Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: cardiopulmonary resuscitation http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Study finds survival from cardiac arrest highest in the operating room or post-anesthesia care unit A University of Michigan study from the "Online First" edition of Anesthesiology found cardiac arrest was associated with improved survival when it occurred in the operating room (O.R.) or post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) compared to other hospital locations. The findings offer evidence that the presence of anesthesia providers in these locations may improve outcomes for certain patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-survival-cardiac-highest-room-post-anesthesia.html Cardiology Wed, 01 May 2013 10:35:48 EST news286623340 Patients can emit small, influenza-containing particles into the air during routine care A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the findings raise the possibility that current influenza infection control recommendations may not always be adequate to protect providers from influenza during routine patient care in hospitals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-patients-emit-small-influenza-containing-particles.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:01 EST news278789633 Eliminating mouth-to-mouth boosts CPR results, study shows (HealthDayNews)—Bystander CPR saves more lives when just chest compression is performed without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, a new study from Japan shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mouth-to-mouth-boosts-cpr-results.html Cardiology Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:25:26 EST news274379115 Shortening time between CPR and shocks improves cardiac-arrest survival June 29, 2011 – Reducing the intervals between giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an electronic defibrillator shock after cardiac arrest significantly improves survival, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center emergency medicine doctors involved in an international study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-shortening-cpr-cardiac-arrest-survival.html Cardiology Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:19:03 EST news228651528 Extreme exertion does not impair the quality of CPR given by lifeguards Swim centre personnel and lifeguards have higher stamina and carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation more effectively than personnel in the emergency healthcare services, even though they have undergone extreme exertion. Their life-saving efforts may be crucial while waiting for an ambulance. This is the conclusion of research carried out at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-extreme-exertion-impair-quality-cpr.html Other Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:20:06 EST news227265591