Sponsor Resources and Program Partners

Acknowledgements

You Can Save a Life at School is an initiative of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. You Can Save a Life at School, first in a series of targeted campaigns to raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest, was created and published by the SCA Foundation in cooperation with The RedFlash Group. The website component was developed in cooperation with M2Technology. The SCA Foundation thanks the Schools Campaign program sponsors and partners, listed below, that have made it possible to develop and promote this campaign.

Sponsors

Sponsor Information
	Boston Scientific http://www.bostonscientific.com/home.bsci
	Cardiac Science http://www.cardiacscience.com/
	Health & Safety Institute and its family of brands, American Safety & Health Institute and Medic First Aid http://www.ashinstitute.org/ http://medicfirstaid.com/
	Physio-Control, Inc Physio-Control Looks to the Future of Emergency Care The pioneer in portable defibrillation and monitoring technology, Physio-Control continues to define the standard for cardiac emergency care equipment and solutions. Our LIFEPAK® defibrillators have been carried to the top of Mount Everest and launched into orbit on the International Space Station. Nearly 700,000 units are in use today in schools and other community locations and on fire rescue rigs, ambulances and hospital crash carts worldwide. Since Physio-Control was founded in 1955, our products have helped save tens of thousands of lives and positively impacted countless more. Even as we bring ground-breaking products to market, some things do not change. As always, the LIFEPAK brand stands for a rugged, portable device customers can trust—every single day. A LIFEPAK device never stands on its own. Our goal is to provide complete solutions for cardiac emergencies—from trained first responders through the hospital. Our products are systems. Everything works together—whether it is accessories, disposables, flexible energy dosing, or data solutions. When customers buy a LIFEPAK product, they get a leading-edge defibrillator AND the company that stands behind it: The pioneers of prehospital cardiac monitoring and defibrillating equipment Innovators continually at the forefront of improving patient care A company that has been in business for more than five decades Products and solutions designed to support communities in saving lives Although not everyone can be saved from sudden cardiac arrest, studies show that early defibrillation can dramatically improve survival rates. http://www.physiocontrol.com/
	School Health Corporation www.schoolhealth.com For more than 50 years, School Health has been the leader in helping school professionals improve the health and well being of the children entrusted in their care. Our company has always prided itself on our professional and knowledgeable representatives. They are charged with the responsibility of serving as ambassadors to schools, public health departments, head starts and athletic teams to help educate our customers on new products and technologies. School Health Corporation, family owned and operated, has grown by meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers. We are the leading supplier of medical supplies and equipment to school nurses, athletic trainers, and other specialty healthcare professionals. • More than 60,000 schools count on us for their medical supply needs. We also serve colleges and universities, professional sports teams, public health departments, head starts, day cares, medical offices, and more. • School Health offers one-stop shopping for more than 7,000 products, including CPR Training Supplies, AEDs and AED Programs. • We are the leader in introducing new technology to our markets. • Our Service and Calibration Department repairs and maintains the vision and hearing screening instruments and other medical devices we sell. • We strive to get orders picked, packed and shipped within 24 hours. • We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. • We reinvest in our customers and communities by contributing financial resources and through volunteerism. Our employees give their time and their money to worthy causes across the country. Our Mission School Health’s mission is to offer medical products and supplies that are innovative and exceptionally well made, which are supported with competitive pricing, education on how to best use these products, and reliable service. By providing this unique service, we help our customers improve the health and well being of those entrusted in their care. Visit us online at www.schoolhealth.com or call our friendly and helpful Customer Service department at 866-323-5465.
	St. Jude Medical Foundation St. Jude Medical Foundation’s philosophical approach to philanthropy reflects our passion and dedication to improving awareness and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. Our grant programs are focused in three specific areas: health awareness, advancing the state of medical knowledge through education, research and training and supporting the communities in which we live, work and play. http://www.sjmfoundation.com/
	ZOLL Medical Corporation http://www.zoll.com/

