~Dallas Stars Peverley incident highlights importance of defibrillator use

"According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, there are up to 40,000 deaths attributable to cardiac arrest in the country ever year, or one every 12 minutes. Studies have shown that every one-minute delay in defibrillation can decrease the chances of survival by seven to 10 per cent and that, combined with CPR, the use of an AED can increase the likelihood of survival by 75 per cent or more."

Rich Peverley, who has dealt with a heart condition, collapsed on the bench on March 10, 2014 in Dallas against the Columbus Blue Jackets; the NHL postponed the game.
Team doctors said Rich Peverley responsive after oxygen, compressions and treatment with a defibrillator (AED) and wanted to know how much time left in game. -

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