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North Carolina High School Player is Latest Save!!
Alex Beuris, a senior lacrosse player at Cardinal Gibbons, suffered a heart-stopping injury on Saturday morning, and if it weren't for the quick action and a machine called an Automated External Defibrillator, he might not be alive today. »more
Another Save!!
A Fletcher High School (Florida) lacrosse player remained hospitalized Thursday afternoon, a day several heroes emerged from the sidelines to help him during some scary moments on the field.. »more
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Grass-Roots AED Group Walks the Corridors of Power
In the hall outside of her congressional office, Rep. Betty Sutton of Ohio calls fellow Democratic congressman Mike Michaud of Maine over to meet her grass-roots posse. Sutton is championing a bill that would give matching federal money to provide every U.S. school with an automated external defibrillator (AED), a device that can jump-start a heart that has stopped beating. To help her cause, Sutton has assembled a politically powerful team. »more
Congress Pushes For Defibrillators in Schools
Nobody knows today how many people collapse inside schools or at school sporting events from cardiac arrest, but cities and states have begun counting the numbers of lives saved by defibrillators in schools. »more
Sutton Leads National Effort to Place Life-Saving AEDs in America's Schools
Congresswoman Betty Sutton held a press conference to build support for H.R. 4926, the Josh Miller HEARTS Act. This legislation will establish a federal grant program to ensure every elementary and secondary school in the United States can obtain lifesaving automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
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Ref Owes His Life to Quick Thinking Teen
49 year old Dale Wakasugi loves the challenge of refereeing high school basketball games; getting calls right, by making decisions in a split second. Last Thursday at Fridley High School, it was a spectator who made one of those quick decisions, and Wakasugi is alive because of it.
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Matters of the Heart: A Comprehensive Look at Commotio Cordis, and What is Being Done to Prevent It
US Lacrosse, the governing body of lacrosse in the United States, has taken on a leadership role among sport-based organizations in addressing commotio cordis. »more
US Lacrosse, Medical Device Firm Partner on Defibrillator Push
U.S. Lacrosse said Tuesday it's teaming up with a cardiac monitoring manufacturer to get teams and leagues to have defibrillators ready on the sidelines at games. »more
Three Bystanders, 1 Defibrillator Combine to Save a Life
"Without their help, the outcome would have been far different," according to Jayne Doust. May 21, Jayne attended her grandson's lacrosse game at Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School. Without warning, Jayne says she "started making funny noises," then collapsed. She was having a heart attack. »more
Immeasurable Safety
After friend's death, Thompson promoting sideline defibrillators. »more
Dr. Craig Levine saves life with AED just four days after article about his AED crusade appears!
Dr. Craig Levine couldn't save his 9-year-old son, Robbie, from dying of sudden cardiac arrest on a Little League ballfield in September 2005, but when faced with a similar situation with a patient this week, he made a difference. »more
A Son's Death Inspires a Mission
At Little League practice, Robbie Levine was running the bases during a relay race. As he rounded first, his dad, Craig, the coach, remembers thinking his son had never run so fast... Robbie had reached home plate and collapsed. »more
New Cardiac Arrest Guidelines for Athletes
The Inter-Association Task Force has established recommendations for U.S. high school and college athletic programs to treat sudden cardiac arrest. »more
Trinity Player's Dad: 'A Miracle' Son's Alive
Blessed Trinity lacrosse player Matt Ivie, who suffered a life-threatening injury when he was struck by the ball in the chest during a March 16 match, said he plans to return to sport this season. »more
Former High School Teammates Honor Louis
Matt Donovan's left leg bears the tattoo of a cross, a symbol to celebrate his friend's life and mourn his death. Brian Cordts taps the goalpost 12 times before every lacrosse game, because his friend wore that number right up until the day he died playing the sport he loved. »more
Recognizing Save #30 for Louis' Law
Two nurses, Edwina Cook and Ana Andersen, and Joe Mercado, a physical education teacher, quickly administered CPR and used the school's defibrillator to literally bring Ms. Akgun back to life.
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School Says State-Required Defibrillator Saved Student
A 7-year-old student is alive today because of an automatic external defibrillator his school purchased to comply with a 2002 law, making him the first in the Glens Falls City School District to be saved by the device.
