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NBA Player Ryan Gomes on a Mission to Save Lives
Ryan Gomes of the Los Angeles Clippers is on a mission to save lives. Back in 2005, he lost a friend to sudden cardiac arrest during a basketball game. Cardiac arrest is a silent killer that takes over 325,000 lives each year in the United States. Having automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in a gym can make the difference between life and… Read More
Austin, MN, Receives Funding for AEDs
AUSTIN, Minn.- A grant from the Hormel Foundation will help keep people in Austin safer.The foundation is providing $30,000 in grant funding for the city to purchase defibrillators.The devices, which are also known as AEDs, will be carried in Austin police cars and placed in the fire department and in city buildings.Fire Chief Mickey Healey says… Read More
Still No Answer on Mechanical vs. Manual CPR
Review of randomized clinical trials fails to demonstrate one method is superior to the otherAlthough animal research, anecdotal reports, and studies of small series of patients suggested that mechanical CPR devices are more effective than manual chest compression, a systematic review of quality clinical research had not yet been done, according… Read More
CIRC Trial Enrollment Concludes: Results Positive for AutoPulse CPR Device
CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today the successful conclusion of the ZOLL-sponsored CIRC trial. The trial’s Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) closed enrollment when an analysis of the data showed the load-distributing band (AutoPulse® Non-… Read More
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community LIFE Program to Donate 31 More AEDs to Minnesota Organizations
At least thirteen lives have been saved by law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel using defibrillators donated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's Mdewakanton LIFE Program. Another 40 lives have been saved by Mdewakanton Emergency Services and trained SMSC First Responders using automated external defibrillators (AEDs)… Read More
Cardiac Survivors Take on Kilimanjaro and the Nation's Leading Killer
Group Aims to Raise Awareness about Heart Health through "My Climb," a Virtual Learning ExperienceLANCASTER, PA– Proving there can be life after heart disease, cardiac survivor, InnerLink CEO, and co-founder of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, Robert G. Gillio, M.D. conceived My Climb, an ascent of Tanzania's highest peak that is coupled with… Read More
An Opening Day to Remember
Peris Joyner, Seattle, WA – 55 at time of event (2009) King County has a reputation for “saves” that is envied by many in the emergency services community. Peris is aware of this fact, and can testify to its veracity. The retired bank manager and his wife Carlla had decided to check out the new SoundTransit light rail connection to the airport one… Read More
Where Are the AEDs at Kennedy Airport?
QUEENS, New York -- Two doctors from Long Island are credited with saving the life of a man at Kennedy Airport.He went into cardiac arrest inside terminal 4 Wednesday night and the doctors came to the rescue, despite some challenges."Where are the AEDs? Why isn't it more available to the public? Why can't we find it, why can't we see it?" said Dr… Read More
Virginia Hospital Wins HRSA Grant to Place AEDs in Nearby Rural Communities
WINCHESTER, VA--Our Health (OH) has been awarded a grant from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant Program. OH is facilitating this grant with Shenandoah Memorial Hospital (SMH) to serve four counties covering two states; Shenandoah and Page County, Virginia and Hardy and… Read More