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Basketball Players Use AED to Save a Life
CHICAGO, IL--Matt Krueger looks forward to hugging his basketball buddies who helped save his life earlier this month. “I physically died on March 2,” said Krueger, a Genoa resident. “I am happy to be here.” On March 2, Krueger was sitting out a game during a morning of pickup basketball in the gym of Christ Community Church in St. Charles, when… Read More
FDA Proposes Tighter Rules for Emergency Defibrillators
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing new rules aimed at improving the reliability of emergency defibrillators following some 45,000 reports of device failures over the past seven years. The defibrillators, found in hundreds of airports, shopping malls and restaurants across the country, are designed to jump-start the heart after it… Read More
FDA Issues Proposal to Improve the Quality of AEDs
FDA: Proposal protects access to critical medical device The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed order aimed at helping manufacturers improve the quality and reliability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The proposed order, if finalized, will require manufacturers of these life-saving devices to submit pre-market… Read More
AED Saves the Life of the Hockey Player Who Had It Installed
ST. JOHN'S--A Twillingate, New Foundland, man says he'd be dead were it not for a defibrillator that he arranged to have installed at the local arena. Dave Stuckey was playing recreational hockey at the George Hawkins Memorial Arena earlier this month when he experienced chest pains. Two doctors on his team advised him to go to the hospital, and… Read More
Pardee Hospital Collaborates to Boost Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates in Henderson County
HENDERSONVILLE, NC--Pardee Hospital and Henderson County Emergency Medical Service System have joined forces to participate in the statewide RACE CARS project and the national CARES registry, aimed at increasing the chances for survival in sudden cardiac arrest and assessing performance for further improvement. Sudden cardiac arrest is the third… Read More
Taipei to Install AEDs in Rapid Transit Stations
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Life-saving automated external defibrillators (AED) will be installed in every Metro Rapid Transit station in the city, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin announced yesterday. The 109 machines in MRT stations will be just part of some 1,000 AEDs that will be placed in public areas around the city over the next three years. According to… Read More
Young Students Help Mother Save Her Baby
ATLANTA--Susanna Rohm said she noticed that her son, Isaiah, was pale, his arms and legs were limp, and he was not breathing. In her panic, she dropped and broke her mobile phone when trying to make a call for help. She had no other means of communication, so she grabbed her son and ran outside, screaming for help. She saw two young boys, Ethan… Read More
Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better
Relatives who did not witness CPR on a loved one had a 60% increased risk for developing symptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety, study reports It is always tough losing a loved one, but according to a new study, witnessing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) minutes before the death of a loved one can help with coping mechanisms. The study done… Read More
FDA: Azithromycin Can Cause Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax) can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead to a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm. Patients at particular risk for developing this condition include those with known risk factors such as existing QT… Read More