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Runners Saving Runners
CHARLESTON, NC--A strong faith and a good team of medical professionals is hard to beat. And if you are a runner about to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, there's probably no better place to be than in the midst of a large group of running enthusiasts - who happen to be doctors and nurses - and close to the MUSC Heart and Vascular Center. Steve… Read More
A Save at the LA Marathon
Jay Yim, 21, had worked on improving his fitness since age 15. In preparation for this year's Los Angeles Marathon on March 21, the University of Southern California pre-med student had been training with a marathon club and regularly did 10-mile runs on his own.The day before the race, he had a carbo-loading dinner with his club members.… Read More
Survivor State Rep. Carney Advocates for AED Placement in Churches
CHARLOTTE, NC--Almost one year to the day that an automated external defibrillator (AED) helped save her life during sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), state Rep. Becky Carney launched a program Thursday to make the devices available to others in need. Carney was among a group of dignitaries gathering Thursday morning at the Carole Hoefener Center in… Read More
Be Strong - Never Give Up
Claire Dunlap, Boynton Beach, FL – 15 at time of event (2009) The softball team had won that Wednesday afternoon in West Boca High School. Claire, the varsity centerfield starter, was huddled with her team members on right field, talking about the next days practice. She fell over and started to gasp. "I was turning blue and making snorting… Read More
Basketball Buddies Are Lifesavers
A Suwanee man has rebounded quickly from a potentially fatal heart attack with the help of his basketball buddies and lifesaving technology. It was nearing halftime during a recreational league game at Suwanee Sports Academy on Dec. 19 when Mike Lulko suddenly felt dizzy. With his wife and two children watching in the stands, the 49-year-old… Read More
CPR Instruction Using Cell Phones Effective
People who received detailed audio instructions on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) demonstrated better compression rate, hand placement and compression depth than those who did not receive recorded instructions by cell phone. The results of the study are published today online in Annals of Emergency Medicine (“Cell Telephone… Read More
National AED Advocate Succumbs to Sudden Death
Public access defibrillation advocate, Jack Grogan, 73, collapsed at the San Jose International Airport on Sunday upon his return from a trip to Washington, D.C. Bystanders immediately started CPR, and Grogan's son, Dale, who was there to meet his father, used a nearby automated external defibrillator (AED). Despite this and immediate response by… Read More
Dana Edelson, MD, MS, Elected to SCA Foundation Board of Directors
PITTSBURGH–Dana Peres Edelson, MD, MS, has been elected to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Edelson is Director of Clinical Research at the University of Chicago's Emergency Resuscitation Center and Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. "We are delighted that Dr. Edelson will be joining our team,"… Read More
Cheney's Hospitalization Puts Spotlight on Heart Disease
Former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent hospitalization for chest pains puts a spotlight on heart disease — the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the United States. The 69-year-old Republican, who served as Vice President from 2001 to 2009 in the administration of George W. Bush, was said to be resting comfortably Monday at George… Read More