After having an implantable cardiac defibrillator fitted to control his heart beat rate, 30-year old football player, Khalilou Fadiga returned to the Lions team after being two years away from the game. His play against Liberia in a recent game, leading to a 6-1 victory, has made a good impression on the selectors.
Fadiga is […]

Nicholas Rotolo, aged 17, a Berkely student died on the field while playing hockey. His family has filed a case against the San Jose city and the head firm of the San Jose Sharks. They say that proper trained persons were not available to use an automated external defibrillator and hence it resulted in the […]

Officer Wayne Hochwarter and former officer Kirk Harryn of Fountain Hill Police Department saved a life in December by using an automated external defibrillator. They were honored by the council for the commendable job done by them.
Mayor Stephen Repasch said that when the officers were on duty, they received a phone call from a […]

One of Northeast’s biggest health club networks, the Town Sports International (TSI) made a statement today saying that it has installed automated external defibrillators in all of its outlets. In order to provide a better and safer place for its workers and clients, TSI has employed Philips Heart Start OnSite Defibrillators throughout its 137 sports […]

David DeVaney, a young man of 25 years of age collapsed and died on Saturday while he was running in a Fairhope 10K race in the Bay Minette area despite the use of an automated external defibrillator on him. David had crossed the 4-mile mark, when he fell at around 8:40 a.m. according to Craig […]

Sharon Police Lt. Tiden Kaufman and Chief Joseph Bernstein recently received a check for $2,000 from James Carlson, President of Sharon Credit Union. This money will be collected under the name of Sharon Defibrillator Fund. Sharon plans to use these funds for implanting automated external defibrillators in Emergency Response Vehicles and town offices. The logic […]

The future of defibrillators looks bright. According to a recent announcement, firefighters throughout Worcestershire will receive education on how to use the defibrillator. The Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust have combined together for this purpose under the National Defibrillator Programme.
This program has been jointly funded by the British Heart Foundation and the […]

The Central Minnesota Heart Center has helped in doubling the number of automated external defibrillators in major parts of Minnesota city. These defibrillators have been provided by Sauk Rapids and Sartell and arenow present in local public areas such as Rockville, Sartell, St. Augusta, St.Cloud, St. Joseph, Sauk Rapids and Waite Park.
An automated external defibrillator […]

Since more people die from Sudden Cardiac Arrest then from breast cancer, prostate cancer, house fires, hand guns, traffic accidents and AIDS combined, and since Sudden Cardiac Arrest can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere, and sometimes in extreme conditions, we decided to devote a whole new web site just for this issue.