WVHSSP in the News
Pediatric Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Assessment Form
Is Your Child At Risk? from sudden cardiac death Your child or a young person you know may be at risk for sudden cardiac death due to an inherited condition. He/she will appear healthy and, in most cases, you will have absolutely no idea that something might be wrong. Once diagnosed, these conditions are treatable! […]
House Bill 4497 Named for Alex Miller
MillBill named for Roane County football player in West Virginia Senate Law would require AEDs at sporting events by the Parkesburg News and Sentinel March 7, 2020 CHARLESTON — As the 2020 session of the West Virginia Legislature winds down, a bill named for a Roane County football player who died after collapsing during a […]
Lincoln High School first to be recognized with ‘Heart Safe School’ designation
Lincoln High School first to be recognized with ‘Heart Safe School’ designation WBOY Mar 3, 2020 by Allen Clayton SHINNSTON, W.Va. – Lincoln High School is the first school in the state to receive a ‘Heart Safe School’ designation on Tuesday. Heart Safe Schools Project designation works through a national organization, Project Adam, that designates […]
Lincoln High School Designated HSS
Lincoln High School was recognized Tuesday afternoon as the first Project ADAM Heart Safe School in the state of West Virginia The Exponent Telegram. Mar 3, 2020 SHINNSTON — Lincoln High School was designated as the first Heart Safe School in the state on Tuesday after meeting all the necessary requirements in preparing the campus […]
Marion County Schools Working to be Heart Safe
Marion County schools are working to become more heart safe environment WBOY Jan 10, 2020. by: Emily McNamara Jan 10, 2020 FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Schools across West Virginia are working with medical professionals to create a more heart safe environment for all faculty and students. Marion County, specifically, is working with their Emergency Rescue Squad […]
Times West Virginian Features Heart Safe Schools
Check out the Marion County Rescue Squad in action in the Times West Virginian. “FAIRMONT – Ninety to 120 seconds. That is the time it should take an individual to retrieve an Automated External Defibrillator in order to help a revive a person during a medical emergency. For places like schools, where these machines are […]