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Survivors of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Families Invited to National Conference
PITTSBURGH--A workshop for survivors of sudden cardiac arrest and their families, and medical professionals will be conducted on Dec. 8, 2010 in San Diego, prior to the Citizen CPR Foundation’s biennial conference, the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update. The physical and psychological issues many survivors experience will be discussed and… Read More
Vote to Save Lives in Schools Across America
Help save lives in schools across America. That’s what the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation will do if it receives enough votes to win a Pepsi Refresh Project grant. The “Save Lives in Schools Across America” project will raise awareness in secondary schools and help save lives through: · targeted distribution of the Foundation’s award-… Read More
High Risk Residential Areas Identified for AED Placement
Researchers were able to identify high-risk residential areas suitable for the placement of an automated external defibrillator by using simple demographic characteristics of a city center, according to a new study published in Circulation. “According to the recommendations from the American Heart Association, 13 AEDs should be placed where there… Read More
Connecticut Town Named Heart Safe Community
THOMASTON, Conn. – The town has been designated a HEARTSafe Community by the state health department and the American Heart Association. The town has defibrillators throughout and residents have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. "It means we are now going to have town folks start doing care immediately before EMS arriving," said Skip… Read More
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