Olivia’s story: A young life lost to sudden cardiac arrest
Corinne Ruiz shares with us the heartbreaking story of her daughter Olivia, who died at age 14 of sudden cardiac arrest caused by Long QT Syndrome.
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31. August 2010
In memory of Eric: Cardiac screening for teen athletes
Teens at a San Diego area high school took advantage of free EKG testing at a cardiac screening event organized by the family of a teen athlete who died of sudden cardiac arrest.
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30. August 2010
West Virginia University installs AEDs: Cardiac Science for the week of August 30
West Virginia University Foundation installs AEDs in campus building; Parents should ask if high school sports programs have AEDs.
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3. August 2010
Sign up for Sept. 9 webinar on AEDs and workplace safety
Cardiac Science and HR.com present a Sept. 9 webinar for HR professionals on implementing an AED program in the workplace.
Continue reading...9. August 2010
Scouts on raft trip rescue sudden cardiac arrest victim: Cardiac Science for the week of Aug. 9
Boy Scouts rafting on the Snake River use CPR and AED skills to save a friend who had collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest; Mexico electric cooperative buys AEDs; patrol car AEDs save lives in Texas Hill Country.
Continue reading...4. May 2010
9 1/2 cardiac arrest survivors under the age of 20
Cardiac arrest takes 7,000 young people from us in America each year. But not these 9 1/2 survivors who had a Powerheart AED nearby when it was needed.
Continue reading...18. May 2010
American Red Cross lifeguard: “Without that AED, we would have lost him.”
An American Red Cross lifeguarding instructor at Oklahoma Panhandle State University used a Powerheart AED to save a class member who went into sudden cardiac arrest in the pool.
Continue reading...15. July 2010
Copenhagen doubles cardiac arrest survival rate!
Cardiac arrest survival rates have risen from 7.5 percent to 15 percent in Copenhagen over the past four years. In 2009, 130 people survived cardiac arrest in the area.
Continue reading...22. July 2010
Defibrillator sales rep uses her AED to save her husband’s life
A Powerheart AED sales rep in Australia used her demonstration heart defibrillator to save her husband's life after he suffered sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...26. August 2010
“Zip Across the Clyde” funds AEDs in Glasgow
A British Heart Foundation event to raise funds for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in Glasgow sent participants flying across the Clyde River on a 1000-foot long zip line.
Continue reading...25. August 2010
Seattle Seahawks raising money to put AEDs in schools
The Seattle Seahawks are raising $400,000 to put 200 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public schools and at school athletic fields in Seattle as part of the Heart of Seattle Schools project.
Continue reading...23. August 2010
Treadmill fitness test correlates with risk of death: Cardiac Science for the week of August 23
A stress-test study in Circulation; biker's cardiac arrest death leads to AED donation in Catalina; 14-year-old saved in Hawaii; Denmark AED demographic study regarding out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...20. August 2010
Defibrillator saves 13-year-old; cardiac arrest not just for the old [VIDEO]
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The coach at a Kentucky high school used a portable defibrillator, donated two days earlier, to save the life of a student stricken by sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...19. August 2010
Powerheart AED distributor rescues Budapest cardiac arrest victim
An employee of Hungarian AED distributor Innomed used a Powerheart G3 AED last week to rescue a sudden cardiac arrest victim in Budapest.
Continue reading...18. August 2010
For some sedentary patients, a treadmill stress test before exercise
The latest issue of Circulation advises doctors on when and how to prescribe exercise, including when to start the process with a cardiac stress test.
Continue reading...17. August 2010
Maryland lifeguards use pool’s AED to save cardiac arrest victim
Lifeguards at a community pool in Maryland used their Powerheart AED G3 to save the life of a woman who suffered sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...16. August 2010
Elevated heart rate over time linked to death risk: Cardiac Science for the week of August 16
An elevated resting heart rate that persists over time has been linked to increased risk of death; Madison County SAVES Public Access Defibrillation program deploys 81 Powerheart AEDs.
Continue reading...12. August 2010
Puerto Rico police and emergency services deploy Powerheart defibrillators [VIDEO]
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The Puerto Rico state police have purchased 125 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use by regional police stations and emergency services.
Continue reading...11. August 2010
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Parents advocate for cardiac screening
After their son Sean died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Jim and Sheila Fisher became leaders in advocating for heart screening for teens using EKG tests and echocardiograms.
Continue reading...10. August 2010
Legislators’ AED saves life at government hearing
An AED purchased in 2007 for the Suffolk County Legislature building was used by county employees to save the life of a man who collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest at a legislative hearing.
Continue reading...5. August 2010
After an AED rescue, more defibrillators coming to West Dorset, UK
After a dramatic AED rescue of a 67-year old man, the West Dorset District Council has purchased additional defibrillators to be installed inthe region.
Continue reading...4. August 2010
Shopping centre AED used to save woman’s life
Shopping centre security guards in Middleton, England, used a Powerheart AED G3 to save the life of a woman who had collapsed with sudden cardiac arrest.
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