Emiliano Vela is one very lucky little boy. His life was saved thanks to the fact that his elementary school decided to have a defibrillator at their facilities. The decision by Casa Linda Elementary to have an AED on hand is becoming more typical across the country as the benefits of a defibrillator outweigh the costs involved. Kudos to Casa Linda Elementary and congratulations to Emiliano Vela and his vamily.
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Defibrillator Saves Soccer/Footbol Player Anthony Van Loo
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
This story is just amazing, a Belgian soccer player who had an implantable defibrillator suffered a heart attack in the middle of a soccer match. The internal defibrillator kicked in and he was jolted back to life as seen in this video. Internal Defibrillators are sometimes implated in patients like Anthony Van Loo, who suffers from a heart condition he inherieted from his parents. Amazing advances in defibrillator technology allow even world class soccer players to survive life threatening conditions.
