Tag result for article published on Tue December 04 2012 8:37 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: AED, cardiac arrest, CPR, CPR/AED, Pulse Point, PulsePoint, San Ramon Valley Fire Department, SCA, sudden cardiac death, White House
VIDEO: PSA announcement refers to a program in effect in San Ramon Valley, California. The program is not in effect in Arlington Heights or the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Crowd-Sourcing Good Samaritans A Good Samaritan can now volunteer to be notified if an incident possibly requiring CPR occurs in a public place in at least [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri March 04 2011 5:31 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: basketball death, enlarged heart, Michigan, sudden cardiac death
Michigan: Fennville High School’s star basketball player, Wes Leonard, collapsed on the basketball court and later died after making a game-winning layup in overtime to cap his team’s perfect season. After a winning layup, Wes Leonard was surrounded by adoring fans. Suddenly he collapsed and was surrounded by family and then paramedics. He was transported [...]
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Posted in Extra! News
Tag result for article published on Mon August 23 2010 9:32 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Park, medical emergency, sudden cardiac death, witnessed cardiac arrest
Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows firefighter/paramedics responded to a report of a man possibly having a heart attack about 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the picnic area at the Arlington Million. Jason Chin, 28, was walking into the picnic area, just east of the grandstand, and collapsed. Emergency personnel and possibly paramedics employed at the race [...]
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