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Quick Thinking Saves a Life at Wrestling Match
Wrestling coach and nurse team up for defribllator rescue at wrestling match at Newark Valley High School. »more
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. Receives Grant from the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation for Life-Saving Defibrillators
The Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation generously provided a grant to Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) for automated external defibrillators (AEDs). »more
Save A Heart Benefit is Another Tremendous Success
The latest Save A Heart Benefit was a fabulous event, and once again demonstrated the committment of the Foundation's supporters in our mission to "Take Our Children Out of Harm's Way" »Click here for more details!
Doctor, defibrillator bring man back to life after Rye tennis court collapse
A White Plains doctor used her medical skills to save a man whose heart stopped while playing tennis in Rye Tuesday night. »more
Court Sides with Parents in Wrongful Death Suit
More than four years later, the parents of a 16-year-old Beall High School student who died after she suddenly collapsed in the classroom each were awarded $300,000 Friday in Allegany County Circuit Court. »more
"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 training. »more
'True Miracle' Saves Driver's Life
Luck was on the side of a Missouri woman who went into cardiac arrest while driving. Carolyn Holt was alone in her car on Friday, driving in St. Charles, Mo., when her heart stopped beating. She drifted across several lanes of traffic and then crashed into a guard rail. Other drivers stopped to help and by sheer luck, two of them were nurses and one was a defibrillator salesman — who happened to have a defibrillator in his car. »more »watch "The Early Show" interview
National Athletic Trainers' Association Conference
Details from the June 14, 2006 press conference, entitled "Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletics"
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»Executive Summary
»Emergency Preparedness Guidelines
Outside the Coaching Manual: CPR, AED use can save young lives
Early activation of the emergency medical-services system, early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and early defibrillation: Those are the recommended responses by emergency medical professions to a sudden cardiac arrest. Lynn Nicholson, of Bethel Park, saw that protocol save the life of her son, Sam, 12, after he collapsed in their driveway March 17 while playing basketball with a friend. »more
Saving a Life With a Defibrillator
In recent years, an increasing number of automated external defibrillators have been provided in office buildings, shopping malls and health clubs and even on commercial airliners. Why, then, are there so few of them in apartment buildings, particularly co-ops and condominiums? »more
'Our Hero': School Nurse Saves Life With Defibrillator
Debbie Bowman has been a nurse at Marcellus Middle School , 10 miles southwest of Syracuse , for 16 years. On Jan. 23, she learned she hadn't seen everything yet. »more
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 with the purchase of 1,200 new AEDs for use at its airports, PATH rapid-transit rail system, tunnels, bridges, bus terminals and port terminals in New York and New Jersey. »more
Automated External Defibrillator Saves Young Athlete's Life: Davis Nwankwo Released From Hospital
The quick actions of an athletic trainer and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) saved the life of Vanderbilt basketball student-athlete Davis Nwankwo (Nah-WONK-wo), said the team physician. Nwankwo, a 19-year-old red-shirt freshman from College Park, Maryland, was released today from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.. »more
Machebeuf JV Coach Collapses at Game
Tom Young, the junior varsity boys basketball coach at Bishop Machebeuf, suffered what appeared to be a massive heart attack Thursday while his team was playing at Kent Denver...The elder Branch performed CPR and used a portable defibrillator that helped to revive Young.. »more
Rescue Plan Aces Test at School
Hans Smid wasn't supposed to go to a meeting at Heffernan Elementary School Monday morning.
