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New Mexico State Police Equipped with AEDs to Fight SCA
The New Mexico State Police Department was presented with a gracious $15,000 donation from Heart Hospital of New Mexico to help combat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The donated funds will be used to purchase Cardiac Science® Powerheart® G3 AEDs. “Every minute delayed decreases the persons chance of survival by ten percent if they do not [...]
Continue reading...How a health club’s AEDs saved 100 lives
Friday, March 22, 2013
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The staff at the David Lloyd Leisure health clubs have used AEDs to save the lives of more than 100 people.
Continue reading...US Postal Service Honors ‘Heroes Among Us’
Thursday, March 14, 2013
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The US Postal Service (USPS) recently honored John Mallard, Jr., and Terrance Lyman during the Heroes Among Us ceremony for saving co-worker Russell Childress’s life. The event was held at the USPS processing and distribution facility in Trenton, New Jersey where many employees were in attendance to celebrate. This past September, Russell Childress had experienced [...]
Continue reading...High School Athletic Trainer Uses AED To Save Referee’s Life
Thursday, January 24, 2013
When Larry Moreau suddenly collapsed while refereeing a girl’s junior varsity basketball game Nov. 29 at Westbrook High School in Maine, athletic trainer Anita Dixon made a live-saving move: She grabbed a Powerheart® G3 AED. According to WCSH-TV in Portland, Maine, which first reported the incident, Moreau suddenly collapsed during the game. Dixon quickly checked [...]
Continue reading...School Health Names Cardiac Science Top Partner of the Year
Thursday, January 10, 2013
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For the third year in a row, Cardiac Science, an Opto Circuits group company and a global leader in automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, has been selected as Top Partner of the Year by School Health, a leading distributor of health supplies and equipment to schools in the United States. The [...]
Continue reading...American Osteopathic Association urges defibrillators for school sports
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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The American Osteopathic Association's House of Delegates has voted to encourage schools to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to protect student athletes from sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...New Jersey AED bills clear legislative committees
Monday, February 13, 2012
Janet's Law, a bill to put automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in every school in New Jersey has cleared committees in both the State Senate and the State Assembly.
Continue reading...Indiana police officers revive sudden cardiac arrest victim
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Two days before Christmas, police officers in Seymour, Indiana, used a patrol car AED to rescue a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue reading...Family of Montana SCA victim donates AED to fire department
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Laurel, Montana, Volunteer Fire Department received a Powerheart G3 AED thanks to fundraising events hosted by the family of the late Leo Duran and participation by Cardiac Science.
Continue reading...Teen who survived sudden cardiac arrest helps rescue classmate
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
After surviving sudden cardiac arrest a year ago, Fort Wayne, Indiana, high school senior Tyler Byall helped rescue a classmate who collapsed with the same condition.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
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