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Death the Victor Once Again
LOS ANGELES -- It was the fourth quarter of a tie game at Freemont High School in Los Angeles last Friday night. Angela Gettis, a 16-year-old cheerleader, was doing her part to rally George Washington Preparatory High School football fans, when she suddenly collapsed and became lifeless. The game stopped as coaches and trainers ran to help.… Read More
Alcohol Intake and Obesity Among Significant Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death Independent of Coronary Artery Disease
New population-based study published in HeartRhythm analyzes age-specific causes of sudden death in more than 2,600 victims WASHINGTON, October 3, 2011 — New study results reveal underlying causes of nonischemic sudden cardiac death (SCD) – those causes not related to coronary artery disease (CAD) – including alcohol, obesity and myocardial… Read More
Giving Goes Mobile: Donate from Anywhere on October 4th
To donate on October 4th, visit www.pittsburghgives.org and select Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation The Pittsburgh Foundation's third annual community-wide Day of Giving event on October 4th is going mobile for the first time. Donors will be able to access the on-line giving platform and make gifts to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation by using… Read More
Senate Subcommittee Votes to Restore Funding for the Rural AED Act
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education yesterday voted to set aside $2.5 million for the HRSA's Rural Access to Emergency Devices (AED) Program, thanks in large part to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition, including the American Heart Association, working with Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa. Harkin's support for the funding was… Read More
Rep. Phil Roe Uses CPR and AED to Help Save a Life
Republican Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) may have saved a life Tuesday morning by performing CPR on a man who collapsed in a Charlotte, N.C., airport. Roe, formerly a practicing OB/GYN before he was elected to Congress, was walking through the airport with fellow Congressman Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) when someone cried out about a man who had collapsed,… Read More
Celtics Coach Saves a Life
NEWTON, Mass. -- None of us knows when we'll get our final shot in life, but Chuck Conley realizes his could have been last week. Conley, of Belmont, was playing a basketball pickup game when he collapsed. "It was scary. I had no pulse, no breathing. I had heart stoppage," said Conley. The Wednesday night pickup game at Newton's Hyde Community… Read More
What You Need to Know About “AED Failures”
AEDs save lives when they are properly maintained and used quickly by bystanders A new study, “Analysis of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Device Failures Reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA),” published online in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, requires attention and careful analysis.(1) It should also serve as a… Read More
Take a Stand Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest
You Are Invited! The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition will host an event to raise awareness on Capitol Hill during National SCA Awareness Month in October. The event will take place at the Rayburn House Office Building foyer in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 26, from 4-6 pm. All interested parties are invited to attend. "Please help us… Read More
Public Awareness About AEDs Discouragingly Low
Widespread public education campaigns needed AMSTERDAM—Most laypersons are unfamiliar with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and would be unwilling to use them to help victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), according to Patrick Schober, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Public… Read More