TUCSON, Ariz. — Victims of cardiac arrest were twice as likely to survive when given continuous chest compressions by bystanders, according to a study released Sunday by two Arizona researchers. Those ...
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, Inc., the world’s leading provider of professional emergency response solutions, announced today that the main results of the large randomized LINC ...
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Cardiac arrest in space: Research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR
"We tested different ways of giving chest compressions aboard a 'flying laboratory' which recreated the microgravity conditions that astronauts experience in space. Use of a particular type of ...
It was 4:05 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2009. I heard my wife, Dianne, say, “I think I’m having a heart attack.” I opened my eyes and saw her standing in the bathroom doorway. She grabbed her chest, took one ...
CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...
The heart has an internal electrical system that controls the rhythm of the heart. A problem in this system may cause a cardiac arrest. It may cause the heart to stop pumping blood to the brain and ...
In a Swedish study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bystander CPR rates nearly doubled and compression-only, or Hands-Only CPR, rates increased six-fold over the 18-year review. Compression-only and ...
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