Either they had an AED at the field and the reporter did not mention it, or....

Here's the logic flow: If an MD was doing CPR, it was because the student had suffered an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest. If the student was in the ER, awaiting transfer to an appropriate hospital, an AED was used on him, because it's extremely rare that someone's heart will spontaneously… Read More

So how does this example of 30% of arrests differ from the other 70%?

Longview student collapses at basketball practice A student collapsed and briefly stopped breathing during an open basketball practice at Mark Morris High School in Longview. The Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. — A student collapsed and briefly stopped breathing during an open basketball practice… Read More

CPR + Prompt Defibrillation Really Works - at least ten times better than not doing anything!

A Tucson woman saves her husband with hands-only CPR Posted: Sep 21, 2012 11:21 AM by Ryan Haarer Updated: Sep 21, 2012 11:21 AM KVOA.com TUCSON- With over 380,000 cardiac arrests every year only about 70 percent of people know how to do CPR, according to the American Heart Association. Recently a… Read More

From WFTV: the best SCA vs AMI explanation I've seen in the media - too often they write "heart attack" when they mean SCA.

Cardiac Concerns: Saving Kids from Sudden Death FLORIDA — WHAT CAUSES SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST:Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. If this happens, blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs. SCA is not the same as a heart… Read More

Don't stop too soon!

Prolonged CPR Holds Benefits, a Study Shows Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times Staff members at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn in 2010 trying to revive a patient who suffered a cardiac arrest. By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: September 4, 2012 When a hospital patient goes into cardiac… Read More

aaarrrrrrrrrgh!

I wish I could reach all the newspaper and television reporters. Many say or write "heart attack" when what they mean is "cardiac arrest." Why is this a big deal? Both are true medical emergencies, and both require bystander intervention for survival, but each is treated differently. Most people… Read More

Cardiac Arrest in Young More Common than Thought.

Cardiac arrest is relatively rare in young people, but it may be more common than experts have thought, according to a new study. Using 30 years of data from King County in Washington, researchers found that the rate of cardiac arrest among children and young adults was about 2.3 per 100,000 each… Read More

When does the timer start?

The timer starts when the victim arrests. Period. It doesn't start when you call 911, it doesn't start when the ambulance gets there. I starts when the victim dies. Please don't ever wait for the ambulance to get there. The result is overwhelmingly going to be bad if you wait. I'm not talking about… Read More

Ocean City Soars into the 50% club!

If every rescue squad in the country had the same sudden cardiac arrest success rate that Ocean City's has had this summer, tens of thousands of lives would have been saved. Since May 1, the Ocean City Fire Department, which is also the city's rescue squad, has successfully saved the lives of 50… Read More

London top as cardiac arrest survival rates compared

(From the BBC) London has the best cardiac arrest survival rate in the country, newly-released figures suggest. During 2011-12, the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate in London was 31.7% - a figure that includes footballer Fabrice Muamba's case. That compares with second placed East of… Read More