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    Woman wins battle over defibrillators  Nov 23, 2008
    Established in memory of a 12-year-old Texas girl with an undiagnosed heart condition who died of cardiac arrest while playing at a water park, the foundation agreed to help Valentine. It purchased the defibrillators, and sent them to Valentine to give to the district. (Missoulian, MT)

    Founder of Maine's Barber Foods dead at 87  Nov 23, 2008
    Family members say the founder of Barber Foods died Friday at Maine Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest. The son of immigrants who fled Ottoman rule during the Armenian genocide, Barber grew his business from a kitchen-based operation to a company of 800 employees. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Man convicted in restaurant brawl that killed Marlborough man  Nov 22, 2008
    Prosecutors say Maico Caceres slapped Jose Alvarado, of Marlborough, in the face then struck him with the chair during the fight in October 2006, which led to the 36-year-old Alvarado's death from sudden cardiac arrest ... But defense attorneys claimed Caceres acted in self defense and Alvarado's cardiac arrest was unrelated to the fight. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)

    Pimco Chief: This Is A Flight to Liquidity  Nov 22, 2008
    The markets are telling you theres a cardiac arrest in the system, El-Erian told CNBC.. Every pool of capital now is facing challenges. (Newsmax)

    Obituaries in the news  Nov 21, 2008
    Jeter died Thursday in Chicago, apparently of cardiac arrest, Wisconsin-Milwaukee spokesman Kevin O'Connor said, quoting the younger Jeter. The elder Jeter played on the Green Bay teams that won the NFL championship in 1965 and the first two Super Bowls. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)

    Guardian Angel Saves Fan's Life at Bengals Game  Nov 21, 2008
    She was in cardiac arrest. Wanda Gruenschlaeger, Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Game: "If I hadn't been where I was, it would have been fatal. My heart actually stopped.". (WKRC.com, OH)

    Sports Briefs  Nov 21, 2008
    He said Rob Jeter told him that his father was believed to have died of cardiac arrest. Bob Jeter, who was 71, played on the Green Bay teams that won the NFL championship in 1965 and the first two Super Bowls. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Conjoined twins die on flight bound for New York  Nov 21, 2008
    By the time it arrived the girls were in cardiac arrest and a vacationing doctor on board the Delta flight was trying to resuscitate them. The girls, about a month old, were declared dead by paramedics who had been dispatched to the airport. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Cowboys' owner takes some blame for Pacman's suspension  Nov 21, 2008
    It is believed he died of cardiac arrest. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Sports)

    Teen Has Heart Attack on Football Field, Dies  Nov 20, 2008
    Authorities say a 15-year-old Hayden High School student is dead after suffering cardiac arrest at the school's football field ... Rickman says the boy suffered cardiac arrest, but that the underlying cause was unknown. (Fox News)

    Schools may buy heart units  Nov 20, 2008
    The machines, called automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are used to restore normal heart rhythm to people in cardiac arrest. The AED delivers a shock through adhesive pads applied to the victim's chest. (Yahoo News -- Heart Disease & Cardiovascular Disorders)

    Brady Franklyn Derrah (29)  Nov 19, 2008
    He suffered a grand mal seizure and cardiac arrest. Brady was born and schooled in Albany. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Wharf tragedy shatters sweethearts' lives  Nov 19, 2008
    " An ambulance spokesman said the "two children were in cardiac arrest and resuscitation continued all the way to Bega Hospital" before they died. 'It's so awful' The tragedy had already gripped the small community, said Quyen Nguyen from the local bakery, Tathra Bakehaus Swiss. "It's so awful. A lot of customers are talking about [it]," she said. "It's so shocking. (The Age, Australia)

