Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When mom-to-be has COVID-19
Childbirth is an emotional event, filled with both excitement and apprehension.
Aug 28, 2020
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News tagged with resuscitation
Cardiology
Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in cardiac arrest
Bag-mask ventilation fails to improve on endotracheal intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, according to late-breaking results from the CAAM trial presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress.
Aug 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CPR can save lives in dialysis clinics, but it's underused
New research indicates that when kidney failure patients experience cardiac arrest at outpatient dialysis facilities, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save lives, but it is not always performed by dialysis staff. The ...
Feb 7, 2019
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Cardiology
Efforts to improve AED usage increase bystander defibrillation in public but not at home
Efforts to improve automated external defibrillator (AED) usage increase bystander defibrillation in public places but not at home, reveals a study of more than 25 000 cardiac arrest patients presented at ESC Congress today ...
Aug 30, 2015
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Health
Health professionals may view family-witnessed CPR negatively
(HealthDay)—Jordanian health care professionals are against family-witnessed resuscitation in adult critical care settings, according to a study published online June 22 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Jul 3, 2015
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Cardiology
Help for Latinas and Black women at higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest death
Despite improvement in CPR training, the survival rate for women experiencing cardiac arrest outside of a hospital has not improved significantly, especially for Hispanic women. The American Heart Association is determined ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Pediatrics
Study identifies challenges to neonatal resuscitation outside of hospitals
With about 62,000 babies born outside of hospitals each year, and 1 in 10 newborns needing help to start breathing, emergency medical services (EMS) responders must be ready to give expert newborn resuscitation care. However, ...
Oct 25, 2019
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Health
Single hospital rooms ensure a good death? Think again
Over recent decades, we have seen a growing tendency for including more single rooms in hospital ward design. Single rooms are often favoured by patients, are highly sought after and rarely empty. Infection control guidelines ...
Aug 28, 2012
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Cardiology
Updated CPR guidelines tackle health disparities management of opioid-related emergencies
The recovery phase following cardiac arrest continues long after hospitalization and is now included as a key link in the Chain of Survival, a widely adopted series of critical actions that work to maximize the chance of ...
Oct 21, 2020
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Health informatics
Study finds limitations to CPR directions given by AI voice assistants, recommends use of emergency services
When Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is administered out of the hospital by lay persons, it is associated with a two- to four-fold increase in survival. Bystanders may obtain CPR instructions from emergency dispatchers, ...
Aug 28, 2023
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