The Growing Concern of Heart Disease Heart disease remains a significant health issue globally, claiming millions of lives annually. While heart attacks are often highlighted in discussions about ...
PITTSBURGH — Typically, when paramedics get to a cardiac arrest patient their job is to stabilize and revive. Now, EMS in communities such as Shaler, Ross and the City of Pittsburgh are being told to ...
Giving adrenaline to hospital patients whose heart has stopped is very effective, and can increase the chance of bringing ...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — CPR compressions is what many of us were taught to do when saving someone's life, but now physicians are trying out 'ECPR.' Doctors at UF Health say they've already seen success ...
"They immediately start cardiopulmonary resuscitation with breathing and chest compression, and connect to a defibrillator," ...
Saratoga Springs, NY (WRGB) — A team from Saratoga Pulmonology is being praised for their swift and life-saving actions after a patient collapsed in the parking lot with full cardiac arrest. Michele ...
Every year, thousands of lives are saved with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Yet, overall survival among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is approximately 10%, even in ...
I had just arrived for my morning shift in the Emergency Department (ED) when the charge nurse told me she needed me right away. EMS was bringing in a patient who was found unresponsive on a sidewalk ...
A new AI model is much better than doctors at identifying patients likely to experience cardiac arrest. The linchpin is the system's ability to analyze long-underused heart imaging, alongside a full ...
New research published in JAMA shows early intubation of adults suffering from an in-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with a significantly lower likelihood of survival to hospital discharge.
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - Mere seconds from death, a St. Louis man who nearly died of cardiac arrest is now vowing to pay it forward two years later. Tony Meneses is a first-generation Filipino ...
Consuming energy drinks may be linked to sudden cardiac arrest, a new study suggests. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have warned that drinking these beverages, which often contain high amounts of ...