Blog: Health & Fitness

AED installed on a wall

AED Business Regulations Under Tennessee Good Samaritan Law

Don’t Let the Legal Jargon Scare You: Business Owners in Tennessee Are Encouraged to Acquire and Use…

winter 2021 scholarship winner

Congratulations to our Winter 2021 Scholarship Winner!

EMT, aspiring half-marathoner, and President of the Girl Up and SoBear Activities Clubs, Savannah Doelfelis a neuroscience major who hopes to…

2020 AHA Updates on Maternal Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest

2020 AHA Updates on Maternal Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest

Sudden Cardiac Arrest in pregnant women is a dangerous and complex condition owing to the presence of two…

Number of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Deaths

Number of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Deaths

5 Ways EMS Providers can Find Support

5 Ways EMS Providers can Find Support

While the 8 o’clock chorus of applause that spread throughout my neighborhood in March, April, and into…

Fall 2020 College Scholarship

Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Scholarship Winner!

We were extremely impressed with the number of creative submissions we received for the Fall 2020 Avive…

Florida AED law

Florida Revises School AED Statutes

Taking effect July 1, 2020, the “Zachary Martin Act” unanimously passed in the Florida House and Senate…

Peytons Law

Peyton’s Law Passed in Pennsylvania

MEDIA RELEASE THE PEYTON WALKER FOUNDATION HAILS PENNSYLVANIA’S ENACTMENT OF “PEYTON’S LAW” TO COMBAT SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST…

COVID 19 and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

COVID-19 and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

The damaging effects of COVID-19 are not restricted to the lungs. New information indicates that both the…

Chis Gaeta, Director of Business Operations at the Journal of Collegiate EMS

Wider Scope of Practice: How EMS Programs Are Addressing the Challenges

Alongside his role as an EMT on the Swarthmore EMS squad, Chris Gaeta is also the Director…

women are 27% less to receive cpr

Why Women Less Likely to Get CPR From Bystanders

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives! In fact, besides using an Automated External Defibrillator, CPR is one of the…

Sudden Cardiac Death In Athletes - Causes & Prevention

Sudden Cardiac Death In Athletes

Endurance exercise–you may hate it or you may love it, but its long term benefits are invaluable….