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Government of Canada and Heart and Stroke Foundation Exceed Goal of Installing 2,000 AEDs in Recreational Hockey Arenas Across the Country
Over 2,500 installed in Canada as part of National AED Initiative CALGARY, ALBERTA--Two events took place yesterday to highlight progress and proven success of the National Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Initiative, a partnership between the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF). The Honourable Rona… Read More
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Applauds Institute of Medicine Report on Cardiac Arrest
PITTSBURGH, PA--The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation applauds the Institute of Medicine report, “Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival: A Time to Act,” released this week in Washington, D.C. The report suggests the U.S. is falling short in efforts to improve outcomes from cardiac arrest and offers strategies to increase survival rates. “… Read More
San Ramon Valley: One of the Safest Places to Live
People who experience a sudden cardiac emergency in the San Ramon Valley are twice as likely to survive SAN RAMON, CA--The San Ramon Valley, a residential and business community located east of San Francisco, has a reputation as being one of the safest places in the United States to experience a cardiac emergency. According to the Center for… Read More
New Recommendations in Cardiac Arrest Protocol Advocate for Increased CPR and AED Training to Improve U.S. Survival Rates
American Red Cross Convenes National Cardiac Arrest Collaborative to Design New Accreditation Standards and Establish Common Goals WASHINGTON, DC-- A new report released today from the Institute of Medicine calls for a campaign to promote public education and training opportunities to reduce barriers to the provision of bystander CPR and… Read More
American Heart Association Bolsters Commitment to Improving Cardiac Arrest Survival
DALLAS, TX--A new report is a call to action to improve survival from cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death worldwide, the American Heart Association said today. The Institute of Medicine report, "Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival: A Time to Act (2015)," outlines eight ways to improve survival from cardiac arrest. The American Heart… Read More
U.S. Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Around 6 Percent for Those Occurring Outside of a Hospital
New IOM report recommends strategies to improve survival rates WASHINGTON, D.C.--Cardiac arrest strikes almost 600,000 people each year, killing the vast majority of those individuals, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Every year in the U.S., approximately 395,000 cases of cardiac arrest occur outside of a hospital setting, in… Read More
Report from Institute of Medicine Committee on Treatment of Cardiac Arrest to be Released June 30 in Washington, D.C.
The public release of what could be a landmark report from the Institute of Medicine Committee on Treatment of Cardiac Arrest will take place on June 30 at 11 a.m. in Washington, D.C. The event will be open to the public. The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation urges survivors and family members affected by sudden cardiac arrest, representatives of… Read More
Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: The Molecular Autopsy and a Practical Approach to Surviving Relatives
The sudden death of a young, apparently fit and healthy person is amongst the most challenging scenarios in clinical medicine. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a devastating and tragic outcome of a number of underlying cardiovascular diseases. While coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction are the most common causes of SCD in older… Read More
NFPA's Firefighter Fatality Report Shows 64 On-Duty Deaths in 2014-- More Than Half from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
CHICAGO, IL--The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported a total of 64 on-duty firefighter deaths in the U.S. in 2014, making 2014 the third year in the past four years that the total has been below 65 deaths. According to NFPA’s U.S. Firefighter Fatalities report, the number of 2014 fatalities is a significant decrease from the 97… Read More