One Year Later

Tomorrow will be my one year anniversary from surviving SCA. It has been a long road and I still have a way to go to get back to where I was prior to SCA. I was reading where SCA survivors suffer from the following:guilt, sleep disturbances, a perception of vulnerability, a sense of urgency,… Read More

My SCA story

I know I probably won't spell some words correct so I apologize in advance. It was May 17th, 2010 I was 16 and going into the final few weeks of my junior year in high school. It was towards the end of my 1st class of the day. I had come in early that morning to catch up on work for that class… Read More

California Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Target: Says There is No Common Law Duty Requiring AEDs in Target Stores

In a long-awaited and important AED-related decision, the California Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that there is no common law duty (aka legally imposed obligation) requiring Target Corporation to obtain and make available AEDs in its stores for use in medical emergencies. This result… Read More

The Story of Our Dad

Stuart R. Koenig (June 14, 1947 – September 15, 2012) My dad died from sudden cardiac arrest when he was 65. He was active and in shape, he was on cholesterol meds, he detested cigarettes, and I never saw him drink anything stronger than a cabernet. But he still died, playing tennis, and dropped so… Read More

My Story

Hello! I am a 42yr old mother of 3 children (10,7,4). We had an event happen that has changed us dramatically; and quite honestly, I am having a hard time dealing with it. (The beginning of the story is told from my husband's point of view because I have no memory of it) On the night of July 28,… Read More

Need your help to launch my mobile app to save SCA victims !!!

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum so let me know if this is not acceptable. After years of working on this project, I am about to launch multiple campaigns: 1- to raise awareness of SCA and my approach to alleviate this problem 2- to raise funding to launch my completely free mobile app to… Read More

I will unavoidably be unable to attend ECCU this year but wanted to share what SLICC has to say anyway.

Our focus at ECCU was going to be on what we can do to fix CPR. SLICC's notes are at http://www.slicc.org/ECCU_Info.pdf Bob

Skeptical California Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in the Target Case

The long court battle in the case of Verdugo v. Target is nearing its end. The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments on May 6, 2014 and a decision is expected by August. I listened to the audio recording of the proceedings and, to my ear, the justices took a skeptical view of the Verdugos’… Read More

SLICC passes 10,000 trained mark!

As SLICC entered it's eighth year in April, its roster of trained bystanders had reached 10,254. Our latest annual report is at http://www.slicc.org/AR2014 After having demonstrated at the AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium that most rescuers are not capable of delivering manual Guideline-… Read More

How to travel by plane with AED?

We are seeking advice on how to travel by plane with an AED recently. It seems that there is conflicting information about the airline and TSA restrictions on Lithium metal batteries for flights in the U.S. (Phillips and TSA have said we can't while sales people have said they have flown with it).… Read More