Nonprofit Resources and Program Partners

Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation of Canada: www.actfoundation.ca

Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation: www.safebeat.org

Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education (Care) Foundation: www.longqt.org

Citizen CPR Foundation: www.citizencpr.org

The Gregory W. Moyer Defibrillator Fund: www.gregaed.org

HeartScreens for Teens: www.heartscreensforteens.org

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA): www.4hcm.org The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association provides information, support and advocacy to patients, families, medical care providers and the general community about HCM. HCM is the leading cause of sudden cardiac arrest in the young, accounting for over 40% of deaths during athletics. HCMA can provide fact sheets, posters, support options for faculty, families and students, and support documents to assist in implementing an AED program in your school. For more information visit us on the web at www.4hcm.org

Louis J. Acompora Foundation: www.la-12.org

Parent Heart Watch: www.parentheartwatch.org Parent Heart Watch is the national voice protecting youth from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and preventable Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). Parent Heart Watch leads and empowers others by sharing information, educating and advocating for change. Parent Heart Watch was established by parents for parents and families that have been affected by Sudden Cardiac Arrest throughout the United States. The members involved with Parent Heart Watch have brought education and awareness about SCA to the forefront, sparking a collaborative effort to mandate change in the attitudes toward SCA. Individually they have changed laws, placed hundreds of AEDs in local communities, and conducted heart screening events for thousands of youth. Children who die of SCA are most often free of symptoms that would alert anyone about a pre-existing cardiac condition. These children usually pass school and athletic physicals with flying colors. It is our goal to see AEDs in every public place so that communities are more comfortable using them when they are needed.

Project Adam: www.projectadam.com. Project ADAM is a nonprofit program of Children’s Hospital of WI. Our mission is to serve children and adolescents throughout education and deployment of life-saving programs that help prevent sudden cardiac death. Project ADAM assists schools nationwide in implementing public access defibrillation (PAD) programs. We help schools determine the need for automated external defibrillators (AEDs), secure funding, provide program templates and assist with marketing efforts. Project ADAM began in 1999 after a series of sudden deaths among high school athletes in southeastern Wisconsin. Many of these deaths appear due to ventricular fibrillation. The project began after Adam Lemel, a 17-year-old Whitefish Bay, Wis., high school student, collapsed and died while playing basketball. Adam's parents—Patty Lemel and Joe Lemel—along with David Ellis, a childhood friend of Adam's, collaborated with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to create this program in Adam's memory. The Project ADAM model is used nationwide. Affiliate sites include: Project ADAM Florida, Florida Hospital. Youth Heart Watch, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Project S.A.V.E., Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Project ADAM Illinois, Midwest Heart Community Foundation, Alabama Life Start, Children’s Hospital of Alabama.

Project Heart Fit: www.projectheartfit.org

Project S.A.V.E.: www.choa.org Project S.A.V.E. (Sudden Cardiac Death: Awareness, Vision for Prevention and Education) at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is an affiliate of Project ADAM at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Our mission is to promote prevention of sudden cardiac death in school-age children and adolescents, especially in the school setting. Primary prevention is achieved through use of a comprehensive pre-participation history and physical exam for student athletes and awareness and recognition of signs and symptoms of heart disease by primary care physicians, parents, coaches, PE teachers, school nurses and other adults who work with children, with appropriate referral for warning signs and timely emergency treatment if necessary. Secondary prevention is accomplished through education and consultation with schools on implementation of a comprehensive AED program, including al-staff awareness and AED practice drills, and promotion of CPR/AED education for school staff and middle/high school students. Project S.A.V.E. has worked with schools all over the state of Georgia and has recognized over 600 Project S.A.V.E. HeartSafe schools during the last four school years. These schools have completed an implementation checklist showing that they have a comprehensive AED/emergency medical response program. We also work with schools to implement Emergency Action Plans for their sports programs in different venues where student athletes practice and play. We educate primary care physicians, school nurses and others about risk of sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric age group. We also provide training grants to schools to help with CPR/AED education.