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.
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Defibrillator Saves Soccer/Footbol Player Anthony Van Loo
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Cardiac Science Defibrillator Saves Newspaper Editor
Monday, June 8th, 2009Dan Ruthemeyer, the sports editor for the Skagit Valley Herald, a Washington state newspaper was resuced thanks to the quick response of the county EMT and the availability of easy to use Defibrillators, like the Cardiac Science in this video! Dan is just one of thousands saved each year thanks to defibrillators.
As a result of seeing how successful an AED can be in saving a cardiac arrest victim, businesses and schools around the world are installing defibrillators in public places. Dan Ruthemeyer’s story is just one example of just how important readily accessible Automatic External Defibrillators can be.