    New large buildings must have defibrillators  Nov 19, 2008
    Madaffer had a friend, Ron McElliott, who died from sudden cardiac arrest during a 10K race in 1999. McElliott's widow, Karen, is an advocate for the San Diego Project Heart Beat, an organization Madaffer helped found. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Two SB County deputies honored for saving lives  Nov 18, 2008
    Deputy Judy Hall of Santa Maria performed CPR on a man who went into cardiac arrest in a hotel in Solvang, and the efforts of Deputy Ian Doughty in responding to two suicide attempts helped save both despondent people's lives ... The victim was 74-year-old George Denny of Los Angeles, who had gone into cardiac arrest. (Santa Maria Times)

    One last blog before DOB comes home  Nov 18, 2008
    If Juan Rivera and Randy Wolf are signed many fans will go into cardiac arrest. Including myself. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Father, sons die in wharf tragedy  Nov 18, 2008
    An ambulance spokesman said the "two children were in cardiac arrest and resuscitation continued all the way to Bega Hospital". But late last night police issued a statement confirming that the man and the two children had died. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Runner Dies During Route 66 Marathon  Nov 18, 2008
    "They could go into cardiac arrest, or exercise-induced asthma," said Jeff Kidder, a trainer with the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. "There's a lot of things that can come into play.". (FOX23.com, OK)

    IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries  Nov 18, 2008
    "Current medical guidance says that if you want to save the brain, you have to lower its temperature by four or five degrees Celsius within five to 10 minutes of cardiac arrest if paramedics can't restart the heart," engineer Ken Kasza, who led the development of the slurry production and delivery technology, said in a news release from the laboratory ... During a cardiac arrest, for example, brain cells start to die in just minutes without oxygen from blood being pumped through the body. (MEDLINEplus)

    BJP leaders doubt it was suicide  Nov 17, 2008
    After meeting Yogi's family, Dr Harshvardhan said, " 00004000 I have not spoken to the police but from what I have gathered from the family is that he probably died of a major cardiac arrest. Yogi had undergone angioplasty and was 70-years-old. I think all this rumour of suicide is rubbish.". A shocked, BJP chief ministererial candidate V K Malhotra was one of the first to reach Yogi's home in the morning. (Times of India)

    Oppose city ambulance plan  Nov 16, 2008
    The study showed that on patients suffering cardiac arrest (when the heart suddenly stops beating), the critical life-saving treatment in the first two, three minutes by first-arriving EMS personnel consists of good basic life support, specifically two minutes of effective chest compressions and then defibrillation if indicated with an automated external defibrillator ... The survival rate from cardiac arrest in our local system (which is more than triple the national average) has proven this... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Waiting to inhale: The dangers of huffing  Nov 15, 2008
    They can suffer what is known as Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome, which occurs when the inhalant causes the heart to beat rapidly, resulting in cardiac arrest. The most dangerous aspect of inhalants is how accessible they are, Horne said. (Framingham TAB, MA)

    Sleep Apnea May Be Risk Factor For Sudden Cardiac Death  Nov 15, 2008
    During a follow-up period of up to 15 years, researchers assessed cases where patients had sudden cardiac arrest, and either died (SCD) or were resuscitated, in relationship to the presence of OSA and other data, including nighttime levels of oxygen saturation in the blood. Results showed that during an average follow-up of 5. (Science Daily)

    God's view is grand indeed  Nov 15, 2008
    (No offense if you're reading this, Mr. Ellefson, but) I had a dream the night before our scheduled flight that the pilot went into cardiac arrest 2,000 feet aloft. He clutched his chest, and I snatched the controls in a panic, spying over my shoulder to assess my five-year-old son's disposition. (Dallas County News, IA)

    Hedge fund icons OK with a few rules  Nov 14, 2008
    This sort of speculative borrowing bankrupted investment bank Lehman Brothers in September, triggering a cardiac arrest in the global financial system. "The authorities have been involved since then in resuscitating the system, but it has been a tremendous shock, the impact of which has not been fully felt," testified George Soros, the billionaire hedge fund pioneer. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)

