PITTSBURGH– Henry Jampel collapsed in the shower of his swim pool, when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest. The 44-year-old was given Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) until paramedics arrived, then a defibrillator shocked his heart back into rhythm.
Though exact numbers are not known, at least 250,000 people die every year from sudden cardiac arrest. That’s more [...]

Indian River County—Taffi Fisher Abt sued Indian River County School District for negligence in saving her son’s life.
Michael Abt Jr., Abt’s son collapsed at Sebastian River Middle School, while playing catch-the-flag on an SRMS field. A school employee went to his aid, but was not aware of a defibrillator in a school cabinet. When [...]

Rotary foundation started a fund to pay for the devices
Automated external defibrillator (AED) saved Silverton resident Weldon Nusbaum’s life.
Nusbaum donated $100 to the Silverton Rotary Foundation to start a fund for AED. The nonprofit foundation has purchased four for use in Silverton police patrol cars.
The portable devices are designed to be used by anybody. [...]

DeMarco Anderson-Turner, the fifth grader, drowned when celebrating the end of the school year with classmates at a pool party.
There were adult chaperones and three lifeguards at the party at Portage Central Middle School. But no adults noticed that Demarco was at the bottom of the pool.
When the child was pulled from the [...]

After much research, the West Liberty School Board decided to install defibrillators for the school district during a June 19 meeting.
The defibrillators will be donated by the Lions Club, local Girl Scouts and the West Liberty Fire Department. Each defibrillator will cost around $1,500.
The equipment can be used during school hours and during after-school [...]

Heart attack - During strenuous training in May, the officer went into cardiac arrest
Defibrillator saved Lt. Michael Shults’ life, the official of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s office.
On May 21, Shults was at the end of a challenging, two-week Oregon Marine Board course for public safety officials at Camp Rilea. The stress of the [...]

Gov. Jeb Bush has signed two new laws that will put heart defibrillators in most of Florida’s 159 state parks. The laws increase chances that a life-saving device will be within reach if park visitors and young athletes suffer a cardiac arrest.
The new laws in Florida follow the death last year of Matthew Miulli, [...]

A new London man Brad Foutes, 51, died at the O’Fallon Jail on Saturday night. The man was arrested for peace disturbance and resisting arrest at a house on Sonderen Drive, according to police officers.
Officers failed in trying to revive him with CPR and defibrillators before he was pronounced dead in St. Joseph Hospital [...]

Trident International Holdings (TIH), the leading real-estate development company, displayed its first freehold project in Dubai.
The project of Waterfront was launched in June 2003. TIH was going to build a boutique 20-storey super-luxury residential tower in the heart of the Dubai Marina community. Through this project, Trident has introduced pioneering residential concepts of ‘Smart Homes’ [...]

ROCKVILLE, Md. – Guidant advises doctors should follow up with patients implanted with possibly defective pacemakers/defibrillators. The U.S Food and Drug Administration supported its advice.
Guidant company recently notifies the healthcare providers to take a number of potentially defective pacemakers and implantable defibrillators out of hospital inventories.
Power supply maybe the possible defects. It could cause [...]