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15-Year-Old Puts New Skills to the Test and Helps Save Grandfather's Life
SPOKANE, WA--On a Thursday at Riverside High School, Shelby Morgan learned CPR. That Friday, she learned how to use an automated external defibrillator, which can deliver a lifesaving shock to the heart. The following Monday, she saved her grandpa. A lot of other people saved Dick Morgan, too: the first responders who arrived… Read More
Cardiac Arrest in Pregnant Women More Common Than Previously Thought
Although cardiac arrest during childbirth is rare, it may be two times more common than previously reported in the literature, suggests the first large U.S. study on the potentially deadly condition published in the April issue of Anesthesiology. The study, based on data for more than 56 million births, also found that cardiopulmonary… Read More
Police Save Life of Fallen Runner in Park
HADDON TWP, NJ-- Police officers used a defibrillator Saturday to revive a 17-year-old boy who collapsed while running in Cooper River Park. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. when two Haddon Township officers dispatched to an area near South Park Drive and Shady Lane “were flagged down by a group of teens and their coach from a nearby high… Read More
FDA Approves Trials for First MRI-Ready Implantable Defibrillator
Biotronik, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical devices, announced this week that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expansion of Biotronik’s ongoing ProMRI trial. The new phase of the trial (Phase C) will study the company’s ProMRI technology in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) devices. Biotronik… Read More
Survivor Rich Peverley Out for Season After Collapse
NHL player thanks his rescuers DALLAS, TX--Stars forward Rich Peverley will not play again this season and will undergo a procedure aimed at regulating his heart rate. Peverley was released from UT Southwestern St. Paul Hospital on Wednesday night following two days of tests after he collapsed on the bench in Monday's game and was treated for a… Read More
Peverley's Collapse Brings Back Memories to NHL Players
PHILADELPHIA, PA--Scott Hartnell remembers being on the ice wondering what all the commotion was about. In his fifth NHL season as a Nashville Predator, a 23-year-old Hartnell looked over at the Detroit Red Wings bench wondering what happened to Jiri Fischer, who had collapsed and gone into cardiac arrest. That would be Fischer's last NHL game. "… Read More
Dunwoody, GA, May Require Installation of AEDs in High-Rise Buildings
DUNWOODY, GA--Dunwoody city officials are looking into requiring the installation of devices to treat (sudden cardiac arrest) in public areas such as high-rise buildings, hotels or office complexes. Dunwoody City Councilman Terry Nall proposed during the council’s March 10 meeting that the city look into requiring that automated external… Read More
Bill Would Expand Connor's Law, Require Private Pools to Have Defibrillators
ANNAPOLIS, MD--The Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation that would expand on Connor’s Law, legislation passed last year named for a 5-year-old boy who drowned at the Crofton Country Club’s pool in 2006. Connor’s Law started in Anne Arundel County in 2012. The county law requires all public and semipublic pools to have an automated… Read More
MRI Safe in Patients with Subcutaneous Defibrillators
VIENNA, AUSTRIA--Patients implanted with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD System, Cameron Health and Boston Scientific) can safely undergo MRI, according to a study of the first cohort of patients to be evaluated. "The location and design of the system" make MRI safe, said lead investigator Jiří Keller, MD, from Na… Read More