Cardiopulmonary resuscitation increases the possibility of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. But it's not just trained professionals who can jump in to perform CPR. There are simple, life-saving steps any bystander can take.
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More people will survive cardiac arrest if resuscitation course designers and instructors address shortcomings in educational offerings, new research shows. A new statement released today by the American Heart Association, ...
Jun 21, 2018
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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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Erectile dysfunction (ED) indicates greater cardiovascular risk, regardless of other risk factors, such as cholesterol, smoking and high blood pressure, according new research published in the American Heart Association's ...
Jun 11, 2018
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Heart attacks are more likely to kill you in the winter than in the summer, according to new research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester today.
Jun 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—It's your worst nightmare: As doctors race to save your life while performing CPR, you're actually awake and conscious of what they are doing.
Jun 5, 2018
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Immediate CPR can double or triple the likelihood that a person will survive cardiac arrest, but survivors often face struggles, particularly with their brains.
Jun 5, 2018
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In a landmark study, researchers found that patients treated with paramedic oxygen delivery using a newer, more flexible laryngeal breathing tube may have a greater survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest than the traditional ...
May 16, 2018
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Research carried out by the University of Luxembourg, the National Rescue Services, the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute of Health has found that brain-body communication predicts survival after ...
May 15, 2018
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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 ...
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