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Survival from SCA Doubles when Public Has Access to AEDs
Study Supports Public Health Policies that Increase Access to AEDs November 5, 2007–ORLANDO–Researchers now have evidence that at least 522 lives can be saved annually in the United States and Canada by the widespread placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Results of the study, “Bystander-administered AED shock improves… Read More
SCA Coalition Seeks Federal Legislation to Advance SCA Awareness, Research and Treatment
October 12, 2007–WASHINGTON DC–Fifteen members of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Coalition, a coalition of more than 30 member organizations, gathered October 10th on Capitol Hill to promote legislation that aims to reduce death and disability from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). They met with the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Caucus and… Read More
Calling All Heroes - SCA Foundation Announces Call for Nominations for "People Saving People" Awards
October 12, 2007–PITTSBURGH–The SCA Foundation has established an annual award program to honor “ordinary” people with extraordinary heroic spirits who help save the lives of victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The People Saving People awards will recognize members of the public whose lifesaving actions have made the difference between life… Read More
Another Save at Sky Harbor
October 9, 2007–PHOENIX–For the second time in two weeks, police officers assigned to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport saved the life of a person using an automated external defibrillator (AED). Three officers went to the aid of an 82-year-old woman, who was with her granddaughter and was running late for her flight. She started having… Read More
Chronic Job Strain Doubles the Risk of a Second Heart Attack
October 9, 2007–QUEBEC CITY–People who experience chronic job strain after a first heart attack double their risk of suffering from a second one, reports a research team from Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine in the October 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. This study is the first to clearly… Read More
Women, Blacks Less Likely to Receive ICD Therapy
October 2, 2007–DURHAM, NC–Women who might have benefited from the use of an implantable heart monitor following a cardiac arrest were far less likely than men to have one prescribed, according to experts at the Duke University Medical Center. Researchers looked at the records of more than 236,000 Medicare patients between 1999 and… Read More
Panic Attacks Associated with Cardiovascular Risk in Older Women
October 1, 2007–BOSTON–Post-menopausal women who experience at least one full-blown panic attack may have an increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke and an increased risk of death in the next five years, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Panic attacks involve the sudden development of… Read More
A Perfect Teaching Moment
September 28, 2007–PALMERSTON NORTH, NZ–A first-aid lesson turned into real-life drama when a man collapsed outside the classroom - forcing the tutor to put his training to the test. And the students thought the emergency was staged for dramatic effect. But the incident was very real, and Paul Fowles' quick thinking… Read More
Beckham's Father Suffers Near-Fatal Heart Attack
September 28, 2007–LONDON–David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy soccer player and former captain of the Manchester United team flew to London on Thursday after his father suffered a serious heart attack which led to cardiac arrest. The 32-year-old landed at London's Heathrow airport after an overnight flight, and headed straight to the… Read More