Nov 16, 2017
Courtesy of West Haven Patch - A teen was saved by the quick actions of her coach and emergency crews after a sudden cardiac arrest during a soccer practice at Quinnipiac.
Nov 16, 2017
Courtesy of Gears of Biz - The preliminary findings of a study from Denmark suggest that children and young adults with diabetes may have seven times the risk of sudden cardiac death of young people without it.
Nov 11, 2017
Courtesy of ABC Action News - Losing a child to an undiagnosed heart condition is, in so many words, heartbreaking. But doctors may be close to preventing one type of heart disease before it even starts.
Nov 9, 2017
Courtesy of The Nation - Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart beat stops suddenly for some time.
Nov 9, 2017
Courtesy of Ozarks First - Quick action saves the life of a northern Missouri high school student.
Nov 7, 2017
Courtesy of Wimbledon Health Partners - In an article published in The Signal, a publication of The College of New Jersey, Maximillian C. Burgos tells the story of football player Anthony Cortazzo, who collapsed during a routine track practice in high school, nearly dying from sudden cardiac arrest.
Nov 7, 2017
Courtesy of Medical Express - More people will survive cardiac arrest if emergency medical dispatchers give chest compression-only CPR instructions over the phone and if infants and children receive chest compressions with rescue breaths.
Nov 2, 2017
Courtesy of Wimbledon Health Partners - CPR coupled with AED use has proven to be a life-saving combination when it comes to students suffering sudden cardiac arrest.
Nov 1, 2017
Courtesy of Florida Today - As Shawn Sima sat next to his daughter’s hospital bed, he started to feverishly research. How could this happen? Here she was a happy, healthy 16-year-old cheerleader, and just like that — Lexi Sima fell off a treadmill at a Viera gym and into cardiac arrest.
Oct 30, 2017
Courtesy of Beloit Daily News - It’s hard to predict sudden cardiac arrest.
Oct 26, 2017
Courtesy of The West Australian - According to the proverb, it takes a village to raise a child — but a Perth family have discovered it also takes a village to save a child.
Oct 25, 2017
Courtesy of Del Mar Times - Two Torrey Pines High School students are working to help save lives and raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest.
Oct 25, 2017
Courtesy of Sioux City Journal - Austin Crew, the Spencer High School homecoming king who collapsed and suffered cardiac arrest after a football game on Oct. 13, returned to school this week.
Oct 24, 2017
Courtesy of Inquire - Over the last 40 years, obesity rates in the world’s children and adolescents has increased from less than 1% in 1975 to nearly 6% in girls and nearly 8% in boys in 2016.
Oct 23, 2017
Courtesy of Memorial Healthcare - Recognizing a sudden cardiac arrest event and knowing how to proceed can potentially save a life.
Oct 23, 2017
Courtesy of TSN - Craig Cunningham lost his leg and his career as a professional hockey player. He almost lost his life, too.
Oct 20, 2017
Courtesy of The Chronicle Herald - In August 2013, 16-year-old Jordan Boyd passed away after collapsing on the ice at the Acadie-Bathurst Titan hockey training camp.
Oct 20, 2017
Courtesy of The Jackson Sun - Master Medical Equipment in Jackson is partnering with McNairy County High School student, Mackenzie Parson of Selmer, to provide eight or more automated external defibrillators for the schools that have no funding available otherwise.
Oct 19, 2017
Courtesy of The Conversation - We are all aware of heart disease in men and women. But childhood heart disease, and its often profound impact on the health and wellbeing of children and their families, is almost invisible.
Oct 19, 2017
Courtesy of The Sun - Jordan Moseley was destined for a career as a top pro according to former mangers before his unexpected death
