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Philadelphia is on a mission to make the city “heart safe.” Every Philadelphia recreational center is now equipped with a defibrillator– that’s 150 automated external defibrillator (AED) machines installed to help save lives. The devices were donated by the fire …
For Viola “Candy” Owens, the defibrillator mounted inside Daniel E. Rumph II Recreation Center is a bittersweet sight. Rumph was Owens’ only son. He died after going into sudden cardiac arrest during a pick-up game of basketball at the Germantown …
GLENSIDE, PA (Aug. 16, 2012) – Monday night saw the conclusion of the 7th Annual Danny Rumph Classic. Arcadia University played host for three of five days of great Philadelphia basketball. Alumni Gymnasium was live, packed and filled to capacity …
The phone kept ringing and ringing, a torturing reminder of the horrible news Courtney Lee did not want to believe. Danny Rumph had gotten Lee through the tough times. They had become the sort of roommates who tell each other …
You’d never think a young athlete would have to worry about cardiac arrest. So, most city-owned rec centers do not have what are called defibrillators, devices that can jump-start a failing heart. When the unimaginable does happen, c-p-r may not …
Courtney Lee was a typical teenager, brash and daring, who couldn’t wait to bust out of the restraints and rules he had to obey while under his mother’s watch. He would go away to college, be a man on his …