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Rangers Prospect Dies During Game
October 14, 2008–NEW YORK–New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov died during a game in his native Russia on Monday night. He was 19. The New York Post reported that Cherepanov suffered a heart attack* and collapsed on the bench during Avangard Omsk’s game against Vityav Chekhov. Former Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr had just finished a shift… Read More
McDowell EMS Among First in North Carolina to Offer Therapeutic Hypothermia for SCA Victims
MARION, NC–McDowell's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is on the pulse of up-to-date treatments. Beginning today, they'll be using therapeutic hypothermia – big words for a relatively simple procedure that could greatly increase the quality of life for cardiac arrest patients. In layman's terms, it involves lowering a person's body temperature… Read More
An Inconvenient Beat
Sarah Zammett, Matoaca, VA, – 42 at time of event (2008) Sarah was saved in a house of God. It was her family’s church for generations; in fact her Great Grandfather founded the church in the 1880s. Sarah and her daughters were attending the first service that Sunday morning in April. “It was after the service, most everyone had… Read More
Hypothermia An Important Tool In Arizona's Cardiac Arrest Centers
What if every patient who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest could have access to the same kind of specialized care found in a trauma center? Arizona is answering that question by becoming the first state to create a network of cardiac arrest centers, which draw on the concept of trauma centers to deliver standardized care to patients… Read More
Congress Declares October "National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month"
SCA Foundation to Celebrate by Honoring the Heroes Who Saved Maxwell KingOctober 1, 2008 – PITTSBURGH – Congress has declared October “National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month” in an effort to raise awareness about the nation’s leading cause of death. The resolution “calls upon the people of the U.S. to observe this month with appropriate… Read More
Illustration of a Perfect Save
Maxwell King, Latrobe, PA – 61 at time of event (November 1, 2006) It was a chilly fall day in Pittsburgh. Maxwell King was walking from his home in the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood to a meeting of foundation leaders at the Carnegie Museum of Art. As president of the Heinz Endowments and chairman of the national Council on Foundations, he… Read More
Cool It - Induced Hypothermia Targets Brain Injury
Hypothermia can kill. It most often afflicts people who have been shipwrecked or lost in the woods. It isn’t a treatment you would expect to receive in hospital. It is, however, becoming a common and useful method to prevent severe brain damage in patients that have suffered unconsciousness due a lack of oxygenated blood—such as those who have… Read More
Ontario Invests in Defibrillator Training for Youth
TORONTO, ON–The Government of Ontario is empowering youth to save lives through a major commitment to the ACT Foundation to support the establishment of defibrillator training in Ontario high schools. A $1.4 million investment from the province will help the Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation train teachers to teach students how to use… Read More
House Supports Resolution Naming October SCA Awareness Month
On Monday, the Senate passed S. Con. Res. 93 by unanimous consent, supporting the goals and ideals of "National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month." The House followed suit by passing H. Con. Res. 393 by a voice vote on Thursday. Both Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) spoke in favor of the resolution. The … Read More