Cardiology
CPR training at school now required in 38 states
An ordinary afternoon became extraordinary when Anthony Rosa Compres saved a man's life.
Aug 23, 2018
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Cardiology
Heart disease common among firefighters who die of cardiac arrest
Firefighters who died from cardiac arrest were much more likely than those who died of other causes to show signs of both atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease at autopsy, according to new research in Journal of ...
Sep 5, 2018
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Cardiology
Warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest provide opportunity for prevention
Primary care visits rise sharply in the weeks immediately preceding a sudden cardiac arrest, according to results from the ESCAPE-NET project. The project is backed by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Cardiology
Brain activity during cardiac arrest
All over the world, researchers are trying to solve an age-old mystery: What happens in the brain when the heart stops? With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, medical experts from Vienna are participating in an ...
Mar 23, 2015
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Cardiology
Deaths from cardiac arrest are misclassified, overestimated
Forty percent of deaths attributed to cardiac arrest are not sudden or unexpected, and nearly half of the remainder are not arrhythmic—the only situation in which CPR and defibrillators are effective—according to an analysis ...
Jun 18, 2018
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Surgery
New guidance to prevent the tragedy of unrecognized esophageal intubation
Esophageal intubation describes the unintended insertion of a breathing tube into the esophagus (the tube leading to the stomach) instead of the windpipe (trachea). If this is not promptly recognized it causes brain damage ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Italian tourist dies in Cuba's first case of monkeypox
An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country's health ministry announced on Monday.
Aug 23, 2022
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Cardiology
Study identifies receptor that may be targeted to repair the heart after heart attack, cardiac arrest
Studies have shown that a simple treatment called lipid emulsion therapy—fatty acids administered intravenously—can heal damage to the heart after a heart attack or cardiac arrest. But researchers haven't understood exactly ...
May 14, 2018
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Surgery
Study shows video laryngoscope increases successful intubation on first attempt
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led study comparing the two types of laryngoscopes used in tracheal intubation of critically ill patients showed that the use of a video laryngoscope increased successful intubation ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers report on near-death experiences among ICU survivors
Research on the incidence of near-death experiences (NDEs) in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) for at least 7 days reveals that 15% reported having experienced a NDE. The emergence of these experiences seems ...
Apr 20, 2023
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