Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, observed each October, focuses on spreading knowledge about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) — a medical emergency where the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. Sudden cardiac arrest affects hundreds of thousands of Americans each year, many of whom do ...
Promoting safe communities with overall greater CPR and AED awareness will impact not only the infield event but also outcomes of SCA survivors. AED, automated external defibrillator; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. What Is Young? Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) occurs in infants typically ...
In the adolescent population, increased awareness of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and appropriate screening may decrease the frequency of sudden death. Public education and the widespread availability of AEDs will increase survival. Can cardiac arrest be prevented? Cardiac arrest is best treated byprevention....
Despite awareness of their effects on cardiac physiology, a knowledge gap exists regarding their effects on cardiovascular events in real-world populations. Prior studies reported sulfonylurea-associated cardiovascular death but not serious arrhythmogenic endpoints like sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or ...
However, to our knowledge, no reports exist of an initial presentation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with HLH. Here we present a case of a pediatric patient with an initial presentation of sudden cardiac arrest who was resuscitated and later diagnosed with secondary HLH. Awareness of HLH ...
Kajol was addressing the media at the launch of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Initiative (SCAAI) on Saturday in Mumbai. At least one member in each family should be CPR-trained: Kajol 'Ami had a sudden cardiac arrest this morning when we were on the flight and (has been) on the ...
“flat line” on a cardiac monitor. More commonly, the initial electrical rhythm in cardiac arrest is either ventricular tachycardia—in which the ventricles of the heart are being stimulated to beat so fast that they do not have an adequate amount of time to fill with blood and therefor ...
Sudden cardiac arrest survivors displayed limited awareness of their involvement in health data research and of the content of their given consent. We found that preferences regarding disclosure of clinically actionable genetic findings could change over time. When data collection and use were limited to...
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Patient Education DVD is the Society’s first-ever educational DVD developed as a resource specifically for patients with SCA and part of the Society’s annual SCA awareness initiatives. The DVD uses a mix of real-world video footage and animation to help both pati...
to action. Quick bystander response to sudden cardiac arrests – performing early CPR and finding and using an AED – is a vital part of an effective system of care. Mobile devices are already in millions of hands – PulsePoint Respond puts lifesaving skills and awareness into those hands.”...