Feb 10, 2017
Courtesy of the American Heart Association - Cardiac arrest may be caused by almost any known heart condition. Most cardiac arrests occur when the diseased heart's electrical system malfunctions, producing an abnormal rhythm such as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.
Feb 10, 2017
Courtesy of The Marshalltown - Lora D’Alesio had just arrived home from work with a colleague when she collapsed. Paramedics rushed to revive her, and place her in an induced coma for three days.
Feb 10, 2017
A Bridgeport Hospital study has shown that a newly released app, the Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Mobile Application or “Carmaforlife,” can help improve the survivability of cardiac arrests.
Feb 9, 2017
Courtesy of WSBT 22 - We now know what caused a New Prairie High School student's death last month. An autopsy shows 17-year-old Mark Mayfield died from a heart attack.
Feb 8, 2017
ONCE YOU hear Gwyneth’s story, it is impossible to forget it. On June 8, 2012, Gwyneth Griffin was running around the track with some classmates at A.G. Wright Middle School. The school year was winding down and she was about to turn 13.
Feb 8, 2017
Sarah Magaldo, strapped to a climbing harness, had climbed roughly one-third of the way up a tree in her Adventure Education class at Watchung Hills Regional High School when she felt ill. She had gone into sudden cardiac arrest.
Feb 8, 2017
Courtesy of USA Today - Before sports participation even begins, all athletes should have a pre-participation exam by their primary care physician to determine readiness to play and uncover any conditions that may limit participation.
Feb 7, 2017
Courtesy of The Washington Post - Basketball fans attending Loyola Marymount University’s game against the University of Portland in March 1990 thought they were in for a spirited semifinal game. But then the unthinkable happened: 23-year-old Hank Gathers, a 6-foot 7-inch superstar, collapsed on the court.
Feb 6, 2017
In December of 2016 my eight year old daughter (Hannah) had open heart surgery to repair an Atrial Septal defect. This event forever changed both of our lives.
Feb 6, 2017
Clark Memorial Hospital is offering a free Heart Health Assessment, 7 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Feb. 15. The 30 minute assessment includes BMI (body mass index), blood pressure, blood glucose, full cholesterol screening and one-on-one education.
Feb 6, 2017
As a part of WUSA9's commitment to get you heart-healthy this month, we along with several area hospitals will be providing FREE health screenings.
Events will be held on Feb. 8 and Feb. 15 in various locations in the DC metro area.
Feb 6, 2017
Courtesy of Local News 3 - LANSING, Mich. – Children and adults in Michigan can be kept safer when schools are prepared to provide CPR and use a defibrillator in response to cardiac emergencies.
Feb 6, 2017
Courtesy of The Bulletin 225 - There has recently been a significant change in the way emergency medical responders in Connecticut treat patients suffering from cardiac arrest. The change comes as the result of new national recommendations on what produces the best outcomes for patients.
Feb 5, 2017
Courtesy of News Local - It’s the kind of training that 14-year-old Malcolm Greenbury hopes he’s never going to have to use. But the high school student knows that CPR training is a valuable knowledge.
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It’s the kind of training that 14-year-old Malcolm Greenbury hopes he’s never going to have to use.
But the high school student knows that CPR training is a valuable knowledge.
Feb 3, 2017
Courtesy of the Community Voice - Cardiac means heart and arrest means to stop. Any time you see that term “arrest” paired up with a body system it will refer to the system ceasing its function.
Feb 2, 2017
Courtesy of NBC Washington - Growing up, Starr Mirza was the picture of good health, but knew something wasn't right. Then, at 23 years old, Mirza went into cardiac arrest.
Feb 1, 2017
February is American Heart Month and to raise awareness, Premier Health is offering free heart screenings.
Feb 1, 2017
Courtesy of the Hutchinson Leader - The Glencoe Regional Health Services emergency department recently received a Physio-Control LUCAS 2 mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation device through a grant administered by the Minnesota Department of Health Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.
Feb 1, 2017
Courtesy of The Valley Breeze - It was just an ordinary Wednesday morning at Fore Court, until the unthinkable happened: While playing tennis with a group of friends, a member experienced sudden cardiac arrest, or SCA. He was clinically dead.
Feb 1, 2017
Courtesy of DailyMail.com - Kayla Linton of Baltimore, Maryland, went into cardiac arrest and died on Saturday after getting the flu last Tuesday, her mother said. She was only 17.
