Conference Report: The 2nd Symposium of sudden cardiac arrest survival

Under the leadership of the heart project, “The 2nd Symposium of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival” was held with the cooperation of Hayatta Kal Derneği (Stay Alive Association) and İstanbul Kemerburgaz University Faculty of Pharmacy. The aim of the symposium was to find new approaches to increase the survival rate of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is unfortunately less than 1% in Turkey. Another purpose was to create a public awareness about the importance of first aid. The symposium was conducted by Mutlu Vural, MD and Abdullah Olgun, MD; both of them were directors and lecturers in the symposium. New public spots about Hands Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Mobile Health Project of Nearby Rescue have been watched during the opening ceremony of the symposium. Fifteen pharmacy students performed a ritual of life-saving chain activities and simultaneous cardiac massage according to 103 rpm rhythm of Hayatta Kal (Stay Alive) song. It was also the launch step of a major project of Ayaklı Cankurtaran (Nearby Rescue). In the second part, M. Feridun Koşar, Atila Bitigen, Nevzat Alkan, and Nesrin Özkaya were the speakers. Latest evidencebased guidelines regarding the use of 300 mg aspirin by chewing, as a first-aid pharmacotherapy in conscious patients with acute