SCA Heroes
SCAA proudly salutes the Heroes who have stepped forward to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest event. Immediate response is the key to SCA recovery, and the stories of our SCA survivors would not be possible without the Heroes who provided emergency response by calling 9-1-1, starting CPR, and/or using an AED to save a life.
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02/07/2012Fire Department Praised for Saving Cardiac Arrest VictimBy Melanie Santostefano, Lake Zurich PatchThe Lake Zurich Fire/Rescue Department was recognized at the village board meeting Monday for its recent efforts that saved the life of an 81-year-old Lake Zurich resident. | 02/07/2012Automated External Defibrillator Helps Revive Woman at Duluth AirportBy: Steve Kuchera, Duluth News TribuneBystanders used an automated external defibrillator and CPR to revive a woman who collapsed at Duluth International Airport on Sunday afternoon. | 02/06/2012Vest-style Defib Jumpstarts The HeartBy Colorado Public NewsFor thousands of Coloradans at serious risk for a sudden heart attack, some doctors and patients say a high-tech vest that literally jumpstarts the heart can be the difference between life and death. |
02/06/2012Grissom School Teacher Revived With Defibrillator FridayBy Ashley Rueff, TribLocal reporterThe life of a Grissom Middle School teacher was saved Friday when she was revived with an automated defibrillator, or AED, after she collapsed in a classroom at about 9 a.m. | 02/06/2012Hiker Rescued Off Local Hiking TrailBy Adam Stocksdale, News Channel 3 ProducerPALM DESERT, Calif. -- Firefighters administered CPR Saturday to a hiker in full cardiac arrest on a trail in Mesa View, an unincorporated area of Palm Desert, before taking him to an area hospital, according to a Cal Fire spokeswoman. | 02/06/2012Woman Saves Man's Life After His Heart StopsChris Welty, KATCLafayette General honored a Lafayette woman with the Making a Difference award for going above and beyond, giving life saving CPR to a jogger who had collapsed. |
02/06/2012Independence Township Police Save Two Lives in Three DaysBy Tom Rowan Jr., The Express-TimesFor the second time in less than six months, Independence Township police officer John O'Neil found himself last week shocking the life back into a resident. | 02/03/2012Mechanic Saves Woman’s LifeChase MoffittLaVista Police Credit CPR Knowledge He's usually fixing carburetors and rebuilding engines, but this week he was forced to restart a heart. | 01/30/2012Quick, Trained Response Saves Man's LifeEditor Kaitlin McCallum, Farmington PatchOne man is alive today thanks to the brilliant response and training of Farmington firefighters and EMTs. |
01/30/2012Warren Hills Regional Rrainer and Former Intern Act Quickly to Save a Father's LifeBy Tom Rowan Jr., The Express-TimesHerman Panreck was jogging from his truck to the Warren Hills Regional High School gym to catch the final minutes of his daughter's basketball game. | 01/30/2012Electrical Shock Brought Counselor Back Into RhythmBy Lauren Hepler, The Columbus DispatchFor a while, Dec. 15 was like any other day for Robbin Goods. | 01/30/2012Student Recovering After Suffering Cardiac ArrestBy: Sarah Gorvin, The Republican EagleWhen Red Wing School District began installing automated external defibrillators in its buildings a few years ago, high school Principal Beth Borgen said she hoped they would never need to be opened. |
12/28/2011Quick Work at Lake Anna Y Saves Life of New Franklin ManBy Jim Carney, Beacon JournalBARBERTON: Daniel McCann looks at the world with new eyes this Christmas. | 12/28/2011Life-Saving Encounter Impacts Peachtree Runner and MedicBy Carroll Rogers, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionHome News Sports Entertainment Travel Business Lifestyle Obituaries Homes Jobs Cars Classifieds . . . AJC Peachtree Road Race 5:29 p.m. Saturday, December 24, 2011 Text size: Decrease Increase Life-saving encounter impacts Peachtree runner and medic ShareThis Print E-mail . By Carroll Rogers The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Some things are just too much to comprehend in a moment, much less in months. So on the morning of last July 4, about 50 yards from the finish of the Peachtree Road Race, when runner Jim Kurtz opened his eyes and felt hands on his chest, he had to ask. | 12/28/2011Brought Back from Death with Defibrillatorby ELISA HAHN / KING 5 NewsSEATTLE -- A beating heart is something many of us take for granted. |
