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Sleep Deficit Doubles Risk of Cardiac Death
September 24, 2007–LONDON–Researchers from the University of Warwick, and University College London, have found that lack of sleep can more than double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. However they have also found that too much sleep can also more than double the risk of death. According to the research, presented at… Read More
High Occupancy Facilities in NY Must Have AEDs
September 22, 2007–ALBANY–A new law will expand New York State’s Public Access to Defibrillation program by requiring all high-occupancy facilities to be equipped with an automated external defibrillator (AED), according to the American Heart Association. The legislation, which took effect September 12th, was passed by the state… Read More
AED Capital of the World
September 22, 2007–INVECARGILL, NZ–Invercargill, New Zealand may have the highest saturation of defibrillators per capita in the world, according to St. John Ambulance, which is working with the Invercargill Licensing Trust (ILT) Foundation to make the community as safe as possible. ILT has contributed more than $186,000 toward… Read More
Rochester Celebrates 101st Save
September 22, 2007–ROCHESTER, Minn.–Deputy Police Chief Steve Johnston has announced the 101st life saved by first responders in Rochester since the program began nearly 17 years ago. Dr. Roger White, a professor at Mayo Medical School, medical director for Gold Cross Ambulance, and adviser to the SCA Foundation (see bio), initiated… Read More
Firefighters Die Most Often From Sudden Cardiac Arrest
September 21, 2007–ATLANTA–Firefighters are dying on the job from preventable cardiovascular conditions. Death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) represents the most common cause of a firefighter fatality. According to a new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) alert, measures by fire departments and fire… Read More
National CPR/AED Awareness Week Introduced in Congress
September 20, 2007–WASHINGTON–The American Red Cross and American Heart Association have joined to applaud federal legislation that would designate the first week of June as “National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Week.” The bill, introduced today by U.S. Representatives John R. “Randy” Kuhl, Jr. (R… Read More
WelchAllyn AEDs Recalled
September 18, 2007–MRL/WelchAllyn has issued a Class I recall of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) manufactured between October 2003 and January 2005 (serial numbers 205787 through 207509). According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a message updated September 18th, the recalled devices may display a “Defib Comm” error message… Read More
Not All Heart Failure Patients Receive Optimal Therapy: Women and Elderly Less Like to Get ICDs
September 17, 2007–MINNEAPOLIS–Baseline data from the largest study of United States-based heart failure (HF) patients in the outpatient setting demonstrate significant gaps and variation in medical care, particularly for women and the elderly. Findings from the Registry to Improve the Use of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Therapies in the… Read More
Three Saves in Three Months at Hawaii Airport
September 15, 2007–HONOLULU–For the third time since July, a life has been saved at a Honolulu International Airport with an automated external defibrillator (AED). Thanks to quick thinking by those around him, a 76-year-old man from New Jersey is alive.Doctors Jonathan Duca and Nanette Duca-Cruz came in on a flight from New Jersey on Saturday,… Read More