It is TIME TO ACT. The survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the U.S. has remained at 7% for the past 30+ years. To combat this statistic, you can take action by learning CPR so that you will be prepared to act if you witness a person suffering from...
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Lastorka fundraising for AED
Red Ribbon Leader nominee, J.T. Lastorka, from Grand Bay Middle School, is helping Heart for Athletes bring awareness to sudden cardiac arrest in youth. To help keep kids at his school safe if a SCA occurs, Lastorka is initiating fundraising efforts that will go...
Isaiah Austin wins the night at the NBA Draft and starts a new life
"These past couple of days have really taught me a lot about myself," he said. "They've really shown me, no matter what obstacle you get thrown in life, there's always a way around it or a way through it. … For the rest of my life I'm going to keep a positive attitude...
Death on the Basketball Court
"In 2004, Robert Eckart, a former Army cardiologist now at the Heart Specialists of Sarasota, published a study showing that military recruits in populations that are similar to college athletes—male and female exercisers, eighteen to thirty-five years old—carry a...
Univ of South AL, June Med School Cafe – “SCD in Athletes & the Screening Controversy”
June Med School Café "Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes and the Screening Controversy" The June Med School Café lecture will feature Dr. Lynn Batten, director of the division of pediatric cardiology at the University of South Alabama. Her lecture, titled "Sudden...
NIH and CDC launch registry for sudden death in the young
A registry of deaths in young people from conditions such as heart disease and epilepsy is being created to help researchers define the scope of the problem and set future research priorities. The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and...
USA Resident’s Quick Response Saves Life of Teen Swimmer at YMCA
What began as a regular day for USA family medicine resident Dr. Aaron Morgan soon turned into something much more. On May 15, Dr. Morgan had just finished his workout at the YMCA in Daphne, Ala. Per his usual routine, he sat in the sauna, which overlooks the YMCA’s...