A cardiac emergency response plan sample editable for use at your school.
Keyword: SCD
Be the Beat!
An online Sudden Cardiac Arrest awareness initiative to teach teens all across the country the simple steps that can save a life—and create the next generation of lifesavers. It has resources for students and teachers for learning/teaching hands-only CPR.
Link to resource:
http://bethebeat.heart.org/
http://bethebeat.heart.org/
Sudden Arrythmia Death Syndromes Foundation
Dedicated to children with genetic conditions that cause sudden cardiac arrest and their families.
Link to resource:
http://www.sads.org/
http://www.sads.org/
Heart Rescue Project
Dedicated to improving how SCA is recognized, treated, and measured in the United States.
Link to resource:
http://www.heartrescueproject.com/
http://www.heartrescueproject.com/
KAYLA Foundation
Promotes accessible AEDs with trained emergency responders in schools.
Link to resource:
http://kaylasteam.weebly.com/
http://kaylasteam.weebly.com/
Wes Leonard Heart Team
Dedicated to equipping all youth athletic events with functional, accessible AEDs and designated, qualified emergency responders.
Link to resource:
http://www.wesleonardheartteam.org/
http://www.wesleonardheartteam.org/
Kimberly Anne Gillary Foundation
Dedicated to equipping Michigan high schools with AEDs, appropriate screening for all athletes, and promoting CPR/AED training and practice drills.
Link to resource:
http://www.kimberlysgift.org/
http://www.kimberlysgift.org/
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation
Dedicated to increasing awareness of and preventing death and disability from sudden cardiac arrest.
Link to resource:
http://www.sca-aware.org/
http://www.sca-aware.org/
UM C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest Video Series
Video recordings of health symposium focusing on cardiac screening practices by pediatric, family practice and school health care providers and supporting emergency response readiness at local schools.
Link to resource:
http://mottchildren.org/medical-services/sca-symposium
http://mottchildren.org/medical-services/sca-symposium
HEARTSafe Communities
Information about HEARTSafe designations for communities, workplaces, and schools.
Link to resource:
http://heartsafe-community.org/
http://heartsafe-community.org/