    “Second murder charge may be warranted, but tough to prove”  Nov 14, 2008
    The autopsy results were recently released by the Chief Medical Examiner, revealing the determination that Bryan s death was caused by cardiac arrest related to coronary artery disease. Family members are convinced, however, that the death was a delayed result of the shooting during the home invasion. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)

    Cardiac Science, Boy Scouts in deal  Nov 13, 2008
    The availability of AEDs and active promotion of CPR and AED education can help every Scout, Scouter, and family member be prepared to assist a victim of sudden cardiac arrest, said Richard Bourlon, health and safety team leader for the Boy Scouts of America, in a statement. Cardiac Science (NASDAQ: CSCX) is based in Bothell and employs about 570 people. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

    Lack of sleep could flare-up cardio troubles  Nov 13, 2008
    Last Updated: Thursday 13 November 2008 08:08 GMT. by Published on November 12, 2008 - 0 comments. (TheMedGuru)

    Choosing between family and the truth  Nov 12, 2008
    My stepson's wife died of cardiac arrest at the age of 24, and in his grief, he went down the wrong path. His in-laws are raising the children, and we help out financially and physically. (Boston Globe)

    Rochester serial killer dies in Albany  Nov 12, 2008
    He went into cardiac arrest in the hospital's emergency room and died late Monday, Corrections Department spokesman Erik Kriss said Tuesday. The cause of death is under investigation. (Albany Times Union)

    $3.5 Million in Reimbursements for Purchases of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Texas Schools Still Unclaimed With Deadline Approaching  Nov 11, 2008
    AEDs are portable defibrillators used by lay people with CPR training to resuscitate victims of cardiac arrest and have been deployed on thousands of school campuses nationwide. Texas Senate Bill 7 mandates at least one AED per school campus. (PR Newswire)

    Sleeping too little may raise risk of heart disease  Nov 11, 2008
    5 hours each night were more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke or die of cardiac arrest over a 4-year period ... During that time, there were 99 heart attacks, strokes or deaths from cardiac arrest. (Reuters)

    Canada Sunflashes  Nov 11, 2008
    Ambulance technicians found the baby unconscious and in cardiac arrest when they were called to the family's Montreal apartment. Gingras said once officers realized the baby had been shaken, they went looking for the parents, but they had already fled the country. (Toronto Sun)

    Obituary: Miriam Makeba, South African singer, dies at 76  Nov 11, 2008
    The cause of death was cardiac arrest, according to Vincenza Di Saia, a physician at the private Pineta Grande clinic in Castel Volturno near Naples in southern Italy, where she was brought by ambulance. The time of death was listed in hospital records as midnight, the doctor said. (International Herald Tribune)

    Montreal couple wanted in baby's death arrested in Florida  Nov 11, 2008
    Ambulance technicians found the baby boy unconscious and in cardiac arrest when they were called to the family's suburban Montreal apartment. The boy had suffered multiple fractures, bruising and bleeding in the brain. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    BETTER LIFE: More news on keeping your heart healthy  Nov 11, 2008
    A number of pop songs have the right rhythm for CPR, but of course the meaning of Stayin Alive is pretty powerful when you are trying to save someones life," says researcher David Matlock of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Il. "Numerous studies have shown that CPR can make the difference between life and death when someone is in cardiac arrest, but bystanders still hesitate to do it ... Patients are sedated and given a relatively mild shock -- about a... (USA Today -- Money)

    ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies  Nov 11, 2008
    FRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Ninety percent of U.S. emergency physicians believe that resuscitation practices aren't very effective and support a number of strategies designed to improve resuscitation for people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest, according to a survey released Friday by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) ... The survey also found that more than half the respondents believe that poor survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) are related to the aging... (MEDLINEplus)

