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Palo Alto's New Tool Targets Sudden Cardiac Arrest
For victims of cardiac arrest, a minute of delay in emergency response can mean the difference between life and death. So when Palo Alto officials unveiled on Monday their plan to install 52 automated electronic defibrillators (AEDs) in police vehicles and city facilities later this month, they stressed the life-saving potential of the… Read More
Portable Defibrillators Need Regular Maintenance to Prevent Failures
Lifesavers though they are, portable, heart-shocking defibrillators are not fail-safe. Like any machine, automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, need to be maintained. Batteries run down and need to be replaced. Electrode pads that attach to a patient's chest also deteriorate and have to be replaced every year or so. Circuitry can fail. And… Read More
Co-Workers, First Responders Save a Life
JEFFERSON HILLS, PA--A man’s co-workers and first responders are being credited with saving his life after he went into cardiac arrest while on the job back in May. Workers at Guardian Industries in Jefferson Hills said Glen Caldwell, their 56-year-old co-worker, suffered sudden cardiac arrest while working the night shift. “It was a scary… Read More
Five Keys to Success for AED Programs
According to the American Heart Association, over 300,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) occur annually in the United States, and, according to OSHA, about 10,000 occur at work. For many companies who set out to improve the health and safety of their workforce by implementing an Automated External Defibrillation (AED) program, it’s often easier to… Read More
Brooklyn Appeals Court Limits Liability of School in Student's Death
A panel of Brooklyn Appellate Court judges ruled that a Queens high school may not be wholly liable for the death of a student who collapsed to her death during a physical education class. According to court papers, 11th grader Schermiela Palmer collapsed and died after walking and running around a track at Beach Channel… Read More
Sports-Related Sudden Death More Likely to Occur in Men: Study
Screening for heart problems might need to be tailored to gender, experts say Sudden cardiac deaths in sports are much more common among men than among women, a new study finds. Moreover, these deaths varied by sport among men, but not among women, the French researchers added. "The risk of sudden death during sport is dramatically lower among… Read More
Tackling Sudden Death on the Soccer Field
LONDON--Every soccer field around the globe should have emergency care equipment on hand to help treat any players that suffer the same condition as former footballer Fabrice Muamba, experts have said. The ex-Bolton Wanderers midfielder was effectively dead for more than an hour when he collapsed following a cardiac arrest during a Football… Read More
Lynchburg VA FD Reports 55% Rate of Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
LYNCHBURG, VA--The chances of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Lynchburg are higher than ever, thanks to local emergency responders. "Here in Lynchburg right now my numbers are between 54 and 56 percent, said Lynchburg EMS Battalion Chief Heather Childress. Every year, about 300,000 Americans have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest,… Read More
Titan Prospect Jordan Boyd, 16, Dies After Collapsing on the Ice
NEW BRUNSWICK, CA--Acadie-Bathurst Titan forward Jordan Boyd was pronounced dead at a New Brunswick hospital after collapsing on the ice during individual workouts on Monday, the first day of training camp. Boyd was 16 years old and attending his first Quebec Major Junior Hockey League camp. According to the Titan, he was skating Monday morning… Read More