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Everett Fire Department Posts Record Save Rates in CPR

EVERETT, WA--If you have the unfortunate need for CPR, Everett, WA is among the best places to be in the country when that happens. Eric Hicks at Everett Fire released a report this week showing Everett Fire is tops in Snohomish County when it comes to saving people needing CPR. The Everett Fire Department posted record save rates for cardiac… Read More

Double-Digit Gains for New Jerseyans in CPR, Heimlich Maneuver Training, Rutgers-Eagleton Public Health Poll Finds

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – As New Jerseyans become more health conscious, they also have gained an appreciation for the importance of learning to perform two potentially life-saving techniques, CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. The latest Rutgers-Eagleton Health Series poll finds that since a similar 1997 survey, the percentage of state residents… Read More

AED Scavenger Hunt Underway in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA--The University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine is hosting HeartMap Pittsburgh Challenge, a scavenger hunt to find automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), which are electronic, briefcase-sized devices that can be used by bystanders to help someone in cardiac arrest. The hunt, held in collaboration with the… Read More

HRSA Allocates $1 Million to Support Defibrillation Projects in Rural Areas

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN, announced more than $22 million to support health care in rural areas, including funds that will provide resources and expertise for telehealth solutions, improve emergency medical services, and help communities build networks of care. Through grant… Read More

Boston Scientific Product Advisory on Premature Battery Depletion

Boston Scientific recently provided physicians with important product advisory information regarding a group of COGNIS™ CRT-D and TELIGEN™ ICD implantable defibrillators. This information includes some new follow-up advice for this identified group of devices that was manufactured between 2008 and 2010. A component in some COGNIS and TELIGEN… Read More

Sudden Cardiac Arrest: The Young Man's Heartstopper

Most men know of only one chest-clutching condition, but another cardiac killer is out there—and it's ambushing them just when they feel most invincible.   Around 4 p.m. on December 13, 2011, Justin Repshas's girlfriend dropped him off at his studio apartment in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The couple arranged to meet for dinner later and… Read More

Parent Heart Watch Issues Statement in Support of ECG Screening in Youth

37 PHW Member Organizations in 22 States Provide Heart Screenings to Youth Chicago, IL-- Parent Heart Watch (PHW), the national voice solely dedicated to protecting youth from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), supports the use of carefully organized and implemented electrocardiogram (ECG) screening in youth to better identify those with conditions… Read More

Capps Participates in AED Hunt on the Hill

WASHINGTON, DC--On Wednesday, Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24) participated in the AED Hunt on the Hill as part of Children’s Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month. Capps, along with other members of Congress, posed for photos with an automated external defibrillator (AED) to bring attention to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). SCA claims more than 295,000… Read More

Experts Issue Consensus Statement on the Use of ICD Therapy in Patients Who Are Underrepresented in Clinical Trials

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) have released an Expert Consensus Statement on the Use of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Patients Who Are Not Included or Not Well Represented in Clinical Trials, which was published today in the Journal of the American… Read More

Illinois Office of Preparedness and Response Announces AED Grant Opportunity

SPRINGFIELD, IL-- The Illinois Office of Preparedness and Response has announced the availability of funding for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) through Public Act 95-0721, the Heartsaver AED Fund. The fund provides matching grants for the purchase of AEDs for schools, public park districts, municipal recreation departments, conservation… Read More