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For Colby It Was Nearly RIP at the PIR!
Colby Brooks, Portland, OR – 30 at time of event (2008) Colby Brooks is an athlete, just like his brothers. “I’m super-active,” he says with pride, describing how he goes hiking and biking alone into the mountains with 80 pounds of camping gear on his back. While he wouldn’t class his physical exertions as extreme sports, you could certainly say… Read More
SCA Survivors Can Expect Good Long-term Quality of Life
July 17, 2008–MARBURG, Germany-- Resuscitated cardiac arrest patients treated in an ICU who leave the hospital without severe neurological disabilities may expect a reasonable quality of life over the next five years, a German study found. "We believe our study is the first to demonstrate that patients who leave the hospital following cardiac… Read More
One Cardiac Arrest, Two Lives and Four Decades of Cardiac Education!
Jose Antoni, M.D., Corpus Christi ,TX – 40 at time of event (1967) Dr. Antoni recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his cardiac arrest and the memory of that day is still fresh. He and a friend were having breakfast one morning prior to going fishing, when he felt nauseous, with a vague pressure in his chest. As he describes it “I was in… Read More
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Cheri Olson, M.D., La Crosse, WI – 51 at the time of the event (2008) Where is the best place to have a major medical emergency? In a hospital, where there is a plentiful supply of doctors and nurses. And so it was. Dr. Cheri Olson was seeing one of her more sprightly patients, Edna Athnos, and both will remember that consultation forever.… Read More
SCA Patient Survival Rates Double By Using ELS
July 11, 2008–When combined with the conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), extracorporeal life support (ELS) can double the survival of adult hospital patients in comparison with CPR alone. These results were released on July 7, 2008 in The Lancet. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, occurs when blood flow to the beating heart is… Read More
A visit to the dentist saved his life.
Steve Doochin, Scarsdale, NY – 50 at time of event (2000) - now DECEASED Steve was more than the average type A personality, maybe even type AAA. Now, he feels more like a type A-. He was pushing the envelope of life and feeling a little clammy one June day in 2000, while at a CVS store getting the prescriptions for their kids’ summer camp. He… Read More
Tim Russert's Gift: A National Discourse on Sudden Cardiac Arrest
June 26, 2008–PITTSBURGH, PA–Reports indicate that NBC journalist Tim Russert died from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) resulting from a heart attack. Russert’s sudden death may help save other lives by raising awareness about the critical importance of calling 911, giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and using an automated external… Read More
ECCU: Improving the Odds of Survival
About 1200 national and international CPR instructors, EMS providers and community champions attended the Emergency Cardiac Care Update (ECCU) in Las Vegas June 13-15th. We are thrilled to be hosting ECCU in Las Vegas, highlighting the latest science and education in CPR and AED use in a community that has led the nation in this approach, said Tom… Read More
Roman Matlaga Wins SCA Foundation's 2008 People Saving People(TM) Award
Roman Matlaga - Winner of the SCA Foundation’s People Saving People™ Award June 15, 2008–Las Vegas, NV–Roman Matlaga was recognized on Sunday, June 15—Father’s Day—as the winner of the SCA Foundation’s People Saving People™ Award during the Citizen CPR Foundation’s biennial conference, the Emergency Cardiac Care Update, in Las Vegas. Roman… Read More