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Clever Cat Helps Save Man’s Life from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The family feline alerted a woman who found her husband in sudden cardiac arrest. Her immediate CPR tripled his chance of survival in the race for life. For Jennifer Chap and her cat, Buddy, it was a typical morning in the home office on a marathon conference call. Suddenly, Buddy started meowing, jumping and scratching frantically. Something… Read More
Organizations Invited to Join Call.Push.Shock Campaign to Raise Awareness During National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month in October
Today only one in 10 victims survives Sudden Cardiac Arrest. But with immediate CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), five in 10 could survive. There is a critical need to raise awareness about SCA, educate people about the importance of taking immediate action, and empower communities to provide CPR training and widespread… Read More
NHTSA Seeks Input on CPR LifeLinks
WASHINGTON, DC--CPR LifeLinks is a national initiative to help communities save more lives through the implementation of telecommunicator and high-performance CPR programs. With help from the community, a how-to guide will be developed for EMS and 911 agencies to implement programs to improve cardiac arrest survival rates. Background According… Read More
AED Benefit Is Clear in Athletes with Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Survival likelihood almost doubled when first-responders use portable defibrillator, UW Medicine-led study shows. A prompt, appropriate medical response nearly doubles the likelihood of survival among competitive young athletes who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest during exercise, a new study shows. The research, published in Sports Health, was… Read More
Readiness Systems Launches AED Sentinel®, The First Remote AED Monitoring System Built for Every AED Program
AED Program Managers Now Have Access to the Ultimate in Ease of AED Ownership and Risk Management PORTLAND, OR--Readiness Systems, your AED program expert, today introduced AED Sentinel®, the industry’s first remote AED monitoring system for every AED program. Designed and built by the leading authority in AED program compliance, AED Sentinel… Read More
New Watch Can Help Doctors Monitor Your Heart in Real Time
There will soon be another way to monitor your heart from your wrist. The Apple Watch 4 that was unveiled Wednesday will include electrocardiogram testing. Often referred to as an EKG or ECG, this is how health care providers check the electricity in a patient’s heart. To a layman, these are the squiggly lines across a monitor. Usually, it takes… Read More
City of Reno and Flirtey Complete First Flights Under FAA Pilot Program for Drone Delivery of AEDs
RENO, NV--The City of Reno and Flirtey today announce that they have successfully completed their first flights in the FAA’s Drone Integration Pilot Program (IPP), which is fast-tracking regulatory approvals for drone delivery. Conducting the first multi-drone delivery demonstration under the FAA’s IPP, a single Flirtey pilot simultaneously… Read More
Are Die-Hard Football, Other Sports Fans Putting Their Hearts at Risk?
Tailgate parties are kicking off the NFL's regular season, and if the brats and burgers, cheese dips and chili bowls aren’t enough to give passionate sports fans heart problems, all the close calls and tense final moments of upcoming games just might. Football fans aren’t the only ones at risk. Some studies have shown sporting events like World… Read More
Denali Expedition Successfully Obtains High-Altitude Cardiac Data Using Wearable ECG Sensor
KIRKLAND, WA (BUSINESS WIRE)--You love the outdoors – but your heart might not. If you enjoy skiing, hiking and other sports experienced at high altitudes, you might be well advised to spend your first day at altitude taking it easy. In older men, especially those unaccustomed to intense physical exertion and with coronary artery disease (CAD)… Read More