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The Patient's Decision to Undergo ICD Therapy
Healthcare providers need to understand decision-making processes of patients asked to accept or decline implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, according to an study by Sandra Carroll, PhD, and colleagues just published in Health Expectations. The research, conducted among 44 patients, found that the physician's recommendation and a… Read More
During National CPR/AED Awareness Week, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Spreads the 'You Can Save a Life' Message
Pittsburgh, Penn. – The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation celebrates National CPR/AED Awareness Week by encouraging everyone to take two steps to help save a life. 1. Get trained in CPR and AEDs … Find a location near you at http://bit.ly/cpraedweek2011. 2. Spread the word in your community … Create a short video and share it to win at… Read More
Highmark 5K a Great Way to Raise Funds and Awareness
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Thanks Walkers and Other Supporters Saturday, May 21 was shaping up to be a hot day in Pittsburgh. The forecast called for sunny skies and a high in the 80’s. But the morning was cool and breezy, just right for a little stroll around the stadium, as cars piled into the gold lots at PNC Park. There was no Pitt… Read More
Learn How to Save a Life During National CPR-AED Awareness Week
June 1-7 is National CPR-AED Awareness Week and people throughout the U.S. are being offered opportunities to learn how to save a life threatened by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). With the American Heart Association recommendation that laypersons should learn “Hands Only” or continuous chest compression CPR, saving a life just got easier. Laypersons… Read More
Call to Action: Contact Your Senators and Ask Them to Save the Rural and Community AED Act
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition supports the efforts of Senators Kent Conrad and Chuck Grassley to ensure continued funding for HRSA’s Rural and Community Access to Emergency Devices Program in the FY 2012 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill. They have circulated a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health,… Read More
Man Survives 96 Minutes Without a Heartbeat
ROCHESTER, Minn.--A 54-year-old man is the first known person to survive sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) neurologically intact after spending 96 minutes without a heartbeat, according to an article in today's Wall Street Journal. Howard Snitzer, a chef from Goodhue, Minnesota, collapsed in January outside a grocery store, when bystanders rushed to his… Read More
Edina, MN, Ranked First for SCA Survival
MINNEAPOLIS--Edina residents are more than twice as likely to survive a sudden cardiac arrest than the nationwide average, according to a study conducted by the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) program. The Edina Fire Department was ranked first in the U.S. for sudden cardiac arrest survival rates among 2010 CARES participants… Read More
A Safer Place to Read: DC Libraries Install AEDs
Newswise — (Washington, DC) - People who suffer sudden cardiac arrest at District libraries now have access to automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) at all locations thanks to a partnership between the Federation of Friends of DC Public Library, Mended Hearts, Inc. and The George Washington University Cheney Cardiovascular Institute. “Sudden… Read More
Penn Researchers Host Meeting to Explore Systems Approach for Improving SCA Survival
PHILADELPHIA--Researchers from the Organizational Dynamics Program at the University of Pennsylvania hosted a meeting on April 29 designed to encourage participants to view survival from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) occurring outside hospitals from a perspective that challenges current thinking. Co-Chairs, Larry Starr, PhD, and Allan Braslow, PhD,… Read More