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Get Your Cholesterol Checked

Having high cholesterol puts you at risk of developing heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

September 17, 2013

September is National Cholesterol Education Month, a good time to get your cholesterol checked and learn about the importance of keeping your cholesterol at healthy levels.

Emergency medical response products and services from Physio-Control

September 12, 2013

Physio-Control is the world leader in external defibrillator/monitors and emergency medical response products and services. Simple, safe, and effective, LIFEPAK® automated external defibrillators (AEDs) from Physio-Control provide a critical resource to help a first responder—a colleague, a teacher, or simply a passerby—save the life of another human being.

AED registry systems face many barriers to widespread use

Richard Lazar

September 5, 2013

The idea of AED registries leading to more Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) victims receiving bystander defibrillation more quickly has been promoted in recent years.

Skipping breakfast may increase coronary heart disease risk

July 24, 2013

Here’s more evidence why breakfast may be the most important meal of the day: Men who reported that they regularly skipped breakfast had a higher risk of a heart attack or fatal coronary heart disease in a study reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

Greater access to AEDs could save up to 100,000 lives annually

Greg Slusser

June 7, 2013

While it may not seem so on the surface, the Food and Drug Administration’s action to tighten regulations on AEDs was an affirmation of the important role these devices play in reducing the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest, the number-one killer of Americans

Defibtech to receive 2013 ‘Exporter of the Year’ award from ThinkGlobal Inc., publisher of U.S. Department of Commerce Magazine

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut plans to attend awards ceremony

April 22, 2013

Defibtech will receive the 2013 “Exporter of the Year” Award on Capitol Hill on April 24 from ThinkGlobal Inc., publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Why the nurse wouldn’t administer CPR

Timothy Ludwig Ph.D.

March 14, 2013

A mountain blizzard rages outside the windows, classes are cancelled at the university… being socked in for the day, one gets philosophical.

Are you ready to use your automated external defibrillator (AED)?

AED's can help reduce the shock of sudden cardiac arrest.

Bill Rowe

February 1, 2013

Death due to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a big problem.

How to find life-saving AEDs

Maureen Brady

December 4, 2012

Public places and private workplaces across the nation are working to better respond to cardiac emergencies by stepping up efforts to map the location of the closest AEDs and developing new ways to access this information.

Ready for use

AEDs require championing, device tracking, training & drills

Bill Clendenen

February 2, 2012

According to the American Heart Association, over 300,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) occur annually in the U.S., and according to OSHA, about 10,000 occur at work.