Pre-participation physical evaluations (PPEs) are a standard requirement for many school-aged athletes to participate in ...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
This channel includes news and new technology innovations about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is also called sudden cardiac death (SCD). SCA occured when the heart suddenly ceases all electrical activity needed to keep the heart beating. Read more about the the condition from the Heart Rhythm Society. It is estimated that more than 400,000 people in the U.S. have out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation by administering an electric shock to the heart to restore its rhythm to normal are the only treatments that have been shown to improve survival after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). SCA is fatal in over 80 percent of cases.
October 25, 2018
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent ...
October 16, 2018
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Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Pre-participation physical evaluations (PPEs) are a standard requirement for many school-aged athletes to participate in competitive sports. One purpose of the PPE is to check for any underlying cardiovascular abnormalities that could put an athlete at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is the number one medical cause of death in young athletes.
October 25, 2018
This is a 360 degree photo inside a Detroit Fire Department ambulance equipped with a new Zoll X Series defibrillator ...
August 30, 2018
August 28, 2018 — A new study showed a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients with ...
August 28, 2018
August 21, 2018 — More than 100,000 people have been trained in the life-saving skill of Hands-Only CPR since the ...
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Feature | Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes and its impact is consistent worldwide. Most professional athletes in the United States are required to take part in comprehensive cardiovascular screening programs to identify often-asymptomatic congenital or inherited heart disorders, and other cardiac risk factors. There remains a debate however, whether to mandate ECGs as part of pre-participation screening programs for student athletes at the collegiate and high school levels or even at younger ages.
October 16, 2018
August 2, 2018 — Thermedical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational ...
August 02, 2018
Malissa Wood, M.D., co-director of the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, explains ...
July 05, 2018
July 2, 2018 — University of Washington (UW) Medicine cardiologists have developed a tool to predict which heart failure ...
July 02, 2018
June 27, 2018 — Wearable cardioverter defibrillators may be a safe and effective alternative to surgically implanted ...
June 27, 2018
May 16, 2018 — A new study shows that women exposed to particular matter (PM) and lower temperatures for even a short ...
May 16, 2018
April 27, 2018 — Physio-Control, now part of Stryker, announced its newest version of the LUCAS 3 Chest Compression ...
April 27, 2018
April 16, 2018 — The skin presents a formidable barrier to life-saving defibrillators, but a team of students from Rice ...
April 16, 2018
The Zoll LifeVest is a temporary, wearable defibrillator designed as a safety net for patients, especially those being ...
March 14, 2018