Staying Alive http://stayalive.com.au Paramedics Providing First Aid Solutions Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:07:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= The Protect Young Hearts Tournament http://stayalive.com.au/2013/06/17/the-protect-young-hearts-tournament/ http://stayalive.com.au/2013/06/17/the-protect-young-hearts-tournament/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:07:36 +0000 Kellie Voss http://stayalive.com.au/?p=2277 In October 2009, 17 year old Dominic Murray collapsed while playing for the Farmingdale State College Basketball Team in the United States. Dominic suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away before paramedics could arrive. As a way to honor her son’s memory and raise awareness for cardiac arrest, Dominic’s mother Melinda Murray created the Dominic

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