LaTrice Currie

3 weeks ago | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

It’s CPR and AED Awareness week and the American Heart Association has launched a movement in an effort to double the survival rate of those who suffer from sudden cardiac arrest. According to the American Heart Association, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside of hospitals each year and over 10,000 happen in workplaces. The Nation of Lifesavers movement hopes to double that survival rate by 2030.

1 month ago | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

On Friday, people across the Tennessee Valley will gather to bring awareness to the number one killer of both men and women: heart disease. Felicia Jackson says she almost lost her son several years ago due to a medical emergency that ultimately led to her creating life-saving tool. "I noticed my son was choking in the back seat of our car. My husband pulled over to the side of the road and handed the baby to me to perform C-P-R. I totally forgot my training,” said Jackson.

Mar 28, 2025 | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

There is a new treatment available for patients in our area who suffer from atrial fibrillation, or AFib. CHI Memorial is the first to offer pulsed field ablation. Dr. Samuel Jones with CHI Memorial says, “It’s our newest way to treat abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation.

Mar 6, 2025 | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

Members of a local organization say they are focusing on keeping families healthy, especially those in underserved communities. Dr. Tiundra Love says the Chattanooga Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is getting ready for their third annual Black Family Wellness Expo. Dr. Love says, “Focusing on the disparities, the diseases that affects clients and patients in the community that makes a community whole and well.

Feb 6, 2025 | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

Felicia Jackson says she almost lost her son several years ago due to a medical emergency that ultimately led to her creating life-saving tool. "I noticed my son was choking in the back seat of our car. My husband pulled over to the side of the road and handed the baby to me to perform C-P-R. I totally forgot my training,” said Jackson. That led her to come up with the idea of the CPRWrap. "It is very simple. It is in a pouch that fits in the palm of your hand. You tear open the pouch.