Heart attack

The team implanted a new type of defibrillator in a 2-year-old boy with a genetic heart defect. It's called an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or EV-ICD for short.

Carle Health & Fitness Center in Bloomington declared Feb. 28 as Warren Salzman Day. In 2020, Salzman suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at the gym, but thanks to members and staff who intervened, he made a full recovery. To celebrate, the gym invited members and the community to an open house on Tuesday, where they participated in health screenings and educational activities related to heart health.

On Monday, McLean County prosecutor Aaron Hornsby met the paramedic team that saved his life after suffering from cardiac arrest in November. The team credits Hornsby's family with helping him beat the slim odds of survival by calling 911 and performing life-saving chest compressions until the ambulance arrived.

The Bloomington Fire Department says its new portable heart monitor enables paramedics to bring the hospital emergency department to your side, wherever you are.