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Parent Heart Watch Please join us! Parent Heart Watch (PHW) is the only national advocacy organization focused solely on protecting youth from sudden cardiac arrest.

Parent Heart Watch is the national organization solely dedicated to protecting children and young adults from sudden cardiac arrest and preventable sudden cardiac death. PHW is comprised of parents and other advocates who have been personally touched by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and who now put their time and effort into preventing SCA in the young throughout their community.

โค๏ธ Your child's school, sports program or other youth-serving organization may have an automated external defibrillator ...
10/12/2026

โค๏ธ Your child's school, sports program or other youth-serving organization may have an automated external defibrillator (AED), but would someone be able to find it, reach it, and use it quickly during an emergency?

๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž:
โ€ข An AED is accessible whenever children are present.
โ€ข During sports games and practices, an AED is readily available on the sidelines.
โ€ข AEDs are regularly inspected and maintained.
โ€ข Staff, coaches and volunteers know where AEDs are located and how to use them.

Sudden cardiac arrest doesn't wait for someone to find a key, unlock a door, or figure out what to do.

๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ. ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ.

Learn more: CrimsonForKids.org

โค๏ธ ๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐š๐œ ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ?Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at any age. Recognizing the sig...
10/10/2026

โค๏ธ ๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐š๐œ ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ?

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at any age. Recognizing the signs and knowing how to respond can save a life.

๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ:
โ€ข Sudden collapse or finding someone unresponsive
โ€ข Not breathing normally, including gasping
โ€ข Seizure-like movements, shaking, or twitching
โ€ข Eyes open with a fixed gaze or rolled back

๐†๐š๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž-๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐š๐œ ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

Remember: Call. Push. Shock.
โ€ข ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹ 911 to get help on the way.
โ€ข ๐๐”๐’๐‡ hard and fast in the center of the chest at 100โ€“120 compressions per minute.
โ€ข ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐‚๐Š with an automated external defibrillator (AED) as soon as possible, following its prompts.

๐ŸŽฅ Watch and share this powerful video from Dr. Jonathan Drezner. Although it features athletes, the signs demonstrated can occur in anyone.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž: CrimsonForKids.org

This video is a compilation of real-life cases of sudden cardiac ar...

โค๏ธ ๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐š๐ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?Not necessarily. Some children experience warning sign...
10/09/2026

โค๏ธ ๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐š๐ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

Not necessarily. Some children experience warning signs and symptoms but don't realize anything is wrong because they've always felt that way. Others have no symptoms at all.

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐š ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

Ask your child how they're feeling and whether they're experiencing any of the warning signs and symptoms. Know your family's heart history, and discuss any concerns with your child's healthcare provider.

Learn more at CrimsonForKids.org.

A school day ended in tragedy at Aldine ISD's Davis High School in Texas. ๐Ÿ’”A student died following a medical emergency ...
10/08/2026

A school day ended in tragedy at Aldine ISD's Davis High School in Texas. ๐Ÿ’”

A student died following a medical emergency during gym class, despite emergency assistance from school staff and first responders.

Texas schools are preparing to meet new requirements under the Landon Payton Act, including cardiac emergency response plans and additional CPR/AED training for school staff.

THE NATIONAL VOICE. PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

Meet Ashlen! โค๏ธWhen 14-year-old Ashlen saw a post about a heart screening, she thought her twin sister, a softball playe...
10/08/2026

Meet Ashlen! โค๏ธ

When 14-year-old Ashlen saw a post about a heart screening, she thought her twin sister, a softball player, should get screened. But her mom had another idea: Ashlen, who participates in band, should get screened, too. The result was unexpected.

An electrocardiogram (ECG), a quick and noninvasive test that records the heart's electrical activity, detected Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, a heart condition that affects the heart's rhythm and can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.

Ashlen's story is an important reminder: You don't have to be an athlete to have an underlying heart conditionโ€”or to benefit from heart screening.

Give your child the benefit of early detection. Learn more about heart screening at CrimsonForKids.org.

๐Ÿ€ A promising future. A heartbreaking loss. Just 19 years old.Jaylon Johnson was chasing his dream of playing Division I...
10/08/2026

๐Ÿ€ A promising future. A heartbreaking loss. Just 19 years old.

Jaylon Johnson was chasing his dream of playing Division I basketball. On October 2, just minutes after competing in a game in Oklahoma, the Independence Community College sophomore collapsed. Three days later, he died.

His coaches remembered a dedicated, hardworking young man who had spent the summer preparing for the opportunities ahead.

Another young life lost far too soon. Our hearts are with Jaylon's family, friends, teammates and coaches as they mourn this devastating loss.

THE NATIONAL VOICE. PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ. โค๏ธThis October, show us how youโ€™re...
10/03/2026

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ. โค๏ธ

This October, show us how youโ€™re raising awareness, engaging your community and strengthening preparedness for sudden cardiac arrest.

๐‘ท๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’“๐’š ๐‘ช๐’“๐’Š๐’Ž๐’”๐’๐’!
๐‘ช๐’“๐’Š๐’Ž๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘จ๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’
๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’‚ ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’‡๐’†

๐Ÿ† Prizes are waitingโ€”and we want to see what YOU can do!

Learn more at: https://crimsonforkids.org/

โค๏ธ Featured Foundation Friday โค๏ธThis week, we're proud to feature Parent Heart Watch member The NOLA Network.Learn more:...
10/02/2026

โค๏ธ Featured Foundation Friday โค๏ธ

This week, we're proud to feature Parent Heart Watch member The NOLA Network.

Learn more: https://www.thenolanetwork.org

Pediatricians are the first line of defense in identifying youth at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.At AAP Experience 202...
10/01/2026

Pediatricians are the first line of defense in identifying youth at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.

At AAP Experience 2026, Parent Heart Watch and Cardiac Insight will be sharing how early detection can help protect young hearts.

๐Ÿ“ San Diego Convention Center
๐Ÿ“Œ Booth #2338

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