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15 Mar Man saved by opponent after cardiac arrest during tennis match

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"We were having a heated match back and forth, with momentum swings and we were in a third set tie breaker," Dr. Hal Skinner, a Cardiologist at Baptist Health said. That Monday night match at the Lexington Tennis Club turning into a life saver. "Out of the corner of my eye I saw Paul go down, I just assumed he just stumbled and tripped but then he was laying face first and he wasn't moving," Dr. Skinner said. Read more...

15 Feb Signs of cardiac arrest can appear weeks before event

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Sue Chlebek was on her regular three-mile walk with a friend one spring morning when she told her companion she was so short of breath, she must be dominating the conversation. About two hours later, she went into sudden cardiac arrest just seconds after arriving at a hospital emergency room. Doctors shocked her heart back into rhythm with a defibrillator and then deployed a stent to open a blocked artery. Some 1,000 Americans a day suffer sudden cardiac arrest, a catastrophic event...

02 Feb VIDEO GAMES HELP DOCTORS DIAGNOSE SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST

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In a world first, doctors at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have used computer gaming technology to help better diagnose patients suffering from a heart rhythm disease. This life threatening, electrical disorder kills hundreds of thousands of Americans every year by stopping the heart from pumping blood effectively – causing sudden death. Read More...

06 Jan Teen revived after heart stops during basketball game

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif -- A middle school student was recovering after a weekend basketball game nearly turned tragic, when he into apparent cardiac arrest. City officials and the boys' coach credited the presence of an automated external defibrillator with saving the 14-year-old's life after he collapsed near midcourt 90 seconds into the second half of a CYO game at the Tice Valley Community Gym on Saturday. "He was running down the court, and just before he got to midcourt, his knees buckled...

13 Nov Clinic where Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest ‘failed to identify deteriorating vital signs.’

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It was a tragedy of errors. In a blistering report, the feds ripped the Upper East Side clinic where comedian Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest. The report concluded that Yorkville Endoscopy “failed to ensure that patient care services are provided in a manner that protects the health and safety of all patients.” The biggest blunder cited in the document was that physicians in charge of Rivers’ care “failed to identify deteriorating vital signs and provide timely intervention during the procedure.” Rivers died...

05 Jul Brothers create device to improve bystander CPR rate

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What started as a high school science project for two brothers from New York is now a patented medical device that its creators hope will save people from sudden cardiac death. The young men, John Di Capua Jr., 22, and his brother, Christopher, 18, set out to find a way to improve survival rates for people who suffer heart failure and receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation outside a hospital. The odds of living through such a catastrophic event are dismal: less than 10 percent of people...

10 Jun Florida Man’s Invention Designed to Make CPR Easier

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NAPLES — The idea came from a broom handle and plunger. Now, part-time Naples resident Joe Hanson has federal approval to market his new CPR device that makes chest compressions easy for cardiopulmonary resuscitation on adults, including audio that times the procedure. Dr. Robert Tober, emergency medical services director in Collier County, has been helping Hanson with his invention, called CPR RsQ Assist, to make it a must-have piece of equipment for performing hands-only CPR. “The device is self-prompting and virtually foolproof,” Tober...

23 May King County Has World’s Highest Survival Rate for Cardiac Arrest

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SEATTLE, WA--Someone who has a cardiac arrest in King County has a greater chance of survival than anyone else in the world, according the latest analysis by county officials. The survival rate for cardiac arrest in King County hit an all-time high of 62 percent in 2013.[1] By comparison, the cardiac survival rates in New York City, Chicago, and other urban areas have been recorded in the single digits. “People are alive today in King County who would not have survived...

10 Apr Bill Would Make CPR Training a School Requirement

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A bill at the South Carolina State House could make places you go a bit safer. The legislation would make learning Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator, AED, a requirement in order for students to graduate. The training could help in responding to a cardiac arrest. Sen. Gerald Malloy, the bill's sponsor says it could increase a person's chance of survival with more people who are trained. "I think an educated community is always better and I think that...

17 Mar Important heart disease health lessons from the collapse of NHL player Rich Peverley

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by John Mandrola, MD Last night my Twitter stream lit up with the news that NHL player Rich Peverley collapsed from a heart arrhythmia. Fortunately, he was successfully treated, and is reported to be in good condition. Here is a link to the best story I could find. It sounds awfully significant. [Dr.] Salazar said of the treatment, “We provided oxygen for him. We started an IV. We did chest compressions on him and defibrillated him, provided some electricity to bring a rhythm back to his...