Sixteen states require portable defibrillators at schools, and some say they must be available on athletic fields, too. But more than 30 states don’t mandate the devices, which can shock the heart back into a normal rhythm, in the places where...
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NCAA basketball players more prone to sudden cardiac death
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes have a significantly higher incidence of sudden cardiac death than previously thought, especially among men, African Americans, and male basketball players, according to a study published...
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At the Symposium on Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes at the IOC World Conference on Sports Injury & Illness Prevention in Monaco, 2014.
Read moreKylee’s Story – A Public Service Announcement on Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Like most other 7th graders, Kylee Shea is into friends, school and boys. But unlike most kids her age, Kylee dropped dead of sudden cardiac arrest. Learn more about her story and how the American Heart Association is working to combat heart...
Read moreSilent Killer: Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Teens
When Matthew Truax performed in his Meadowdale High School’s sophomore dance show, he and a dozen teens moved in near unison in front of hundreds of cheering classmates. During Journey’s ballad “Don’t Stop Believin’,” the Edmonds teen had no...
Read moreNew Survey: Americans Now Expect to Find AEDs in a Wide Range of Everyday Locations
From Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation — CardioReady, a national leader in helping organizations to prevent fatalities from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), today announced the results of a new national survey, which it commissioned Harris...
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