If you read only one post on this site, read this if you’re a parent. Joe introduces you to three young victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Only two lived.
Tim Russert needed a defibrillator
Beloved NBC political correspondent Tim Russert died yesterday from sudden cardiac arrest, according to Newsweek. If his colleagues immediately applied an automated external defibrillator (AED), he might be alive today. Dr. Richard Shlosmitz, chairman of cardiology at St. Francis Heart Hospital in Roslyn, said, “A layman could have saved his life. Without a defibrillator, even […]
Best place to go into sudden cardiac arrest? Seattle.
I’m glad I live where I do. Improve your chances with an AED defibrillator. Or at least get one in your kids’ schools. (Apologies in advance for the commercial they serve up first.) There’s an AED in my kids’ school. Knowing what I know about sudden cardiac arrest, I can rest easier as a result. […]