    Defibrillator restarts karate student's heart  Nov 10, 2008
    HAMILTON -- A karate instructor and three township cops are credited with saving the life of a 13-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest during karate class Saturday morning, police say. The 13-year-old, whose name was not released by police, was participating in exercises at Shin Karate Institute on the 2400 block of South Broad Street around 11:30 a.m. In front of his class and without warning, he fell to the floor unresponsive. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Wyoming asks appeals court to review police case  Nov 10, 2008
    Weigel then went into cardiac arrest and died, the records stated. An autopsy found that Weigel died of "mechanical asphyxiation," meaning that he wasn't able to breath because of the weight on his back. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    PTSD Symptoms Associated With Increased Risk Of Death After Heart Events  Nov 9, 2008
    Surviving a life-threatening heart condition, such as heart attack or cardiac arrest, causes significant distress, according to background information in the article ... Between 8 percent and 20 percent of patients with acute coronary syndromes and 27 percent to 38 percent of those who survive a cardiac arrest develop PTSD.. (Science Daily)

    Voters agree to dog racing ban  Nov 9, 2008
    Supporters argued greyhound racing is inhumane and that greyhounds are routinely injured during races, including broken legs, paralysis and even death from cardiac arrest. The state s dog tracks say the greyhounds are well cared for and looked after by veterinarians. (Bolton Common, MA)

    Schools, district install defibrillators  Nov 6, 2008
    Advertisement Staff, students and visitors at Arroyo Grande and Nipomo high schools may have a better chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest, thanks to four automatic external defibrillators installed recently on the two campuses ... The installation of the devices marks the culmination of a promise between the school district and the family of Richard Beedle a prominent Nipomo citizen whose untimely death some say may have been prevented had an AED been on hand when he went into sudden... (Santa Maria Times)

    Ill kids have right to pick care: MDs  Nov 6, 2008
    She goes into cardiac arrest. Her parents want the doctors to perform CPR. In Ontario, a DNR order is only legally binding if she is 16. (Globe and Mail)

    Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk  Nov 6, 2008
    Surviving a heart attack or cardiac arrest can cause significant distress. As a result, many patients later develop PTSD, which includes intense anxiety, flashbacks and "hyperarousal," according to background information in the article. (MEDLINEplus)

    Heart disease or bullet? Victims kin believes latter.  Nov 6, 2008
    An autopsy recently conducted by the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Bryan Barbaro s death was caused by cardiac arrest related to coronary artery disease, but family members are convinced it was a delayed result of the gunshot wound he suffered in a home invasion that claimed the life of his older brother. Barbaro was living in a duplex on Irving Street when an intruder broke into his brother, Chris Barbaro s apartment, and shot him in the early morning hours of Oct. 24, 2007. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)

    Question 3 Greyhound Racing Ban App...  Nov 5, 2008
    "According to state records more than 800 racing greyhounds have been injured since 2002, including dogs who suffered broken legs, paralysis, head trauma and even death from cardiac arrest. A greyhound is injured every three to four days in Massachusetts. Nearly 80% of all reported injuries were broken legs. Most injuries are serious.". Greyhound racing is a dying industry, so banning dog racing will simply speed up the inevitable, saving many dogs in the process. (Suite101.com)

    Chico volleyball sweeps Stanislaus  Nov 5, 2008
    The freshman from Deptford, N.J., collapsed between scrimmages while with the Pirates at Sacramento's American River College when he went into cardiac arrest. Coach Paul Brogan, who spent Tuesday with Phillips' family at the hospital, said there was no change in his condition. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Are you running yourself to death?  Nov 4, 2008
    And that's not counting the races during which runners suffered cardiac arrest but managed to survive ... "There was actually a cardiac arrest at one of the first Boston Marathons I ran, in the 1970s," says Arthur Siege, M.D., director of internal medicine at Harvard's McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Why does Marathon get a pass?  Nov 4, 2008
    How nice it must be for road running to have a place in the sports world so exalted that death - whether by highly trained athletes such as Shay or amateurs such as Gomes, 58, who went into cardiac arrest Sunday in after completing the race and died at Lenox Hill Hospital a few hours later - cannot spoil the good vibes. How nice it must be for a sport to have two people die at the end of its signature event and not have the working media - TV, newspapers, radio - let that pre-empt the gushing... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Two speeches by Barack Obama, eight months apart  Nov 4, 2008
    Sometime after our event, her son nearly went into cardiac arrest, and was diagnosed with a heart condition that could only be treated with a procedure that cost tens of thousands of dollars. Her insurance company refused to pay, and their family just didn't have that kind of money. (Salon)

