--- title: "Experts Demonstrate Life-Saving Heart Health Skills | Sutter Health" description: "Sutter Health's 'Wear Red' heart expo taught the community CPR, AED use and ECG basics, connecting patients with the experts behind heart-saving care." url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact/experts-demonstrate-their-heart-saving-moves" --- 1. [Home](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Community impact](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact) / 3. Experts Demonstrate Their Heart Saving Moves # Experts Show Off Their Heart-Saving Skills Sutter Health's 'Wear Red' heart expo taught the community CPR, AED use and ECG basics, connecting patients with the experts behind heart-saving care. February 7, 2024 by Emma Dugas Few medical terms are more mainstream than those that deal with the heart. Most adults in America have heard of CPR and seen an AED machine. Many can also describe what an ECG or electrocardiogram readout looks like and may even wave their finger to mimic the rhythmic display. But this [heart month,](https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/american_heart_month.htm) Sutter Health encourages you to go beyond the shorthand to witness the life-changing potential of these common cardiac interventions. [![Heart Month event flyer](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/community-impact/Heart-Month-flyer-300x200-27d3b90a.png)](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/experts-demonstrate-their-heart-saving-moves/heart-month-flyer/) Recently, Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center and Sutter’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation teamed up to host a free heart health expo for the community. The second-annual “[Wear Red](https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/american-heart-month#:~:text=National%20Wear%20Red%20Day%20is,the%20U.S.%20and%20largely%20preventable.)” event included CPR and AED demonstrations, encouraging participants to learn these heart-saving skills. Booths offered attendees a close-up look at new [![Expert answers questions about heart valve repair](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/community-impact/Resized_20240201_163819-e1707336392900-272x300-e730ac83.jpeg)](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/experts-demonstrate-their-heart-saving-moves/resized_20240201_163819/) medical techniques to treat cardiovascular disease. The audience also heard the latest research on heart healthy diets – and had the chance to sample some recipes! Finally, short talks introduced local patients to the doctors, nurses and others who treat heart conditions at the [award-winning](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/healthgrades-recognizes-ten-sutter-health-hospitals-as-americas-best/) hospital and medical group. Experts even filmed a few demonstrations to spread the event’s education further, through social media. In this video James Robinson, nurse practitioner with Sutter’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation, outlines the basic steps of CPR. In this video Jessie Peng, nurse practitioner and Rajvi Kadakia, physician assistant, both with Sutter’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation, explain how you can use an AED. Finally, in this video, Cris Panaligan, a nurse manager with Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, discusses how Sutter hospitals use ECG machines to deliver safe, personalized care to patients. ## Topics [Heart health](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/search?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_healthTopics.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22Heart+health%22%5D%7D%5D&verticalKey=articles)[Heart Disease](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/search?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_healthTopics.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22Heart+Disease%22%5D%7D%5D&verticalKey=articles) ## Related articles ### [It takes a team: Spotlight on Sacramento hospital’s heart valve care](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/our-people/spotlight-on-sacramento-hospital-heart-valve-care) ### [National Honors Recognize Sutter Health’s Excellence in Stroke and Heart Care](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/our-people/national-honors-recognize-sutter-healths-excellence-in-stroke-and-heart-care) ### [National Honors for Heart Care That Saves Lives](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/our-people/national-honors-for-heart-care-that-saves-lives) ### [Passing the Torch: Sutter Leaders 'Go Red' for Heart Health](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/our-people/passing-the-torch-sutter-leaders-advance-womens-heart-health-nationwide) [See all from Community impact](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact) ## Check your Vitals Get the latest in health innovation, community impact and patient care from Sutter Health — delivered straight to your inbox. 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