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iRescU App Presented at AHA's Best Original Resuscitation Science Sessions
ORLANDO --The iRescU Project was presented November 12-13 during the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium during the "Best Original Resuscitation Science" Poster Sessions. The first poster, CPR/AED Apps: What’s Out There and Are They a Reliable Source of Public Lifesaving Information?, was a qualitative technical review of… Read More
Act Now to Win an AED!
iRescU Team Launches First Global AED Scavenger Hunt ORLANDO--The iRescU AED Location Challenge, an innovative project designed to build public automated external defibrillator (AED) public access databases, was launched this weekend at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium in Orlando, Florida. The Challenge, which… Read More
Henderson, NV, Achieves 50% Survival Rate for SCA Victims in VF
A recent study promoted today by city officials indicates that Henderson residents more than double their chance of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest when treated by the Henderson Fire Department. In instances of cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation, the Henderson Fire Department achieved a 50 percent survival rate, with 29 percent of… Read More
Music Doesn't Help an Achy Breaky Heart
Does music help prehospital professionals provide better CPR? Not according to authors of a study published online this week in Emergency Medicine Journal. Specifically, researchers from the UK and Australia explored whether listening to “Achy Breaky Heart” or “Disco Science,” compared with not listening to music, increased the proportion of CPR-… Read More
U.S. Representatives Capps and Roe Honored by Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition at Take a Stand Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest Event on Capitol Hill
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition, http://www.stopcardiacarrest.org, is comprised of 50 nonprofit organizations, which united to raise awareness about Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the critical need for immediate bystander action to help save more lives. They recognized two legislators who have been active in advancing the Coalition's cause.… Read More
Rep. Phil Roe Issues Resolution Calling for CPR-AED Training
US Congressman Phil Roe, MD (TN), honored last week by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition at "Take Heart Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest," an event in Washington, DC, has issued a statement about his resolution that encourages individuals to seek training in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated defibrillators (AEDs). “Heart… Read More
Coalition of 50 Organizations Takes a Stand Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Washington, DC--In recognition of National Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month, the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition (SCAC), in cooperation with the Congressional Heart and Stroke Caucus, hosted “Take a Stand Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest,” a two-hour event teaching the basics of Hands-Only CPR and use of AEDs (automated external defibrillators)… Read More
Washington State Senator Scott White Dies Suddenly From Cardiac Arrest
Less than 24 hours before state Sen. Scott White was found dead in a Cle Elum hotel room, friends of his say he was out with them "in a great mood like he always is." Police quickly ruled out foul play in the originally-mysterious death, and then late on Sunday the Kittitas County Coroner's Office announced that White had died of a "cardiac event… Read More
Six-Year-Old SCA Victim Saved at School
SPANISH FORK — The 6-year-old boy who collapsed and nearly died at a Spanish Fork elementary school Thursday is recovering in the hospital. His parents say he had no prior history of heart problems, and they're grateful a responding police officer was carrying an automated external defibrillator (AED). It's been a tough 24 hours for Todd and… Read More