Allina Health researchers say individuals in Heart Safe Communities who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) are four times more likely to receive chest compressions (CPR) and twice as likely to have automated external ...
Aug 22, 2017
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(HealthDay)—When someone goes into cardiac arrest, quick action from bystanders can have a long-lasting impact, researchers say.
May 4, 2017
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If your heart is going to stop, right outside a hospital is not a bad place for it.
Oct 20, 2016
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Two studies published by The BMJ today evaluate treatments for patients with cardiac arrest in hospital.
Apr 6, 2016
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Continuous chest compressions during out-of-hospital CPR by emergency medical responders did not offer survival advantages, when compared to interrupting manual chest pumping to perform rescue breathing. Nor were continuous ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Mechanical CPR, in which a device is used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers to deliver automated chest compressions during cardiac arrest resuscitation care, is associated with an equivalent survival rate for patients ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Freshmen at eight Florida high schools who learned how to provide circulatory support to someone in sudden cardiac arrest using chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth ventilations said they would be significantly more ...
Oct 23, 2015
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Two studies in the July 21 issue of JAMA find that use of interventions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators by bystanders and first responders have increased and were associated with ...
Jul 21, 2015
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Imagine being with someone who suddenly collapses and doesn't respond to you.
Feb 11, 2015
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The depth of chest compressions and the rate at which they were applied make a significant impact on survival and recovery of patients, a review of research by UT Southwestern Medical Center Emergency Medicine physicians ...
Feb 5, 2015
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