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Defibrillator training kit. It remains a difficult medical challenge to prevent the sudden cardiac death of athletes, typically defined as natural, unexpected death from cardiac arrest within one hour of the onset of collapse symptoms, excluding additional time on mechanical life support. [1] (Wider definitions of sudden death are also in use ...
The report recorded worldwide deaths attributed to sudden cardiac arrest or other unexplained sudden death while playing (or shortly after playing) football during the period from 2014 to 2018. There were 617 cases during the five-year period. In the majority of cases where an autopsy was carried out, the cause of death was coronary heart disease.
Aug. 4—High-profile cases of young athletes seemingly at the pinnacle of health collapsing on the court or field after sudden cardiac arrest underscores a hazard in high school, college and pro ...
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio.The OHSAA governs eligibility of student athletes, resolves disputes, organizes levels of competition by divisional separation of schools according to attendance population, and conducts state championship competitions in all the OHSAA-sanctioned ...
Aug. 7—It wasn't the type of news sports fans expected to hear about one of the most recognizable young athletes in the world. On July 24, Bronny James, the celebrated son of NBA great LeBron ...
The HEARTS Act of 2024 has passed the House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate for final passage.
Studies have shown that immediate CPR followed by defibrillation within 3–5 minutes of sudden VF cardiac arrest dramatically improves survival. In cities such as Seattle where CPR training is widespread and defibrillation by EMS personnel follows quickly, the survival rate is about 20 percent for all causes and as high as 57 percent for a ...
While sudden cardiac death among young athletes is still relatively rare — an estimated 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 80,000 experience it — researchers have supported having AEDs near playing fields ...