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Congress Passes CPR-AED Awareness Week
December 13, 2007–WASHINGTON, DC–The American Red Cross and the American Heart Association join in thanking Congress for passing a bill designating the first week of June “National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Awareness Week.” The passing of this resolution shines a national spotlight… Read More
Sioux Tribe Helps Equip MN State Patrol with AEDs
December 7, 2007–PRIOR LAKE, MN–The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has announced that it will donate funds to support the purchase of 199 automated external defibrillators (AEDs)—enough to equip every State Patrol squad car in the state of Minnesota. “We are pleased to have been able to work with the Governor and his… Read More
Monterey County Police Armed with Defibrillators
December 5, 2007-SALINAS, CA– If you live in or visit Monterey County, your chances of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest have increased dramatically. Thanks to a hallmark program, all law enforcement vehicles in the County now carry automated external defibrillators (AED) and all federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel in Monterey… Read More
Wedding Guests Save Bride's Grandfather
November 27, 2007–ASPEN–Bobby Cluck and Terri Dangler’s wedding reception in Buttermilk, Colorado, was winding down when the grandfather of the bride, Paul Copsey, collapsed in sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) on the dance floor. As Copsey’s daughters knelt at his side, two wedding guests performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and… Read More
Driving is Safe for ICD Patients
November 26, 2007–BOSTON–Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) pose no special risks for heart patients who drive, researchers report in the December 4th issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “What this confirms is what we already thought—that overall there is not a huge risk in this population,” said… Read More
America's Safest Airport?
Airline Employee, Passenger Save Holiday Traveler at Sky Harbor November 26, 2007–Phoenix, AZ–A 62-year-old man from Ohio was saved by a fellow passenger and an airline employee using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an automated External Defibrillator (AED) while on board a plane departing Sky Harbor over the Thanksgiving… Read More
President Vetoes AED Funding
November 17, 2007–WASHINGTON, CD–The House of Representatives has failed to override President George W. Bush's Veto of the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, which would have provided $ 2.5 million to fund the Rural and Community Access to Emergency Devices Program. The appropriations would have included an allocation of $200,000 to fund an… Read More
British Survivor and MP Promotes AEDs on European Airlines
November 11, 2007–LONDON–A Member of Parliament (MP) who almost died on a plane is demanding new laws to force airlines to carry life-saving equipment. Liberal Democrat Paul Keetch was technically dead for seven minutes after having suffering cardiac arrest on a flight from London to a NATO meeting in the States. The cabin crew on the Virgin… Read More
Merck Agrees to $4.85 Billion Verdict Involving SCA Victims Who Used VIOXX
November 9, 2007–MONTGOMERY, AL–After more than five years of hard-fought and difficult litigation, Merck has agreed to pay $4.85 billion, the largest pharmaceutical settlement in history, to resolve certain VIOXX®-related claims involving plaintiffs who used the pain reliever and suffered a stroke, a heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest. The… Read More