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53 Deputies to Be Trained and Equipped with AEDs
SEATTLE, WA--The King County sheriff's office says 53 deputies are being trained and equipped with portable heart defibrillators so they can be dispatched to cardiac arrest calls along with medics. A deputy who arrives first at a call can start resuscitation and deliver the first defibrillator shocks. Medics can then take over. Dr. Mickey… Read More
Cable Guy Saves A Life
VANCOUVER, BC-- What could have been a tragic Christmas for a Langley family, remained a time of celebration and gratitude, thanks to the quick actions of a stranger. Shaw Cable technician Paul Schulli had come to David and Marianna Sibley’s home to set up a new high definition television box. But when David suddenly had a cardiac arrest and… Read More
Taiwan Airport Adds 50 AEDs
TAIPEI--Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport has installed 50 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to meet the emergency needs of travelers who experience sudden cardiac arrest, airport officials said Saturday.The life-saving devices, introduced with the help of corporate sponsors, are part of the airport's efforts to enhance safety, the… Read More
Indiana Police Officers Saves a Life
SEYMOUR, IN--A 56-year-old Seymour man may likely received an early Christmas present from an unlikely source — two police officers. And if the man doesn’t feel that way, the two officers do. “It made my Christmas,” Officer Mat Carver said of his role in helping the man, who was suffering from severe cardiac arrest. Officer James Handley, who is… Read More
NY Health Clubs Have Legal Obligation to Use AEDs
NEW YORK, NY-- New York health clubs have a legal obligation to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on members experiencing cardiac episodes, a unanimous New York appeals court ruled. The Appellate Division, Second Department, opinion published Thursday is the first time the court has recognized an affirmative duty for health clubs to use… Read More
Texas Teen Posts Video About His Near-Death Experiences... One Week Before His Sudden Death on Christmas Day
A Texas teenager with a life-threatening heart condition spoke about his life in a video posted on YouTube days before his death. Ben Breedlove, 18, died on Christmas day, but the teenager left one last video about his life for more than 60,000 followers on YouTube, according to KXAN News in Austin. Breedlove had been using several YouTube… Read More
Alcohol, Obesity Common Causes of Sudden Death
Between 1998 and 2007, researchers in Finland performed postmortem examinations at the department of forensic medicine, University of Oulu. Causes of non-ischemic sudden cardiac death (SCD) were analyzed separately for those aged younger than 40 years, 40 to 59 years and older than 60 years. The study data were derived from 2,661 people who died… Read More
Rural AED Program to be Restored to FY10 Funding Level
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the final FY12 appropriations bill that includes $2.5 million (minus a 0.189% cut across the board cut for all programs in the bill) for the Health Research and Service Administration's Rural and Community Access to Emergency Devices Program. The final bill passed the House and Senate and is now waiting… Read More
Could This Be A Game-Changer?
Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 Would Provide Broad Good Samaritan Protection Only two percent of people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) outside hospitals are treated with an automated external defibrillator (AED) by a bystander.(1) Sometimes lay bystanders hesitate to act because they are concerned about liability risks, particularly… Read More