But on Friday, principal Gary Bissaillon asked him to attend. Good thing. Driver Middle School nurse Debbie Bowman used an automated external defibrillator to shock him back to life. »more »related story: 24th Save for NYS AED Law
Perry Wrestler Gets a Second Chance at Life
It was a nightmare like none he had ever experienced. So frightening and so surreal. At the very moment an athletic trainer attempted to bring him back to life, Perry High School wrestler Ben Rice dreamt that people were trying to drown him. »more »related story
High School Student Saved By Physical Education Teachers
Three years ago Thursday, a state law went into effect, requiring automated external defibrillators inside schools. Since then 19 people have been saved. The most recent on Tuesday when a 16-year-old high school student in Naples collapsed during gym class.. »more (report & video news report)
Teach All Students Lifesaving CPR Skills
On Nov. 29, the Rochester region witnessed two extraordinary events... two events (that) underscore the tremendous importance of knowing how to perform CPR and having an AED available. »more
Near-Death Scare Shows Need for Lifesaving Tool
Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer likely would not have survived Monday night without the immediate use of an automated external defibrillator. »more
Coincidence? I Don't Think So
It was every parent's nightmare. Louis Acompora, 14, a goalie on Northport High School's lacrosse team, had just blocked a shot in the first game of the season. Seconds later, he collapsed and died. »more
AEDs at College Sports Venues Benefit Spectators
Many universities with Division I athletic programs have invested in automated external defibrillators (AEDs), to provide immediate treatment to athletes who experience sudden heart attack, but in many cases the emergency medical devices are more frequently used on spectators than on athletes, new study findings suggest. »more
A Battle for Kids' Hearts
It was every parent's nightmare. Louis Acompora, 14, a goalie on Northport High School's lacrosse team, had just blocked a shot in the first game of the season. Seconds later, he collapsed and died. »more
Lifesaver in Sag Harbor
A 15-year old boy saves his father's life. »more
FDA Gives the OK for Home Defibrillators
Consumers can now buy without prescription a portable device that is capable of shocking a failing heart into a life-sustaining lub-dub, the Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday. »more
FDA Approves Defibrillator Without Prescription
People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor's prescription to buy devices that jump-start the heart. The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed Thursday to let consumers go online and purchase the $2,000 devices for home use. »more
Parents Group Wants All Schools to Have Heart-Shocking Devices
Fifteen-year-old softball player Cadie Clark slid into third base, barely beating the throw. She looked up and saw the umpire call her safe. Then she slumped over and everything went black. »more
Defibrillator Law Makes a Difference (News Video)
An 11-year-old West Canada Valley boy, a 37-year-old Kenmore mom and a 56-year-old Spackenkill retired teacher all share a heartfelt appreciation for a law that requires a defibrillator in every school building. »more
Eau Claire North Coach Resuscitated, Thanks to Defibrillator
A defibrillator at a high school helped resuscitate a coach when he fell to the floor during a high school girls basketball game, a day after his team was ranked first in the state. »more
Saving Lives
When custodian Dexter Grady of East Hampton Middle School was trained last December to use the school's new portable defibrillator, he never dreamed he'd be the first one revived by the life-saving device his union had helped to put in schools. »more
Man Saved at Town Meeting in Whitestown, NY
A Whitestown resident collapsed during the regular meeting of the town board Wednesday night, and the leader in the unresolved race for town supervisor was part of a team who revived him with an AED. »more
PAD Trial Results Make the Case for Training Volunteers to Use AEDs
Results of the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) trial suggest that the number of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOH-CA) nearly doubles when laypersons trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are also trained in and provided access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs). »more
Police Expand Defibrillator Program to Each Precinct
The city police department has given defibrillators to each precinct, transit district and public service area in order to help save the lives of people who have heart attacks, Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly announced Monday. »more
Court Officers Save Ailing Lawyer
The quick action of three court officers apparently saved the life of a Lake Success lawyer who collapsed yesterday morning in State Supreme Court in Mineola. »more
School Nurse, Defibrillator Save Teacher's Life
A substitute teacher at Dedham High School suffered cardiac arrest last week as he prepared to begin a tutoring session .... the principal grabbed the school's new portable defibrillator. Within minutes, she had shocked his heart back to normal rhythm. »more
Man's Life Saved by School Defibrillator
Just a week shy of the anniversary of his death three years ago, Louis Acompora is still saving lives. And now the legacy of the late Northport High freshman, as well as the cool-headed teamwork on the part of some local basketball players and police officers, can take credit for saving the life of an East Hampton janitor who was brought back from the grip of cardiac arrest by the timely use of a defibrillator. »more