12/16/2011Deputies, Police Sergeant Revive Nipomo ManBy Adobe StaffA 59-year-old Nipomo man who apparently collapsed with symptoms of cardiac arrest last week at the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse was revived by two sheriff’s deputies and an Atascadero police sergeant. | 12/09/2011Long Beach Firefighters Make Two Life-Saving Rescues In A WeekAnthony Rifilato, Your Town NewsLong Beach firefighters Anthony Fallon, left, Billy Piazza, Dave Yolinsky, Ed Ehursland and Sam Pinto are among the department’s first responders who field roughly 5,000 emergency calls per year, most of them medical emergencies. | 12/08/2011Jamestown, N.Y., Man Collapses in Hamot Parking Lot, has Near-Death ExperienceBy GERRY WEISS, Erie Times-NewsMatt and Kelly Green of Jamestown, N.Y. explain how Matt Green collapsed in the parking lot outside UPMC Hamot on Nov. 29 after leaving Kelly Green, who was at the hospital recovering from a planned abdominal surgery. Hospital officials said Matt Green went into cardiac arrest and had no pulse or heartbeat for about 15 minutes. The hospital's emergency room staff revived him and he expects to make a full recovery. |
12/08/2011Fallen Firefighter Laid To Rest9 WFABWALKER, LA (WAFB) - Scott Osenenko had been a firefighter for less than a year. After saving a family from their burning home Saturday, he went into cardiac arrest. Wednesday, friends and family paused to remember their fallen friend | 11/21/2011Teammates Shock Heart Attack Victim During Kirkwood Hockey GameWritten by: Ann Rubin, KSDK.comKirkwood (KSDK)-- He had a massive heart attack in the middle of a hockey game. But Stephen Spiros, 59, was revived thanks to an automated external defibrillator or AED and some teammates who knew how to use it. | 11/21/2011Off-duty Firefighter Aids Woman in Distress During Duluth Christmas ParadeBy: News Tribune staff, Duluth News TribuneFriday’s Christmas City of the North Parade ended early for Sandra Merritt. Instead of finishing the route, she stopped to save a life. |
11/15/2011Texas Woman Gives Birth then Suffers Cardiac ArrestBarry Carpenter, The 33 NewsBEDFORD, TEXAS— February 24th, 2011--Jennifer Sain and her husband Chris happily waiting for the birth of their third child--hours later Jacob was born--everything was perfect until soon after Jennifer started to crash--she only knows what she's been told | 11/07/2011Marathon Runner Returns To Race He Had cardiac Arrest At.KAIT8.comJONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - It was just two years ago that Bill Zahler nearly died after completing the Mid-South Championship Marathon in Wynne. "I took a few steps over the finish line and had a cardiac arrest," said Zahler. | 11/07/2011Santa Fe Bassoonist Came Back to Life in Front of Us'Heather McGregory, Post Independent Editor, Glenwood Springs, COQuick action by these Hot Springs Pool staffers on Oct. 29 saved the life of Crawford Best, a 72-year-old Santa Fe, N.M., man who suffered a heart attack while visiting Glenwood Springs for the weekend. |
10/25/2011Three Step Forward to Rescue Local Man at YMCABy Alex Bloom, Eagle TribuneANDOVER — Dan Grecoe celebrated his 43rd birthday last week, and he credits three alert bystanders and a defibrillator with helping him reach the date. | 10/12/2011Frisco Honors Coaches Who Saved Girl's LifeBy: Charles Bassett, The CW 33.comIt was a celebration like no other at Maus Middle School in Frisco. Amid the music and applause, and tears, this was a celebration of life. | 10/12/2011NYPD Detective’s Columbus Day Rescue Just His Latest ExploitCBS News New YorkOne NYPD detective certainly seems to always be in the right place at the right time. |
