Jun 5, 2017
Courtesy of Doctor's Lounge - Competitive sports may be safe for many athletes who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), new research suggests.
Jun 5, 2017
Courtesy of Public News Service - Every year more than 350,000 Americans suffer cardiac arrest in a location other than a hospital, and for every one of them, survival depends on someone immediately stepping up to administer CPR.
Jun 4, 2017
Courtesy of ABC 6 News - Most athletes are told at one point or another to 'get their head in the game', but an increased amount of research regarding concussions in athletes may be changing what that saying means.
Jun 2, 2017
Courtesy of LF Press - On a December morning, Marilyn Samways got a phone call saying that her daughter Jennifer was in the emergency room after undergoing cardiac arrest.
Jun 1, 2017
Courtesy of WTXL Tallahassee - The Big Bend is looking to add more pediatric specialists, thanks to a partnership between Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare and Wolfson Children's Hospital of Jacksonville.
Jun 1, 2017
Courtesy of New York Daily News - Sudden cardiac arrest kills one person every two minutes. That is about 400,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. That’s half of all heart disease deaths.
Jun 1, 2017
Many people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest die before getting to a hospital, so every second counts.
May 31, 2017
Courtesy of Jackson Hole News & Guide - Would you know how to react if someone dropped to the floor in cardiac arrest right in front of you?
May 31, 2017
Courtesy of Stuff - Hundreds have gathered to farewell a rugby player who collapsed on the field, marking his funeral with a haka on the streets of Blenheim.
May 31, 2017
Courtesy of WSPA News - June 1-7 is CPR and AED Awareness Week. It’s aimed to raise awareness and numbers of people trained to help increase bystander response rates in cardiac emergencies.
May 30, 2017
Courtesy of Huffington Post - As she prepared for the PurpleStride 5K in Kansas City a few weeks ago, Brooke Worrel took her time attaching the racing number to her shirt. This usually mindless task was a lot tougher with all the tears filling her eyes.
May 27, 2017
Courtesy of Today - With sweltering summer weather just around the corner, now is as good a time as ever to learn the basics of hands-only CPR — knowledge that could save the life of someone you know.
May 27, 2017
Courtesy of Marin Independent Journal - While it is well known that cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives, don’t be surprised if a seventh-grader comes to your aid in a time of need.
May 26, 2017
Courtesy of Sun-Gazette - Josh Dinges doesn’t remember the day he died. What he knows is from second-hand accounts.
May 25, 2017
Courtesy of Pasadena Independent - On Thursday, June 1, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Pasadena Fire Department and Huntington Hospital personnel will teach the community how to save a life with CPR.
May 25, 2017
Courtesy of Stuff - Bevan Moody's family and friends are today mourning the loss of a young family man after the Waitohi rugby player died in Nelson hospital.
May 25, 2017
Courtesy of The Star - Emily Herbert was diagnosed at age 5 with Brugada syndrome, a lifelong genetic condition that increases the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
May 23, 2017
Courtesy of ABC News Baltimore - If you know the Star Wars theme song, you can potentially save a life.
May 23, 2017
Courtesy of The Straits Times - A medical screening allows you to tailor your exercises according to your existing health conditions.
May 23, 2017
Courtesy of WUSA 9 - In the US, cardiovascular disease kills more people than all cancers combined. While we routinely screen to detect cancer at the earliest, most treatable stage, we don't routinely screen early for heart disease.
