September 6, 2006

Court Sides with Parents in Wrongful Death Suit

16-year-old collapsed in Beall High classroom more than four years ago Alison Bunting Cumberland Times-News CUMBERLAND – (Sept. 6, 2006) – More than four years later, […]
July 2, 2006

Preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young Athletes: Are Current Preparticipation Screening Guidelines Appropriate?

Daniel Montellese, MD July, 2006 The first documented case of sudden cardiac death occurred in 490 BC, when Pheidippides, a Greek soldier who ran from Marathon […]
June 1, 2006

“The Shocking Truth”

The June 2006 newsletter from the AED Institute of America, Inc. provides community awareness of Automated External Defibrillators. Read about the latest issues regarding AEDs and […]
May 14, 2006

Saving a Life With a Defibrillator

By Jay Romano New York Times May 14, 2006 In recent years, an increasing number of automated external defibrillators have been provided in office buildings, shopping […]
May 3, 2006

Outside the Coaching Manual: Knowing CPR, AED use can save young lives

Wednesday, May 03, 2006 By Mary Niederberger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tony Tye, Post-GazetteSam Nicholson, 12, right, and his friend TommyWahl, 13, left, were playing basketball March 17in […]
April 27, 2006

‘True Miracle’ Saves Driver’s Life

April 27, 2006 Mary Blome and Steve Earle join Carolyn Holt to talk about “miracle” life-saving (CBS/The Early Show)“The first thing I remember is waking up […]
April 14, 2006

‘Our Hero’: School Nurse Saves Life With Defibrillator

April 13, 2006 Gary Bissaillon and Susan Deckerperformed CPR on Marcellus schoolpsychologist Hans Smid, second from left.At far right is school nurse DebbieBowman, who used the […]
March 21, 2006

Port Authority Expands Award-Winning Defibrillator Program at Facilities

Nearly 10 years after the Port Authority pioneered the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) within its police department, the agency will greatly expand the program […]
March 1, 2006

Getting to the heart of athletes’ silent killer: Medicine tries to get a grasp on athletes’ heart problems

PATRICIA ANSTETT (online@rgj.com) DETROIT FREE PRESS February 28, 2006 Are athletes engaged in intense training or competitive sports at risk of suddenly dropping dead from heart […]
February 18, 2006

Machebeuf JV Coach Collapses at Game

By Neil H. Devlin Denver Post Staff Writer Cherry Hills Village – (2/17/2006) Tom Young, the junior varsity boys basketball coach at Bishop Machebeuf, suffered what […]