Cardiac Arrest

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• What’s up Doc? Why your prescription could be making you ill?

  
  Health 2 u — Authority: 131
  This is exactly one of the questions you need to ask when you find out that your prescription medication you are taking to manage cholesterol is causing nutritive disequilibria in the body, which in turn may make you feel drained, forgetful and pretty lousy, without knowing why? If you’ve been feeling this way for ...
  3 days ago

• Cooling therapy protects brain after cardiac arrest

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Revival of the heart after it stops may save a patient’s life, but it permanently damages the brain. Cooling the patient for some time is known to mitigate this harmful effect and improve survival, under a procedure known as therapeutic hypothermia.Cardiac arrest interrupts the blood supply, ...
  4 days ago

• One dead, 10 injured in Mumbai water protests (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) One person was killed and at least 10 others were injured here after police Thursday used batons to disperse some 5,000 protesters agitating against additional cuts in Mumbai’s water supply. Home Minister R.R. Patil ordered a probe while police denied responsibility for the man’s death.The ...
  6 days ago

• Chances of surviving cardiac arrest at home or work remain unchanged in 30 yrs

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): The chances of surviving out-of-hospital heart attacks have not changed in the past 30 years, reveals a new US study.The University of Michigan research showed that only 7.6 percent of victims survived cardiac arrest at home, restaurant or work, a number that has not improved over three ...
  6 days ago

• No improvement in surviving heart attack at home

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Chances of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have practically remained unchanged since the 1950s, according to a new report.The analysis by University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) shows only 7.6 percent of victims survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. It’s a dismal trend ...
  6 days ago

• Little Girl Killed By Toy Box

  
  The Dreamin Demon — Authority: 486
  CHANDLER, Arizona – A 3-year-old girl has died after the lid to her toy box fell closed, hitting her in the head . Officials say the girl was reaching inside the toy box for a toy when the lid closed hitting her head “‘on the wrong spot” and sending her into cardiac arrest. Paramedics arrived on the scene ...
  1 week ago

• Michael Jackson ‘This Is It’ Gets DVD & Blu-ray Release Date!

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 585
  Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has given the late Michael Jackson’s This Is It a release date for the DVD and Blu-ray version of the film.  They aren’t dishing it out for the holiday season so don’t get too excited.  You will have to wait until after the New Year.  January 26, 2010 is the official [...]
  1 week ago

• Oxygen during CPR improves survival

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Although it is said that people can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Ohio researchers insist at some point there arises a need to add oxygen.Lead researcher Mark Angelos said his research is not intended to counter the current ...
  1 week ago

• CPR is successful without mouth-to-mouth, but not without oxygen

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 651
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- People can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during attempts to revive them -- as advised by the current American Heart Association guidelines. But they cannot survive without access to oxygen sometime during the resuscitation effort, research suggests.
  1 week ago

• Has Technology Improved The Code Blue Experience?

  
  Better Health — Authority: 483
  Code Blue Then & Now… Then: 11:30 pm - Cackling though the overhead intercom system: “Code Blue, Three East, Room 236” A thunderous herd of medical students, residents, anesthesiologists, cardiologists, social workers, security personnel descend on the scene. Arriving, the chief resident is in ...
  1 week ago

• In cardiac arrest, think Stayin Alive

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 166
  Debra Bader was taking a walk in the woods with her 53-year-old husband one morning when suddenly he collapsed. read more
  1 week ago

• Amazing Omega 3 – Eating Your Way to a Healthier Heart

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 557
  Did I even mention that I’m a 7th generation Texan and my family is about as Southern (and country) as they come? I don’t know if you know much about the South, but we are all about food, particularly fried foods. Poll:  Do you tend to gain weight during the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crashes

  
  Hitz Only — Authority: 136
  One of Miley Cyrus’ tour buses was part of a deadly crash that took place on Friday about 45 minutes south of Richmond, Virginia. The buses were on the way to Greensboro, North Carolina for a show this past Sunday when one of the 4 vehicles in the singer’s convoy drifted off the road and overturned. One person, ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Woman on the Floor

  
  The Nervous Breakdown — Authority: 562
  Sudden cardiac arrest kills more than 325,000 people every year. Effective CPR within the first minute of cardiac arrest can increase odds of survival, but Will Entrekin discovers its not easy to provide effective CPR. Sometimes its hard to slow down. Sometimes you miss a step. Sometimes, you break a person.
  2 weeks ago

• CBS Exclusive: Back From the Dead

  
  Prehospital 12 Lead ECG — Authority: 123
  56-Year-Old Man Brought Back To Life After 47 Minutes, 4,500 Chest Compressions And 8 Zaps With Defibrillator. Click HERE for this amazing story with video. "A specific procedure helped save Tiralosis life. Special cooling pads, not available in all emergency rooms, lowered his body temperature to 91 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Michael Jackson’s Glove Sells For HOW MUCH?!?!

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 585
  Michael Jackson’s famed glove that he wore during the moonwalk seen around the world at Motown’s 25th anniversary special, just got a new owner.  A Hong Kong businessman, Hoffman Ma bought the studded glove on Saturday (November 21)  for $350,000, PLUS TAX!MICHAEL JACKSON NOMINATED FOR 5 AMAs TONIGHT!The Hard ...
  2 weeks ago

• Code Blue, Then and Now

  
  Dr. Wes — Authority: 529
  Then: 11:30 pm - