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Sligo WeekenderTuesday 1 March 2011 Students taught vital CPR skills Fourth year IT Sligo students studying public health and health promotion held a Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) awareness day in IT Sligo on Tuesday last, February 22. Students were told that for every minute that someone does not commence CPR

Irish Farmers Journal-Country LifeSaturday, 26 February 2011 Dealing with SCD Between 70 and 100 young Irish people will die suddenly and unexpectedly this year.  Margaret Hawkins examines the impact of sudden cardiac death on families left behind.  We also ask what symptoms to look out for, what screening involves and where a family can get

CLARE PEOPLE Tuesday 22nd February 2011 Emergency services appalling, says Lynch Claire Gallagher Kilrush town councilor Ian Lynch (FG) has accused the Department of Health and the HSE of discriminating against the residents of the west coast of Ireland. The claim comes as Cllr Lynch proposed that the “Minster for health and the HSE recognize

Sunday Independent – Sport Supplement Sunday 26 December 2010  Living to tell a tale of luck and quick thinking  Seaghan Kearney owes his life to a donated defibrillator and a club mate’s ability to use it, writes Marie Crowe  Four minutes was all the time Seaghan Kearney’s team-mates had to save his life after he