10/12/2011Girl's Life Changes in a HeartbeatBy Kris Gutierrez, Fox NewsKylee Shea returned to school Tuesday, just two weeks after she passed out in the school’s hallway and her heart stopped. | 10/12/2011Bonita Firefighters Save One of Their OwnBy Sara Miles, NBC2 ReporterA Bonita Springs firefighter found himself on the other side of a call as six of his colleagues came to his rescue. Those firefighters were honored Monday night for their quick response. | 10/06/2011North Side Staff, Student Saves Life of Another Student After Performing Chest CompressionsRandy Spieth, Wane.comFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A North Side High School student has her teachers and classmates to thank for help saving her life. Abey Luttman collapsed at the end of the school day. Her teachers performed chest compressions until first responders arrived. |
10/05/2011CPR Saves Myrtle Beach High Student's LifeBy Chandi Lowry, WMBF News AnchorMYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – School officials at Myrtle Beach High School used CPR to save a student's life. | 10/05/2011Cardiac Arrest Patient Not Provided With Transportation Facility in AntarcticaTOPNEWSRenee-Nicole Douceur, a winter site manager, experienced a cardiac arrest in Antarctica while being at work. | 09/30/2011Crews Save Cornville Woman Going into Heart Attackverde IndependentCORNVILLE -- Verde Valley Fire/rescue crews chalked up a "win' Tuesday afternoon when a 63-year-old woman at Cornville's Oak Creek School had a heart attack, but was saved by the fast action of firefighters. |
09/27/2011Deputies Honored For Saving Lives With DefibrillatorsChannel 3000.comPORTAGE, Wis. -- Two Columbia County sheriff's deputies are being honored for their lifesaving actions. | 09/27/2011Heroes Honored for Saving Life at Newton Train StationBy Erika Diaz, Newton PatchThree Good Samaritans went home with plaques of commendation after a brief ceremony Thursday morning at the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail (MBCR) Headquarters in downtown Boston. | 09/27/2011DACC Workers, AED Save Mall Walker’s LifeBY MARY WICOFF Commercial-NewsDANVILLE — It’s been almost a month since Ray Evans suffered a cardiac arrest while walking at the Village Mall, but it’s something he thinks about every day. The brush with death made him reflect on how fortunate he was that help was nearby. |
09/19/2011High School Football Player Back on Field After Going Into Cardiac Arrestby Shawn Kline, KATC.comIt's been four months since Breaux Bridge High School Sophomore Teddrick Lewis was on the football field. He went into cardiac arrest during a practice in May. | 09/19/2011Police Revive Iowa Runner Who Collapses at Meetchron.comCEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A runner from Decorah high school was revived by two police officers after collapsing at a cross country meet in Cedar Falls. | 09/19/2011YMCA Member Says Staff Saved His LifeBy - Karen Smith, Observer and EccentricPaul Wheeler says he owes his life to the quick-acting staff members of the Livonia Family YMCA. |
09/14/2011Eh? Glad They Got That DefibrillatorDeluth News TribuneJohn Porter at the NewPage Duluth paper mill said a few thank-yous to some co-workers Tuesday. | 09/08/2011Random Act of Kindness: A Student's Quick Response Saved Man Stricken on BusPittsburgh Post-GazetteOne day last week at approximately 4:45 p.m., a man on a Port Authority bus went into cardiac arrest and fell to the ground. | 09/06/2011Idaho Teen Athlete Comes to Utah For Surgery After Coaches Restart His HeartBy Patty Henetz, The Salt Lake TribuneIf not for his coaches’ quick action, 17-year-old Ross Palmer would be dead. |
08/16/2011NES Crew Saves Man With DefibrillatorBy Adam Ghassemi, News Channel 5.comMADISON, Tenn. – The intersection of Old Hickory Boulevard and Rio Vista Drive has a way of bringing back memories. | 08/10/2011Mechanical CPR Saves Farmdale Man's LifeBy Susan CampbellFARMDALE, Ohio - For Leonard Osborn and the Johnston Township Fire Department, hugs and handshakes are nothing short of a miracle. | 08/05/2011Softball Player's Heart Attack Turns Into His 'Lucky Day'By Dan Perez, Phillyburbs.comJim Van Cleve stepped up to home plate and hit a single. When the next player came up to bat, Van Cleve stepped off first base, ready to run to second. Instead, he collapsed. |
