Will someone please tell me why we're still not teaching CPR to every high school student every year?

Miramonte sophomore Dylan Watson put recent CPR skills learned in his PE class to work Thursday, May 10 when he came upon a fallen man on the walking trail at the Lafayette Reservoir. Orinda resident Maria Rowland and her husband, Dennis, rushed to the side of an elderly man after he fell off a… Read More

Lack of something else to do is not why athletes practice.

The wide range of survival rates for out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest victims demonstrates that some folks are doing the right things and some folks are not. If you live in a house with one or more other people, their lives may well depend upon how practiced you are at responding to their… Read More

Life's Wonderful Moments and Milestones

An important date in my life is just around the corner. Every year on June 2, my wife, Lis, and I remember, reflect and celebrate. No, it is not the date I was brought into the world, our wedding anniversary or a holiday. It is the date that, in 1999, I suffered—and survived—sudden… Read More

It works, folks, You need to have an AED nearby. My wife and I have one at home and travel with it.

Retired firefighters use AED to save golfer By GEORGIA ZERMENO, Reporter, The Friday Flyer "It was about 4:15 or 4:30 p.m.," says Liz Hefferon. "I was picking my husband up after he completed a game of golf, and we went into the clubhouse for a drink – that's when it happened." A moment that… Read More

Will High Profile Cases of SCA Suffered by Athletes Help Raise Awareness?

Fabrice Muamba, 23, a British soccer player, suffered sudden cardiac arrest on March 17, and was clinically dead for 78 minutes before being resuscitated. He has since recovered and was discharged from the hospital on April 16. Whether or not he will continue as a footballer has yet to be decided.… Read More

Minnesota nailed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLzhTwPYIJ4 Vermont already has their law in place, and New York is considering the issue again. Inch-by-inch we'll get there.

We're getting better...

Quick thinking saves the life of a Bixby high school student By Rick Couri Not everyone is good in a crisis situation but Monday in Bixby, several were. A student at Bixby high school called 911 after a 15 year old named John collapsed from cardiac arrest. EMSA dispatcher Trent Morris took that… Read More

This is how it's supposed to work

Boy Goes Into Cardiac Arrest at Little League Game An 11-year-old boy was revived after going into cardiac arrest after being hit by a pitch during a Monday night Little League game at Cook Park in Colonie, N.Y. It was a balmy night in the Albany suburb. In the bottom of the first inning the… Read More

Ely rugby player saved after bystander CPR

Ely rugby player saved after bystander CPR Tuesday, 10 April 2012 14:52 Alan Turpie suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday afternoon whilst playing for Ely Tigers at Shelford. He was resuscitated on the pitch by team mates before paramedics arrived. Gary Spitzer, of the East of England Ambulance… Read More

New Law Highlights Need to Use AEDs When Indicated

Andrew Roszak, JD, MPA, EMT-P, a nationally recognized expert on AED law and a member of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Advisory Board, highlights an important development in his article, "If an AED is legislatively mandated, is there a duty to use it?" He describes a new law which is the… Read More