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.
May 22, 2017
Courtesy of AHHerald.com - Would you know what to do if you witnessed a cardiac emergency? A recent survey suggests that only half of Americans can be counted on to perform CPR in an emergency and 61 percent worry they could unintentionally hurt the victim.
May 22, 2017
Courtesy of WECT News - Sixteen-year-old Columbus County student, Victoria Harrelson, spent three months in the hospital after collapsing on a softball field in February and suffering from a cardiac arrest.
May 22, 2017
Courtesy of Medical Express - Two predictive models may help cardiologists decide which patients would most benefit from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), suggests a new study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 21, 2017
Courtesy of The Guardian - Bevan Moody was playing for Waitohi against Nelson in a first division match when he collapsed and stopped breathing.
May 20, 2017
Courtesy of Oregon Local News - It's no secret that Americans have become much less active in the past couple of decades. Couple that with diets rich in salt and fat and the result is an uptick in diabetes, heart disease and cardiac arrests.
May 19, 2017
Courtesy of The News & Observer - A group of Enloe High School students is making it possible for ordinary people to use their smartphones and tablets to save a life when they see someone whose heart has stopped.
May 18, 2017
Courtesy of Aukland Now - A West Auckland high school has been cleared of blame in a student's death, as the Coroner releases his official findings.
May 18, 2017
Courtesy of Zee News - Sudden cardiac arrest is a medical emergency, it causes sudden cardiac death, if not treated immediately.
May 17, 2017
Courtesy of WSOC TV - What happened to Aaron Barker??
May 17, 2017
Courtesy of The News Minute - If you thought hypertension is a condition that affects only the adults and the elderly, you are totally mistaken. Paediatric hypertension is well on the rise.
