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Lancaster Amish Learn to Use AEDs
LANCASTER, Pa. — The plodding horse and buggy clomping down your street might be concealing some surprisingly advanced technology. Amish in Paradise Township, who generally shun technology, are learning how to save lives with automated external defibrillators, or AEDs. More than 50 members of the rural community, about half of them Amish, recently… Read More
New ICD May Lead to Safer Heart Treatment
Scottsdale Healthcare is only Arizona hospital, 1 of 35 worldwide in clinical study SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Scottsdale Healthcare is the only Arizona hospital system testing a new under-the-skin device that uses an electrical shock to interrupt possibly fatal heart rhythms, restoring a normal heartbeat for patients at high risk of sudden cardiac… Read More
NY Paramedics Use Hypothermia to Treat Cardiac Arrest Survivors
New York, NY - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano today announced that City Paramedics have begun treating cardiac arrest patients with hypothermia therapy – a new, life-saving medical procedure that has been proven to slow the deleterious impact of cardiac arrest on the human body. The treatment involves… Read More
Comedian Hal Sparks Helps Save a Life
Comedian Hal Sparks was hailed a hero last night after saving the life of a fellow air passenger when the man collapsed at Los Angeles International Airport. The comedian launched into action when he saw an elderly male fall to the ground in the Delta Airlines terminal at around 11pm (local time). He performed CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)… Read More
Chest Compressions: Just Do It!
Studies support bystanders not using mouth-to-mouth breathingIf you haven't been well-trained in CPR and you see someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), just doing chest compressions to help keep the blood flowing can be as effective as CPR that includes mouth-to-mouth breathing, new research claims. Two new studies, appearing in the… Read More
AEDs Contributed to Livingston County, MI, Law Enforcement
Livingston County’s nine law enforcement agencies now have another tool in the trunk to help save lives. Thanks to community and business contributions, a “Jump Start the Heart” campaign led by Michigan State Police at the Brighton Post, Livingston County EMS and the Sheriff’s Department was an overwhelming success and has resulted in the purchase… Read More
Another Piece of the Puzzle
Sick sinus syndrome occurs when the electrical activity of the sinoatrial node – the heart’s pacemaker – is impaired. Sudden cardiac death occurs after an abrupt loss of consciousness within an hour of the onset of acute symptoms – often at night when the heart rate slows dramatically – and can affect the healthy elderly and well-trained athletes… Read More
Cooling SCA Survivors: Key to Successful Post Arrest Care
While hypothermia has been used during cardiac bypass since the 1950s, its use in the post-cardiac arrest setting had been unsuccessful until recently By Jon C. Rittenberger, MD Cardiac arrest is the most common cause of death in North America, resulting in approximately 350,000 deaths per year. For in-patients successfully resuscitated from out-… Read More
Maggie Dixon Classic Scheduled for December 19 in NYC
The two-time defending national champion University of Connecticut Huskies, who have won 78 straight games, will return to the Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York for the second time during the 2010-11 season. It is an event that pays tribute to the former Army head coach who died due to arrhythmia April 6, 2006. It is also… Read More