Way to Go Brentwood School in Los Angeles, California

Way to Go Brentwood School for taking the lead in Athletic Cardiac Screenings! In conjunction with UCLA Health, the Brentwood School Athletic Department has put together an opportunity for our Middle and Upper School student-athletes to receive a comprehensive sports physical, including a cardiac… Read More

Two Months in Maui

I hope this story brings hope to those who have a loved one who doesn't look like they will make it. With very good care, lots of prayers and lots of love, my husband made it through this life changing event. It started as a normal vacation, lots of food, lots of fun, a few drinks and relaxing. We… Read More

Urgent: AEDs in Schools Bill at Critical Hearing this Thursday August 14, 2014

On Thursday, August 14th, the California Senate Appropriations Committee will have a Suspense Hearing at the conclusion of the Senate session. During this hearing, legislators will vote to lift or kill previously tabled bills, and Assembly Bill 2217 could die without your action. If enacted, AB… Read More

An AED Might Have Saved Borislow's Life

Dan Borislow, the inventor of magicJack, died of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) last month after playing soccer at a community park in Jupiter, Florida. He was only 52-years-old, and is survived by a wife and children. He was one of 300,000 to 400,000 people who die each year of cardiac arrest in the… Read More

What to Do After: Continuing to Survive

As you will find, it is not enough to survive death. The Lord, you, your family and your rescuers did an awesome job of getting you to the point of navigating your solution. Continuing to survive and not fall victim to your event is going to be arduous and require intentional effort. As a… Read More

Mike's SCA

Hi my name is Mike, I am an SCA survivor. My SCA occurred on the morning of July 12th 2004. It was a nice summer morning and I was getting ready for a camping trip later that week. I took out the household garbage and when I got to the trash cans I found they had been overturned and there was… Read More

What to Do After You Survive Your Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Step One: Waking up . . . Chances are if you are reading this you have suffered a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or know someone who has and you have some questions, a lot of them. I do not have the answers for why this happened, the proper health plan or diet to follow after an event or anything… Read More

my sca story

Hi my name is Dave I. Am 41 yrs old and work in the transport dept in the film industry .It all started on feb 08tha sat morning our new puppy was making her usual commotion to go outside i told my wife to sleep i would get up with the pup and have a coffee ,no odd pains or palpitations or… Read More

CPR in the Hospital Is Not Always Good for the Patient

On TV it always seems clear and simple. A patient in the hospital goes into cardiac arrest and the medical team springs into action. After a few tense moments of furious activity, and only after all seems lost, the patient is successfully revived. A few scenes later the smiling and now fully… Read More

Seeking advice

One question for the men out here, was there any sexual performance issues you had with SCA? I want to have sexual relations with my spouse as much as I used to but performance is down. Did or is anyone else having this issue? Thanks.