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Three Saves in Three Days--Thanks to Bystanders
"Ordinary people" performing CPR helped the Fredericksburg Fire Department save three lives in three days, officials said. At a fire station in downtown Fredericksburg, Va., the trucks roll on about 10 calls per day, and most calls are fairly routine. Months could go by without an opportunity for what they call a “save” -- reviving a patient on… Read More
Study Shows Screening Can Detect Potentially Serious Heart Conditions in Youth
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Study Shows Feasibility of Screening for Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest PHILADELPHIA, March 17, 2011 -- A pilot study in healthy children and adolescents shows that it is feasible to screen for undiagnosed heart conditions that increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Adding a 10-minute… Read More
Student Dies Suddenly While Playing Basketball
LITTLETON, N.C. — A 16-year-old a student died suddenly after playing basketball at a local church Monday, a school official said Tuesday.Javaris Brinkley died at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids, according to the website for Robinson Funeral Home in Littleton, where funeral services were being arranged Tuesday evening.He was… Read More
Three Deaths in One Week: Are Student Athletes Safe at School?
By Mary NewmanTragedy struck three high school students and their families in the past week. Wes Leonard, Matthew Hammerdorfer, and Sarah Landauer never knew each other, but they suffered a similar fate. On March 3, star player Wes,16, had just taken the winning shot in overtime at a basketball game at Fennville High School in Fennville, Michigan… Read More
New Study from Israel Finds No Benefit to Screening
A mandatory screening program of athletes that involves an electrocardiogram (ECG) before participating in sports does not reduce the incidence of sudden death, according to a new analysis [1] reported in heartwire.org. The new data, from Israel, where a mandatory medical screening program has been in place since 1997, show that the incidence of… Read More
Gainesville Athlete Who Collapsed Monday Dies Early This Morning
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida high school athlete who collapsed during track and field drills has died. Eastside High School Assistant Principal James Sheppard says 17-year-old Sarah Landauer died early Wednesday at a Gainesville hospital. Landauer had been hospitalized since Monday after she collapsed during track practice. The Alachua County… Read More
Another High School Student Dies from SCA
DENVER--A 17 year-old Fort Collins resident who collapsed during a rugby match in Timnath had an enlarged heart and died of cardiac arrest, according to the Larimer County Coroners office. Matthew Hammerdorfer had at least one surgery to correct the congenital defect when he was eight years old, Kari Jones, Larimer deputy coroner, said Sunday. The… Read More
96 Minutes of CPR Save 54-Year-Old Man
GOODHUE, MN--A 54-year-old Goodhue man is alive and well thanks to the heroic efforts of a team of first responders who chose not to give up on the man, who was lifeless for more than an hour and a half. It began as a quick run to the grocery store to get some last minute things for dinner, but Howard Snitzer wouldn’t even make it through the… Read More
High School Basketball Star Dies on Court
Wes Leonard, star of the Fennville High basketball team, died of cardiac arrest brought on by a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, said the Ottawa County, Mich., medical examiner Friday. People with dilated cardiomyopathy have enlarged and weakened hearts that cannot pump blood through the body efficiently. In some cases, including Leonard'… Read More