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More than seven months after Manatee County launched a pilot program for a drone that can quickly respond to medical emergencies, 911 dispatchers have yet to use it.
Dec 18, 2024
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When you hear a favorite holiday tune, you might not immediately connect it with CPR.
Dec 16, 2024
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The odds on whether a child survives a cardiac arrest may depend on where they live, according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
Dec 10, 2024
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While exercise is generally beneficial for a person's overall health, physical activities may increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular disease events in certain susceptible individuals. However, cardiologists say that ...
Nov 18, 2024
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More than half of all people who experience sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital don't receive immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). As a result, 9 out of 10 times they die. Yet it takes just 90 seconds to learn ...
Oct 16, 2024
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The opioid epidemic has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States over the past two decades, devastating families and communities around the country. As this epidemic remains one of the nation's most severe ...
Oct 9, 2024
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A novel, water-resistant patch-wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (P-WCD) is safe and effective for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, according to a study published in the Aug. 6 issue of the Journal of the American ...
Aug 3, 2024
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Nine out of 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of the hospital die, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), especially if performed immediately, can double or triple survival rates. That is why the American Heart ...
Jun 7, 2024
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On May 1, Manatee County was set to launch a new pilot program that uses a drone to deliver a defibrillator, a tourniquet, or naloxone—an opioid-overdose antidote—to emergency scenes. The program is meant to reduce response ...
May 2, 2024
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There's been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac arrest.
Mar 28, 2024
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