News tagged with resuscitation
Prolonging CPR doesn't help heart patients: study
A study involving nearly 10,000 cardiac arrest patients from 10 North American regions has shown that extending the period of initial cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by paramedics and firefighters from one to three minutes ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 31, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Team finds way to classify post-cardiac arrest patients to better predict outcomes
A new method for scoring the severity of illness for patients after cardiac arrest may help to predict their outcomes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Most importantly, their findings, ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jul 11, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Shortening time between CPR and shocks improves cardiac-arrest survival
June 29, 2011 – Reducing the intervals between giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an electronic defibrillator shock after cardiac arrest significantly improves survival, according to UT Southwestern Medical ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 30, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Extreme exertion does not impair the quality of CPR given by lifeguards
Swim centre personnel and lifeguards have higher stamina and carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation more effectively than personnel in the emergency healthcare services, even though they have undergone extreme exertion. ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Brief video training dramatically boosts hands-only CPR attempts
Study participants who viewed a brief hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) video were more likely to attempt CPR, and perform better quality CPR in an emergency than participants who did not view the short videos, ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Mechanical versus manual CPR may be too close to call
Pushing on the chest to simulate the heart’s rhythmic pumping action is an essential part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest. In recent decades, manufacturers have developed several mechanical devices ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Brain freezer in Russia claims secret of eternal life
"I don't ever want to die... It wouldn't suit me," said Innokenty Osadchy. Fortunately, the 35-year-old investment banker is certain he has found a loophole out of death.
Jul 01, 2010 |
3 / 5 (3) |
1
Chances of surviving cardiac arrest depends on your neighborhood
The odds of surviving cardiac arrest may depend on which part of town you call home and whether anyone in the neighborhood comes to your rescue by attempting to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a ...
May 31, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Lengthier treatment for very preterm babies has not improved survival rates
Despite lengthier active resuscitation of very preterm babies over the past 15 years, their survival rates have not improved, indicates research published ahead of print in the Fetal & Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease in ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Dispatcher-assisted bystander CPR best choice for possible cardiac arrest signs
Dispatchers should assertively give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions to bystanders who suspect someone is in cardiac arrest because the benefits from correctly recommending CPR for someone who needs it greatly ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Resuscitation and survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest nearly double (w/ Video)
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and the Richmond Ambulance Authority have improved resuscitation and survival rates dramatically for cardiac arrest patients by training and equipping paramedics to begin lowering ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Delays in defibrillation not explained by traditional hospital factors
such as case volume and academic status—do not appear to predict whether patients with cardiac arrest at that facility are likely to experience delays in receiving defibrillation, according to a report in the July 27 issue ...
Jul 27, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Mock CPR drills in kids show many residents fail in key skills
Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center exposes alarming gaps in training hospital residents in "first response" emergency treatment of staged cardiorespiratory arrests in children, while at the same time offering ...
May 18, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