    MS chain gang chills after a day of thrills, hills and spills  Nov 3, 2008
    Three hundred cyclists needed treatment during the 90-kilometre ride, for conditions ranging from dehydration to cardiac arrest and head injuries. An 83-year-old rider lost control of his bike on a steep hill, crashing onto the road at Thirroul and suffering critical head injuries, an ambulance spokeswoman said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Issue still hard-hitting  Nov 2, 2008
    "And right next to the TV, he had a Ranger sweater hanging up on the wall. Of all the stuff like that he had - his club teams in Russia, international tournaments he played in - it was the Ranger sweater he had hanging up there. This is a kid who knew what he wanted, had all the skills, and was intent on playing in North America next. Great kid. And no question, he would have played for us next season." Cherepanov, 19, the No. 17 pick in the 2007 draft, fell into cardiac arrest while playing for... (Boston Globe)

    Otto paid big price for football glory  Nov 2, 2008
    His daughter, Jennifer, had died a year earlier at age 39, after a blood clot appeared during a hysterectomy, sending her into cardiac arrest. She left four children behind. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Ga. Southern: Eagles go extra mile once again  Nov 2, 2008
    CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Causing cardiac arrest is not Georgia Southern's weekly goal. No, the Eagles understand football is a 60-minute game and as linebacker Chris Covington says, "You'd like to win in the 60 minutes allotted.". (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Michael Barnhart  Nov 2, 2008
    passed away Oct. 25 due to cardiac arrest. Mike was born in Portland to Glenn and Mary Barnhart. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Planned remarks to be delivered by Obama in Henderson  Nov 2, 2008
    " That's why I'm talking about the economy. That's why he's spending these last weeks calling me every name in the book. Because that's how you play the game in Washington. When you can't win on the strength of your ideas, you make a big election about small things. So I expect we're going to see a lot more of that over the next few days. More of the slash and burn, say-anything, do-anything politics that's calculated to divide and distract; to tear us apart instead of bringing us together.... (KRNV.com, NV)

    Fire Dept. gives awards  Nov 1, 2008
    By Kathleen Kirwin / Staff Writer. Fri Oct 31, 2008, 12:46 PM EDT. (Westford Eagle, MA)

    Anti-seizure Drug Could Be Fatal, New Research Shows  Nov 1, 2008
    For this study, PRIS was defined by the unexplained presence of at least one or more of the following: metabolic acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, bradycardia, and/or cardiac arrest ... Within group A, three patients had sudden unexplained cardiac arrest while on propofol infusions, resulting in two deaths, while no deaths occurred in group B. Median hospital stay (12 days) and ICU length of stay (9 days) did not differ between the two groups ... The overall occurrence of PRIS was 30 percent of patients... (Science Daily)

    Schools may buy heart units  Oct 31, 2008
    The machines, called automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are used to restore normal heart rhythm to people in cardiac arrest. The AED delivers a shock through adhesive pads applied to the victim's chest. (Yahoo News -- Heart Disease & Cardiovascular Disorders)

    Real Madrid midfielder Ruben De La Red collapses  Oct 31, 2008
    Fourteen months ago, Sevilla's Spanish international midfielder Antonio Puerta collapsed during a league game and died three days later after suffering prolonged cardiac arrest. Madrid lost the fourth round first-leg game against the third-division team 3-2. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    2 months hence, Orissa cops probe attack on Christian priest  Oct 31, 2008
    Though medical reports suggest that he died of cardiac arrest, church authorities believe that he succumbed to the injuries sustained during the communal violence in Khandamal. He was beaten with iron rods by a mob and left in the church naked and bleeding. (IBNLive.com)