A young life saved by a school defibrillator
If it weren't for a new state law requiring portable defibrillators at schools - and quick action by Orange-Ulster BOCES staff - a 16-year-old student who suddenly collapsed in class Dec. 16 probably would have died, medical personnel said. »more
Defibrillator Saves Somers Man in Supermarket
A Somers man was saved by a police officer using a defibrillator after the man collapsed in a supermarket and stopped breathing. »more
FDA OKs Defibrillator System for Pediatrics
Cardiac Science Inc. said that it has received a supplemental clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its pediatric defibrillation electrode pad system for its Powerheart AED (automatic emergency defibrillator), permitting the system to be used on children under eight years old. »more
A Defibrillator For Your Home Medicine Chest
Defibrillators, the machines that jump-start hearts stopped by a deadly electrical malfunction known as cardiac arrest, could one day become as common in the home as fire extinguishers, now that the FDA has approved the sale of the first at-home automatic external defibrillator (AED). »more
Device Pays Off Again: Defibrillator Helps Save Life
When his doctor walked into the emergency room a few hours after John Tierney's heart stopped on Saturday night, he took one look at his patient and pronounced him blessed. »more
Defibrillator at Game Saves Long Island Man's Life
A Bay Shore man's life was saved last night after he had a heart attack in the stands of a high school playoff football game at Hofstra University and was revived with a defibrillator.»more
Public Access Defibrillators Make Life-Saving Difference
Gerry Bram, an NCAA Division I football referee, is alive today due to the availability of a defibrillation device and the swift actions of the sports-medicine staff from Syracuse University. »more
A Lifesaving Procedure - Districts on Deadline for Defibrillators
Automated external defibrillators save lives. But a number of school administrators still are working to comply with the new state law mandating that the machines be present at all public schools and athletic events for grades 4-12. »more
Oyster Bay Parks Get 18 Defibrillators
William Zang hovered over the lifeless figure lying near the 50-meter pool, attached two monitors to the upper right chest and lower left side and waited for a signal to administer a life-saving electric shock. »more
Nurse Saves Life of Football Fan
.... a spectator in the crowd when she heard a request for a doctor over the PA system. she responded and found Mr. Fitzpatrick on the ground with no pulse. »more
This Time a Boy Survives
On a cold and raw December Monday at Smithtown High School, the day Shah's heart accelerated wildly then abruptly stopped..... and AED saved his life! »more
Pitch Wasn't Teen's Last
With his team up by three runs and a runner on first, Sean Morley was looking to maybe knock in another score.
What he got was an inside pitch that set off an improbable chain of events that probably would have cost the Buffalo Grove boy his life if not for..... »more
Long Island Town Places AEDs in Public Facilities
The Town of Huntington has put in place an AED program that will place AEDs in public locations to implement a public access defibrillation program. »more
Smithtown Is Among Districts Turning To Defibrillators For Emergencies
Aware of the rare but possible risk, an increasing number of Long Island school districts are getting the devices and training staffers and students in their use. One is the Smithtown district, where the high school Booster Club recently bought six new defibrillators for $2,600 each, as a gift. »more
Planning for Scholastic Cardiac Emergencies: The Ripley Project
An in-depth article on how a school district in West Virginia has implemented an emergency action plan which includes the use of Automated External Defibrillators. »more
Automated External Defibrillators: In Recreation and Athletic Centers - Get Ready!
"...the availability of an AED and someone trained in its use increases one's chances of surviving a potentially fatal heart attack... [Making] automated external defibrillators a part of the emergency action plans at gymnasiums and recreation centers will complete the American Heart Association's "Chain of Survival"..." »more
A Defibrillator Near You?
A feature article in the Health and Discovery section of Newsday explains how advocates are calling for the distribution of automated external defibrillators in schools and public areas. »more
Northport-East Northport School District Leads The Way
In response to the tragic death of Louis Acompora, the Northport-East Northport School District has aggressively implemented Automated External Defibrillators into their Emergency Response Plan for school district personnel. The district has distributed over twenty AEDs throughout its schools, and have extensively trained numerous staff members in the use of AEDs. For information on how the Northport-East Northport School District implemented their plan, please contact Superintendent of Schools, Dr. William Brosnan.
Defibrillators Let Lay People Save Lives
An article which appeared in the National Section of the New York Times reports on the release of two studies which conclude that the use of AEDs has saved lives in a variety of situations. »more
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