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		<title>Louisiana Tech Football Player, Chest Pains, Dies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RUSTON, La. (AP) &#8212; Louisiana Tech running back Tyrone Duplessis died Thursday morning after medics responded to an emergency call at his off-campus apartment.  Hazel Woods, the chief investigator for the Lincoln Parish coroner&#8217;s office, said the cause of death was not yet known and an autopsy is pending. Ruston police Lt. Tim Parker said... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/another-death/louisiana-tech-football-player-chest-pains-found-dead/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>High School Wrestler Collapses, Dies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While our society wrestles and debates the need of heart screenings for our athletes, a wrestler collapses and then dies.   After collapsing at wrestling practice Wednesday night and being air-lifted to Denver, Summit High School Senior Tristan White was on life support and still in critical condition Thursday, according to Summit School District spokeswoman... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/another-death/high-school-wrestler-collapses-dies/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CPR bill will create many life savers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A mere five minutes without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after a sudden cardiac arrest is enough to cause brain damage or death. Every year, EMS teams treat nearly 300,000 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, caused when the heart&#8217;s electrical system malfunctions and the heart abruptly stops. Often by the time an ambulance arrives, too many minutes have... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/legislation/cpr-bill-will-create-many-life-savers/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simonsfund.org/legislation/cpr-bill-will-create-many-life-savers/</link>
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		<title>I Hope That One Day . . .</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I hope that one day something good comes of this.&#8221;  The cliche that we&#8217;ve all muttered at least once in our life.  This is THE phrase that follows every inexplicable tragedy.  It was included in my eulogy to Simon. As I sit here on the seventh anniversary of his death, I can say that some... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/just-a-thought/i-hope-that-one-day/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Committee Advances Bill To Protect Child Athletes From Sudden Cardiac</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale that would require schools, recreational departments and youth camps to have automated external defibrillators (AED) for youth athletic events was unanimously approved today by the Senate Education Committee. The bill is an attempt to reduce the number of youth athletes who die from sudden cardiac arrest... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/legislation/senate-committee-advances-bill-to-protect-child-athletes-from-sudden-cardiac/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simonsfund.org/legislation/senate-committee-advances-bill-to-protect-child-athletes-from-sudden-cardiac/</link>
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		<title>Ray-Pec Student Collapses, Dies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PECULIAR, Mo. &#8212; An eighth grade student at Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School died after collapsing during warm-up routines in gym class. Luke Swearingin was a well-known and well-liked student and Special Olympian. Officials said he fell to the floor in gym class. Staff members rushed to his aid, started to perform CPR and then called 911.... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/uncategorized/ray-pec-student-collapses-dies/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Screening Hearts for Cody Sherrell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOTHELL, Wash. &#8212; It is unthinkable that two seemingly healthy high school students would collapse and die from a heart attacks, yet that&#8217;s exactly what&#8217;s happened. In just the past month, two Washington teenagers died from sudden cardiac arrest. Cody Sherrell, a 14-year-old from La Center, collapsed at basketball practice and later died. And a month earlier,... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/heart-screening/screening-hearts-for-cody-sherrell/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simonsfund.org/heart-screening/screening-hearts-for-cody-sherrell/</link>
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		<title>New Database Tracks Infant Deaths</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a huge step in the right direction.  We can&#8217;t have an informed discussion about kids dying until we really know how many died and WHY they died.  I hope that this database will also track how many of these kids died from cardiac events.  Did you know that research from Dr. Michael Ackerman... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/medical/new-database-tracks-infant-deaths/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simonsfund.org/medical/new-database-tracks-infant-deaths/</link>
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		<title>UMass Student Athlete, Jonathan Gray, dies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a shame that UMass and other universities don&#8217;t screen the hearts of their athletes.  I know that the NCAA can&#8217;t pay their players, but can we at least check their hearts? HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB) — When he started his freshman year at UMass just a few months ago, Jonathan “Jonno” Gray picked up... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/another-death/umass-student-athlete-jonathan-gray-dies/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simonsfund.org/another-death/umass-student-athlete-jonathan-gray-dies/</link>
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		<title>$60 Saved a Life &#8211; Just Ask Mom &amp; Dad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was the best $60 that Scott and Sarah Lepke ever spent. &#160; In November 2010, the Lepkes opted to pay the extra money for an optional athletic heart screening for their son, Matt. The ultrasound test, through Transmed Inc.&#8217;s Screening America program, was offered by the Beresford School District. The Lepkes&#8217; decision was more... <a href="http://www.simonsfund.org/a-parents-story/60-saved-a-life-just-ask-mom-dad/" class="readmore">See More</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simonsfund.org/a-parents-story/60-saved-a-life-just-ask-mom-dad/</link>
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