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AEDs: Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about automatic external defibrillators (AEDs).

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Starting a Community-Based AED Program: A Checklist

There are fourteen steps to starting and running an AED program in your community.

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Basic Information About Automated External Defibrillators

Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are lightweight, portable, computerized, battery-operated device resembling a colorful, over-inflated computer and a pair of self-stick pads called electrodes, that use defibrillation to restore a regular heartbeat after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) caused by undiagnosed heart problems or commotio cordis. They are suitable for use by trained lay persons, who are protected from liability under "Good Samaritan Laws" in every state, to revive people in cardiac arrest, and cost less than $2,000.00.

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Commotio Cordis: Tragedy on an Arizona Diamond

In early June 2010 tragedy struck a baseball field in Arizona when a 13-year-old Little Leaguer trying to bunt was struck in the chest. He took a few steps towards first base, collapsed, and died the next morning. Getting hit by a pitch is to be expected when playing baseball. Dying is not. What killed the Arizona boy? A rare condition called commotio cordis.
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Screening Athletes For Heart Conditions: Tragedy Sparks Renewed Debate

The recent and tragic death of two young, seemingly healthy, athletes from undetected heart problems has generated considerable media attention and re-ignited the debate over the optimal approach to screening young competitive athletes for heart problems to minimize death from sudden cardiac arrest.

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Child's Physical Activity Level May Predict Future Heart Health

Children who don't exercise enough may show early signs of cardiovascular disease, according to a study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine's 57th Annual Meeting in Baltimore.
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To Nineteen Athletes Dying Young

During the 2003 fall sports season, MomsTeam received numerous e-mails, phone calls and visits with news far exceeding our worst fears about the number of deaths in youth sports.
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Lacrosse Has Highest Death Rate From Ill-Timed Blows To Chest

Sudden deaths due to ill-timed blows to the chest (commotio cordis) are more common in the nation's fastest growing sport, lacrosse, than in any other sport, according to a new study in the September 2009 journal, Pediatrics.
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HCM and Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes

About 50 young athletes go into sudden cardiac arrest each year and die from a rare congenital heart defect called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM ).   While some parent groups advocate for routine electrocardiogram (ECG) screening for youth athletes, MomsTeam expert Donald Collins says attacking the HCM problem through education, by forming alliances between schools, leagues and sports governing bodies with medical organizations and by the taking of detailed family history during a young athlete's pre-participation physical evaluation is a cost-effective approach to early detection.  
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Automatic External Defibrillators: Tragedy Prompts One Mom's Mission

It was the evening of December 2, 2000. My 15 year-old son, Greg, was playing basketball for Notre Dame High School against cross-town rival East Stroudsburg North High School in rural Pike County, Pennsylvania. It was the very first game in the school's brand new multi-million dollar gymnasium. Befitting the occasion, the game was on local television.
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