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Close Call for Police Officer
Mark Vollmar, Muncie, IN – 41 at time of event (1998)Mark Vollmar, an off duty policeman, was on his way to the store to buy a birthday present for his eldest son, Nicholas. His younger son, Christopher, came along for the ride, but he didn’t enjoy the trip at all. They were cruising down the busy street when Mark collapsed at the wheel, his… Read More
Legislator Saved from SCA
NC State Representative Survives SCA Raleigh, NC–State Rep. Becky Carney went into cardiac arrest and collapsed in her office Thursday while talking on the phone, but she was conscious when emergency workers took her from the building on a stretcher, a fellow lawmaker said. Police and emergency personnel rushed to Carney’s first-floor office at… Read More
The Day Heaven Couldn’t Wait
Linda Kuhn, Millport, AL – 50 at time of event (1996) It was hot. June in Alabama tends to be that way. Linda was finalizing her purchases at a yard sale when the heat became too much for her. She was under some stress as well, having just moved from being assistant director of nursing to working with a nursing home, and dealing with a failing… Read More
Near Death Experiences and SCA
Heaven can wait Tunnels, bright lights, visions of the deceased. Do near-death experiences really offer a glimpse of the afterlife - or is there a more rational explanation? When doctors returned to check on the patient who had almost died and been in a deep coma before being resuscitated, he thanked them for all the work they had done. He had,… Read More
Squash - Play It Till You Drop!
Alexander Martin, Owings Mills, MD – 60 at time of event (2006)Sandy is a die hard squash player, fit and powerful and of average height. He likes the doubles game best, and is quite competitive. In fact they have an annual championship between his family and the Corrigans, the in-laws, from the Metropolitan club in Washington DC, that’s running… Read More
Am I The Only One?
Nancy Pyrro, Littleton, MA – 49 at time of event (2002) Nancy was packing boxes at 5:30am. She had sold her condo and needed to get out, but she also had to go to work! It was therefore a stressful period in her life. More stress than she bargained for, and certainly more stress than Wayne, now her husband, anticipated. Nancy complained about a… Read More
Welch Allyn Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain AEDs
Welch Allyn today announced a voluntary worldwide recall of 14,054 AED 10 and MRL JumpStart external defibrillators manufactured between October 3, 2002 and January 25, 2007. There is a remote chance that these devices may experience low energy shock, unexpected device shutdown, and/or susceptibility to electromagnetic noise interference. If such… Read More
Study Links Depression in Women to Sudden Cardiac Death
NEW YORK–Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have found a strong correlation between depressive symptoms and cardiac events in women New data published in the March 9, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggest that relatively healthy women with severe… Read More
Law Enforcement Receives AEDs from Weston Reed Foundation
TUPELO, MS - The line between life and death is often separated by seconds, which is why the Tupelo Police and Lee County Sheriff's departments say having automated external defibrillators in patrol cars can help to save lives. The Weston Reed Foundation has donated 21 AEDs to the Tupelo Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Department, and… Read More