    Stocks up Thursday  Oct 31, 2008
    "I think it's sort of, What do you have to do to get someone back from cardiac arrest?' You have to shock them pretty hard and sometimes you have to shock them a couple of times. I think that's what going on here," Strauss said, referring to steps like the Fed's rate cuts and government cash injections in banks, which began this week. Strauss contends the programs, most of which have yet to take effect, are creating some appetite for stocks that have been pounded down this month. (AZCentral -- News)

    Stocks rise on GDP report  Oct 31, 2008
    I think it's sort of 'What do you have to do to get someone back from cardiac arrest. You have to shock them pretty hard and sometimes you have to shock them a couple of times. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    ban greyhound racing.  Oct 30, 2008
    Reports show other injuries have included cardiac arrest and paralysis. By law, the tracks each have a state veterinarian on hand during races to examine the animals and treat any injuries. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)

    Sedative Could Be Deadly in People with Seizures  Oct 30, 2008
    At high doses, propofol tied to cardiac arrest in patients with a form of epilepsy ... In the propofol group, three patients had sudden unexplained cardiac arrest, resulting in two deaths ... Thirty percent of patients in the propofol group experienced propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS), a serious complication defined by the unexplained presence of at least one or more of the following: the blood disorder known as metabolic acidosis; rhabdomyolysis (a muscle disorder); bradycardia (lowered heart... (MEDLINEplus)

    VIP Syndrome  Oct 30, 2008
    And if a VIP has a true emergency, like a cardiac arrest, in the comfy unit, doctors may be dangerously far away. Page: 1 | Zachary F. Meisel is a practicing emergency physician, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation clinical scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. (Slate)

    Letters to the Editor  Oct 29, 2008
    Over 800 dogs have suffered injuries, from broken bones to paralysis to head trauma to cardiac arrest, for our entertainment since 2002, which was the year the racetracks were finally forced by the Legislature to report injuries. How many dogs suffered before that time can only be imagined. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)

    Students Screened For Heart Abnormalities  Oct 29, 2008
    According to Parent Heart Watch, about 50 students in Texas die from sudden cardiac arrest each year, often during practice. "If we save one child, it's worth all the money and everything we've done, all the extra time in doing it," Thomas said. (Click2Houston, TX)

    CPR study produces upbeat results  Oct 28, 2008
    CPR may triple survival rates for cardiac arrest, Matlock says, but "many people hesitate to jump in because they don't feel confident about maintaining the proper rhythm." When they were tested without the background beat five weeks after their training, the physicians and medical students who had learned to perform to "Stayin' Alive" attained a rhythm of on average 113 compressions per minute within the acceptable range and said they still felt confident in their abilities. Researchers... (Montana Standard, MT)

    Effects Of Anesthesia On The Heart  Oct 28, 2008
    When this timeframe is lengthened, it is associated with triggering irregular arrhythmia that can cause sudden cardiac arrest. Earlier this year, researchers at the Cardiovascular Research Center at Rhode Island Hospital developed a first-of-its-kind genetic animal model to study arrhythmia and SCD that mirrors what happens in individuals who have mutations of the LQT1 or LQT2 genes. (Science Daily)

    Forbes magazine turns to its boss for calm  Oct 27, 2008
    It was a much more upbeat assessment than Forbes had given during a CNBC appearance on Sept. 29, when he said the economy was "in cardiac arrest.". Today in Business with Reuters. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)

