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Most State Police Agencies Do Not Equip Vehicles with AEDs
Just 30 percent the nation's state police agencies reported that they equip their vehicles with automated external defibrillators, and of those, nearly 60 percent of said only a minority of their fleet have the lifesaving devices on board, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania presented… Read More
Anxiety Can Lead to Sexual Dysfunction in Heart Implant Patients
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Men and women with implanted defibrillators may experience sexual performance problems related to a fear of getting shocked during sex, according to the American Heart Assn. In a survey of more than 150 people, average sexual function scores among men with ICDs were consistent with mild erectile dysfunction while those without… Read More
Who Won the IRescU Scavenger Hunt?
Congratulations to Linda-Cotter Forbes, who has won the iRescU Challenge to upload or email the location of AEDs in the community! Linda is the mother of Kaitlin Forbes, a survivor who was saved at Rhinebeck, NY, High School, thanks to her school's foresight and preparation. Linda has won an AED, donated by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and… Read More
iRescU Challenge: Act Now to Win an AED!
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 continues through 9:00 am ET tomorrow, invites champions of the cause… Read More
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