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The Waiting Room Thursday, 1 December 2011 Playing their Hearts out … Atrial Fibrillation in young, healthy people. Though more usually associated with older people, in which it is a common cause of Stroke, Atrial Fibrillation in Young, healthy people has been highlighted in recent years by several cases of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in

Irish NewsTuesday, 13 December 2011   Over 60 Tyrone footballers and hurlers were the latest players to undergo the Gaelic Players Association’s cardiac screening initiative, which is being provided to all county squads across the country over the coming months. As part of the GPA’s Health and Wellbeing Programme, all county players are entitled to

Munster Express – Town LandsFriday, 16 December 2011 Dermot Hayes Piltown National School has just received a new defibrillator, presented to principal Mark Connolly by Bridget Ann Whelan of ‘Becky’s Beat’, the charity she founded in memory of her daughter who died in June 2010. To date, Bridget Ann has donated this precious piece of

Tullamore Tribune Thursday, 24 November 2011 The Clara defibrillator group has reminded people to immediately dial 999 for an ambulance in case of a person collapsing.  The Group says that there are a number of defibrillators and emergency responders locally (including the local fire brigade) but they will only be dispatched in case of a