Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a life-threatening condition where the heart unexpectedly stops beating. Unlike a heart attack, which is caused by a blockage in blood flow, SCA occurs due to an electrical disturbance that interrupts the heart’s rhythm. This leads to an immediate loss of
News reports have increased this century about young athletes collapsing on playing fields during sporting events or practice. Many people don’t know the difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack, but understand both are serious conditions that require immediate medical
In partnership with Project Heart ReStart, we are working to equip all police officers in Hamilton County and Northern Kentucky with automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill on Tuesday requiring automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, to be placed in every public and nonpublic school in the state.
Last month, Matthew Mangine Sr. met with Rep. Andy Barr and asked him to back legislation to increase AED access in schools. Mangine and Barr are bound by tragedy, having lost loved ones to cardiac events on the same day in 2020.
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are life-saving devices that are used in the case of cardiac arrest. Time is always of the essence in such emergencies. AEDs work fast and can be used by anyone, regardless of whether they are medical experts. AEDs allow ordinary people like you to save lives.
Mike Quinn, an athletic trainer who has known the Mangine family for many years and helps the One Shot Foundation with its CPR and AED training, shared his extraordinary story of surviving sudden cardiac arrest on March 6, 2023 with Chad Mitchell of Star 93.3. Mike had helped train the coaches
The Matthew Mangine Jr. "One Shot" Foundation teamed up with RUSH Physical Therapy Thursday night to offer Take10 hands-only CPR training during DePaul University's women's basketball game in Chicago.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating. It strikes people of all ages who may seem to be healthy, even children and teens.
A Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP) can increase sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survival rates by 50 percent or more by enabling a trained lay-responder team to take action. The safety of students, school staff and visitors can be enhanced with a coordinated, practiced response plan where
