The Right Place at the Right Time?

   If you suffer from poor cardiac health, and live in Canada, you may want to consider moving to Edmonton. According to a recent study just completed, that is the one place, all across Canada, where you would have the best chance of receiving active help. The likelihood is just over 50% that a bystander would take steps to ameliorate the situation, including giving CPR. Ontario is the conutry's worst locale in which to suffer a sudden heart attack, with only 14% of those surveyed saying they would do anything more for you than just call 911. The good old bystander mentality ... the what-am-I-supposed-to-do mindset that can have a whole crowd, standing around, immobile, each one waiting for someone else to "do something". Be honest. What would you do if you found yourself beside someone, maybe at the mall, or on a street corner, having a heart attack?