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
Oct 18, 2017
Courtesy of News Center - Sudden cardiac arrest and heart attacks are often confused with one. But Dr. Kelly Airey, a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist at Rapid City Regional Hospital, says they’re completely different in their survival rates.
Oct 17, 2017
Courtesy of American Council on Science and Health - Coming to the aid of strangers in need of urgent medical attention following sudden cardiac arrest is the primary motivation for bystanders using AEDs, or automated external defibrillators.
Oct 16, 2017
Courtesy of Pilot Tribune - Seventeen-year-old Austin Crew of Spencer was in critical but stable condition Sunday after collapsing unconscious in the parking lot at SLHS following the Storm Lake-Spencer football game Friday night.
Oct 14, 2017
Courtesy of Eagle Tribune - When a 16-year-old high school student in Peabody collapsed earlier this month, going into cardiac arrest and falling to the floor just as school was getting out, things couldn't have seemed more grim. It turns out she was lucky to fall ill where she did.
Oct 12, 2017
Courtesy of NJ.com - Suddenly, Nick Zahos stopped breathing. His eyes rolled back in his head. His face turned red and sweaty. His throat gurgled as he struggled for air.
Oct 12, 2017
Courtesy of Reuters - Training more community members, patients and families to recognize and respond to a cardiac arrest before medical help arrives may help more victims survive, a U.S. study suggests.
Oct 12, 2017
Courtesy of KSTP News - Chris Fischer was just about to start his freshman year of high school when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest that led to his death.
Oct 8, 2017
Courtesy of Gears of Biz - Calcium is best known for its role in bone health, but a new study suggests that its role in heart health should not be overlooked.
Oct 7, 2017
Courtesy of Longview News-Journal - A Carthage middle school football player who collapsed on the field Thursday night in Henderson says he wants to meet the people who saved his life.
Oct 7, 2017
Courtesy of Independent - A project aimed at preventing sudden cardiac arrest in adolescents was launched at Mrieħel Secondary School, St Theresa College.
Oct 4, 2017
Courtesy of Daily Record - Kittim Sherrod died eight years ago, during a training run near Edison High School, where he was a star on the school football team.
Oct 3, 2017
Courtesy of NJ Spotlight - A Garden State congressman is seeking to reduce the number of students killed by sudden cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in American schools and one that ends the life of a student athlete every three to four days.