    Post-cardiac Arrest Care Key To Survival  Oct 27, 2008
    26, 2008) The urgent need for treatment doesn t end when a person regains a pulse after suffering sudden cardiac arrest healthcare providers need to move quickly into post-cardiac arrest care to keep a person alive and ensure the best outcome ... Brain injury, heart dysfunction, systemic inflammation and the underlying disease that caused the cardiac arrest all contribute to the high death rate of patients who initially have their pulse re-started ... Collectively, these symptoms are known as... (Science Daily)

    Donald Fonda; served Baptist churches  Oct 25, 2008
    The Rev. Donald A. Fonda Jr., a Baptist minister in churches throughout the region over three decades, died of cardiac arrest Oct. 11 in his sleep at a hotel in Venice. He was 70. (Boston Globe)

    Atlanta schools investigating fatal 911 call  Oct 25, 2008
    Sixteen-year-old Antoine Marc Williams collapsed Oct. 14 at Benjamin E. Mays High School, went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead hours later at Grady Memorial Hospital ... The fire paramedics were re-sent to the school after Williams went into cardiac arrest ... Wallace could not say whether the Fire Department being there throughout the incident would have saved Williams life but having extra medical personnel on hand can make a difference in saving the life of a person in cardiac... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Saturday Thumbs  Oct 25, 2008
    A few days before her visit, a man complaining of stomach pains also waited 19 hours before dying of cardiac arrest. He, too, never saw the doctor. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Arizona surgeon wanted for murder arrested in Kentucky  Oct 25, 2008
    Prosecutors claim that three of his patients died of cardiac arrest after liposuction procedures performed in his office. A year ago, the Arizona Medical Board found Normann performed two of the surgeries, but allowed an unlicensed doctor to do the third. (AZCentral -- News)

    Ex-bouncer convicted in kidnapping  Oct 24, 2008
    The victim went into cardiac arrest Wednesday night and was taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital, police said. The victim was listed in critical condition last night, police said. (Boston Globe)

    Methadone sickens Forsyth kids; parents charged  Oct 24, 2008
    One of the boys went into cardiac arrest, he said. It could have been disastrous, Huggins said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Letter: Ban greyhound racing  Oct 24, 2008
    What happens very frequently is that a 50-pound female like my Pennyrose may have been running between two 85-pound males and on the turn get trampled, resulting in broken legs, cardiac arrest, head trauma to name a few common injuries. This is abuse, Mr. Carney. (Somerville Journal, MA)

    Man charged with assault, animal cruelty  Oct 23, 2008
    The victim, who was struck on Centre Street, went into cardiac arrest and was taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital, police said. Police did not identify the victim or the suspect last night. (Boston Globe)

    Grady doctor blasts decision to cancel 911 call  Oct 23, 2008
    Antoine Marc Williams, 16, went into cardiac arrest and later died ... The fire truck was ultimately redirected to the school after the teen went into cardiac arrest in the Care ambulance ... The extra crew could have provided vital extra hands, especially when Williams went into cardiac arrest, he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues  Oct 23, 2008
    "[Adverse effects] generally occurred in general disorders, like serious allergic reaction or cardiac arrest, administration site problems, infections and infestations," said Fontanarosa. "A lot of these drugs act on the immune system, so infections are common complications of these products.". (MEDLINEplus)

    Gay angle in Fashion is very evident: Bhandarkar  Oct 23, 2008
    The trend setter in modern Tamil cinema died of a cardiac arrest. PopularNews. (Screen Weekly)

    Hospital bills woman who never saw doctor (5272)  Oct 23, 2008
    A few days before Milbrodt's visit, a 58-year-old man who went to the ER with stomach pains also waited 19 hours -- and then suffered cardiac arrest and died. Hospital officials say they need more beds to handle the excessive number of patients who need care. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    ER Bills Woman After 19 Hour Wait, Never Saw Doc  Oct 22, 2008
    A few days before Milbrodt's visit, a 58-year-old man who checked in for stomach pains waited 19 hours and then suffered cardiac arrest. Former restaurateur Mike Herrera died Sept. 20 as his family members looked on. (Fox News)

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