 | The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) | The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) is an organization singularly focused on sudden cardiac arrest. SCAA identifies and unites survivors, those at risk of sudden cardiac arrest, as well as others who are interested in being advocates on SCAA issues in their communities and beyond. Our membership is dedicated to promoting solutions to prevent sudden cardiac death, including increased awareness, immediate bystander action, public access to defibrillation (PAD) and access to therapies(principally ICDS--implantable cardiac defibrillators. |
| Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation | This is the website for Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation. Louis Acompora died on March 25, 2000 after being struck in the chest with a lacrosse ball. This site contains information about commotio cordis and legislative informaton. It has specific information on all 50 states. Louie is the reason for the New York state law mandating AEDs in New York schools. It also provides guidelines for implementing AED programs in schools and training assistance for Long Island, New York. |
| Parent Heart Watch (PHW) | Parent Heart Watch (PHW) is a state-by-state network of parents dedicated to reduce the often disastrous effects of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in children. Parent Heart Watch enables information sharing, support networks, and the formulation of nationwide programs that meet our mission and vision objectives. |
| American Heart Association Midwest Affiliate | The American Heart Association's Midwest Affiliate serves 18.7 Million people of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. We are committed to reducing disability and death due to heart disease and stroke. Our goal is a lofty one -- to reduce coronary heart disease, stroke and risk factors by 25 percent by the year 2010! |
