race at the Sarasota Invitational Regatta at Nathan Benderson Park – if it had to happen anywhere.   He suddenly pitched forward, unconscious and not breathing Feb. 23 after the eight in which he was rowing crossed the finish line at the Sarasota, Fla., rowing venue. His chances of survival were terribly low, but safety procedures in place for all events at NBP helpe…