CPR in the Hospital Is Not Always Good for the Patient

On TV it always seems clear and simple. A patient in the hospital goes into cardiac arrest and the medical team springs into action. After a few tense moments of furious activity, and only after all seems lost, the patient is successfully revived. A few scenes later the smiling and now fully… Read More

Seeking advice

One question for the men out here, was there any sexual performance issues you had with SCA? I want to have sexual relations with my spouse as much as I used to but performance is down. Did or is anyone else having this issue? Thanks.

One Year Later

Tomorrow will be my one year anniversary from surviving SCA. It has been a long road and I still have a way to go to get back to where I was prior to SCA. I was reading where SCA survivors suffer from the following:guilt, sleep disturbances, a perception of vulnerability, a sense of urgency,… Read More

My SCA story

I know I probably won't spell some words correct so I apologize in advance. It was May 17th, 2010 I was 16 and going into the final few weeks of my junior year in high school. It was towards the end of my 1st class of the day. I had come in early that morning to catch up on work for that class… Read More

California Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Target: Says There is No Common Law Duty Requiring AEDs in Target Stores

In a long-awaited and important AED-related decision, the California Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that there is no common law duty (aka legally imposed obligation) requiring Target Corporation to obtain and make available AEDs in its stores for use in medical emergencies. This result… Read More

The Story of Our Dad

Stuart R. Koenig (June 14, 1947 – September 15, 2012) My dad died from sudden cardiac arrest when he was 65. He was active and in shape, he was on cholesterol meds, he detested cigarettes, and I never saw him drink anything stronger than a cabernet. But he still died, playing tennis, and dropped so… Read More

My Story

Hello! I am a 42yr old mother of 3 children (10,7,4). We had an event happen that has changed us dramatically; and quite honestly, I am having a hard time dealing with it. (The beginning of the story is told from my husband's point of view because I have no memory of it) On the night of July 28,… Read More

Need your help to launch my mobile app to save SCA victims !!!

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum so let me know if this is not acceptable. After years of working on this project, I am about to launch multiple campaigns: 1- to raise awareness of SCA and my approach to alleviate this problem 2- to raise funding to launch my completely free mobile app to… Read More

I will unavoidably be unable to attend ECCU this year but wanted to share what SLICC has to say anyway.

Our focus at ECCU was going to be on what we can do to fix CPR. SLICC's notes are at http://www.slicc.org/ECCU_Info.pdf Bob

Skeptical California Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in the Target Case

The long court battle in the case of Verdugo v. Target is nearing its end. The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments on May 6, 2014 and a decision is expected by August. I listened to the audio recording of the proceedings and, to my ear, the justices took a skeptical view of the Verdugos’… Read More