08/02/2011St. Augustine Man Lives After His Wearable Defibrillator Saves HimBy Jessica Clark, First Coast NewsST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- John Whitsett strummed a guitar Monday. He works hard and he plays nicely in a band in St. Augustine. | 08/02/2011Woman Searches For Couple Who Saved Her Life10 News.comJudith Mack Went Into Cardiac Arrest At College Grove Walmart SAN DIEGO -- A Normal Heights woman is searching for a mysterious couple that saved her life. | 08/02/2011Laconia: Best Place In NH To Have A Heart Attack?By Paula Tracy, New Hampshire Union LeaderLACONIA — If John Davis of Bristol could choose a place to have a heart attack, it might well be Laconia. |
07/06/2011Peachtree Cardiac Arrest Runner 'Doing Fine' a Day Afterby Matt PearlAsk anyone who ran Monday's AJC Peachtree Road Race: it was a scorcher. The hot weather meant Grady Hospital EMT's transporting more than twice as many patients as usual from the race. The scariest case? A man that had cardiac arrest just short of the finish line. | 06/30/2011Helen Ellis Memorial Staff Thanked for Saving Woman From Cardiac Arrest 4 TimesBy Demorris A. Lee, Times Staff WriterAlicia Reinbolt thought she was having an allergic reaction to something. Her eyes had begun to swell, her throat was itchy and she had a hard time sleeping. | 06/29/2011Heart Lecture Interrupted by Heart AttackBy Daniel Hartill, Staff Writer, The Sun JournalDr. William Phillips figured he was being kidded when a lecture on coronary heart disease was interrupted by a man complaining of chest pain. A moment later, the cardiologist and nearby nurses saved the man's life. |
06/29/2011Quick Action Saves Zoo Visitor After Heart AttackBy John Johnston, Cincinnati.ComTerry Huffman wasn't feeling very good, but he didn't want to renege on a promise to accompany his 9-year-old nephew on an overnight field trip to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. | 06/15/2011Automated External Defibrillator Saves Watauga Middle School TeacherByTerry Evans, Star-TelegramVanessa Seale is blessed with co-workers who know how to handle cardiac arrest. | 06/15/2011Cardiac Arrest Survivor Honors First Respondersby Brandi Perez, North County TimesFeb. 21 is a day Robert Jensen can't remember and a day his family will never forget. He was standing in the kitchen on a Monday afternoon having a Diet Coke when his heart suddenly stopped beating and he collapsed. |
05/17/2011Michigan Softball Coaches Help Save a Man's LifeBy Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free PressMichigan athletic director Dave Brandon tries to stay connected with fans through his blog on U-M's athletic Web site. On Saturday, he shared a story of the heroic efforts of his softball team. | 04/25/2011Burlingame Health Club Hero Saves Friend's Life on Racquetball CourtBy Janis Mara, MercuryNews.comJerry Kilroy was playing racquetball at Burlingame's Prime Time Athletic Club, something the retired firefighter has been doing three times a week for about 25 years, when he noticed something was horribly amiss. | 02/05/2009A GOOD AGE: Cohasset caterer saved by Quincy firefighters on their doorstepBy Sue Scheible, The Patriot LedgerQUINCY -- Arthur Roebuck, a Cohasset caterer who has served royalty, was choking on a cracker in the back seat of his son's car. That's the last he remembers about his brush with death. |
01/29/2009Basketball Player Meets Those Who Saved His LifeBy Jessica Clark, Firstcoastnews.comTuesday afternoon, Dolphan McFadden cheered on his pals from the sideline of the basketball court. | 01/25/2009Friends, strangers help save lifeBy Elizabeth Richardson, The Times-HeraldOne member experienced "a great comeback" at a local health club, and he has the quick response of friends and strangers to thank. |
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