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| October 9, 2008 | Rhonda Foster was a guest speaker at a HACC Lebanon Health class regarding Sudden Cardiac Arrest in youth and spoke about the importance of preventative health care including ECGs for youth and explained how to perform CPR and AED use using the Family & Friends™ CPR Anytime™ kit and an AED trainer.
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| September 28, 2008 | An AED was awarded to Pine Street Presbyterian Church for having the most participants at the Project JumpStart-A-Heart! CPR mass training event on June 1st. The AED was donated by Cardiac Science and awarded by Take It To Heart, the Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation, the Janna April Becker Memorial Fund, and Parent Heart Watch.
Reverend Sullivan, of Pine Street Presbyterian Church, accepting free AED & cabinet
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| July 28, 2008 | Rhonda Foster was interviewed by ABC27 News Reporter Cara Moore, regarding Susquehanna Township baseball catcher, Kyle Hollingsworth's, episode of Commotio Cordis. (Please see Take It To Heart website "Heart Problems" for more information on Commotio Cordis and the link regarding the ineffectiveness of commercially available baseball and lacrosse chest wall protectors to protect youth from sudden cardiac arrest that are currently on the market).
During the Keystone State baseball game at Central York High School on July 25, 2008, Kyle was struck with a foul ball in the chest and collapsed seconds later. No vital signs could be detected, so on-site officials started CPR. Luckily, an AED (automated external defibrillator) was readily available on site and was used to restart his heart. Kyle was hospitalized over the weekend and returned home feeling fine.
Central York High School is in one of the school districts that, at the request of one of their school nurses, Take It To Heart members and the Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation did a presentation for in 2007, to encourage the CYSD School Board Members to purchase several AEDs for their school district. The CYSD Board Members purchased 9 AEDs after our presentation.
Following is the link to the interview with ABC27 News:
Teenager Recovering after Frightening Incident at Baseball Game
A Dauphin County teenager is recovering after being hit in the chest with a baseball.
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This is the follow-up story:
Injured Catcher's Story Prompts School Change
They're life-saving devices you usually find in hospitals and ambulances, but defibrillators are showing up in more places - especially now.
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| June 7, 2008 | Tim Yeakle helped to certify 12 people in CPR & AED use for the American Red Cross on Free Community Day. |
| June 1, 2008 | In honor of the 1st National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week, Take It To Heart organized a mass CPR training event called Project JumpStart-A-Heart! at the Carousel Pavilion on City Island, Harrisburg. Over 100 people were trained, including several youth, in CPR & AED use, as well as for choking, heart attack and stroke victims. This was a Parent Heart Watch event assisted by Youth Heart Watch and the American Heart Association.
The CPR training was facilitated by Joseph Russell, Executive Director, C-P-A-T Network (CPR/AED Public Awareness & Training Network) and was emceed by Valerie Pritchett, ABC27 News Anchor/Reporter.
Project JumpStart-A-Heart! was generously sponsored by:
Cardiac Science Corp., Your Safety Company, Zoll Medical Corp., Highmark Blue Shield & WHTM-TV ABC27.
Project JumpStart-A-Heart! was hosted by:
Take It To Heart, the Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation, the Janna April Becker Memorial Fund, South Central EMS, Starbucks Coffee Company, MIX 106.7 FM Radio, Red Robin Restaurants, the Harrisburg Senators, & Balloons And More.
Donations and Gift Certificates were generously provided by:
PinnacleHealth System, Med-Media Inc., Associated Cardiologists, Olive Garden, Weis Markets, Wegmans, Giant Food Stores, Twin Ponds, Carlisle Sports Emporium, Colonial Commons 9 Theaters AMC, Water Golf on City Island, Harrisburg Senators, Carpet Mart, U-Haul Company, ABC Lanes, Inc., Trindle Bowl, American Home Patient, Apria Health Care, Central Medical Equipment, Critical Care Systems, Horizon Health Care, Young's Medical Equipment.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, HOSTS, AND GIFT DONORS FOR MAKING PROJECT JUMPSTART-A-HEART! POSSIBLE & FOR HELPING TO MAKE PENNSYLVANIA HEART-SAFE!
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| May 28, 2008 | Rhonda Foster, chosen as "Hometown Hero," was interviewed by Valerie Pritchett, ABC27 TV News/Anchor regarding the upcoming Project JumpStart-A-Heart! mass CPR training event on City Island, June 1st. |
| May 15, 2008 | Rhonda Foster and Irene Edmunds participated in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs "Health and Wellness Fair." |
| April 17, 2008 | Tim Yeakle became certified as a Red Cross Instructor for Lay Person CPR/AED/First Aid |
| February 9, 2008 | Irene Edmunds and Jean Yeakle participated in the American Heart Association Health Fair "From the Heart." |
| January 19 - 21, 2008 | Rhonda and Jim Foster attended the 3rd Annual Parent Heart Watch Leadership Conference in Seattle, WA. |
| January 18, 2008 | Rhonda and Jim Foster attended the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Conference "Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes" in Seattle, WA. The CME was sponsored by The University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, in collaboration with Parent Heart Watch, and included presentations by Jonathan Drezner, M.D., Domenico Corrado, M.D., Victoria Vetter, M.D., Stuart Berger, M.D., Robert Campbell, M.D., Mark Link, M.D., Alan Maisel, M.D., Jeffrey Towbin, M.D., Francis Kim, M.D., Peter Kudenchuk, M.D., Mark Lewin, M.D., Richard Page, M.D., Jack Salerno, M.D. |
| January 3, 2008 | Cristal and George (Skip) Over of the Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation and Tim Yeakle of Take It To Heart provided a presentation to the Northern Lebanon School Board members and attending citizens. The Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation donated an AED to the school district and Take It To Heart provided a PowerPoint presentation on sudden cardiac arrest in youth at the School Board meeting. |
"When you learn, teach.
When you get, give."
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