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NC Representative, Police Officers Honored for Helping Save Rep. Becky Carney's Life
RALEIGH, NC– A House colleague of Rep. Becky Carney of North Carolina, and two General Assembly police officers are being honored for saving her life when she went into cardiac arrest. The American Red Cross is slated to present Tuesday lifesaving awards to Rep. Bob England and officers Forrest Johnson and Will Smith at a Legislative Building news… Read More
Kansas ICD Patients Celebrate New Beginnings
TOPEKA, KS--The "Heart Shockers" of Topeka, Kansas, got together this afternoon to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the support group. Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators, or ICDs, and their family members joined Heart Shockers to be able to share their experiences living with defibrillators. Today's “Picnic in… Read More
SCA Foundation Announces Winners of Video Contest
In honor of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, Foundation Donates Free AEDs to Winning SchoolsPittsburgh, PA–The SCA Foundation today announced the winners of its first video contest designed to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest. The student competition drove teams from across the country to submit videos about the importance of CPR and… Read More
Association Wants One Million People to Commit to CPR Training
DALLAS-- Senior offensive tackle Matt Nader felt like his chest exploded when he collapsed on the sidelines at his high school football game. Quick action by his parents who knew cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the availability of an onsite automated external defibrillator (AED) saved his life. The American Heart Association wants a… Read More
Shannon from Alabama
Hi! My name is Shannon Griggs, and I am a wife and mother-of-two living in the small town of Arab, Alabama. On March 5, 2009, I was at home from work getting ready for my grandfather's funeral. Of course, I don't remember any of this or much of the month prior to this, so I rely on the recollections of my closest family and friends. Because of… Read More
Boston Pizza Foundation Contributes $1 Million to Strengthen National AED Program in Canada
Contribution will place and provide training for 200 AEDs across CanadaEdmonton, Alberta–The Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) today announced a $1 million contribution by the Boston Pizza Foundation to its national Heart&Stroke Restart a Heart, Restart a Life(TM) Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program. The contribution will support… Read More
SCA Foundation Board Chair Named Fulbright Scholar
Bobby Khan, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiology at Emory University Bobby V. Khan, MD, PhD, Chairman of the Board of the SCA Foundation, has been named a Fulbright Scholar. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to “increase mutual… Read More
Drake University Graduate Celebrates Her Father's Survival
Drake University senior Cassaundra Koenen missed the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Saturday morning because her father, Glenn Koenen, suffered a heart attack in the stands at the Drake Knapp Center about a half hour before the ceremony, which began at 10 a.m. Drake staff members, along with an emergency room nurse and a doctor in the… Read More
Heart Rhythm Society Calls for Better Surveillance of ICD Lead Wires
Defibrillator lead wires need better surveillance to detect defects, a group of heart doctors has said. The Heart Rhythm Society also called on hospitals to train doctors in the delicate procedure of removing such wires from patients. A lead is a wire that connects an implantable defibrillator to the heart. If a lead breaks, the defibrillator can… Read More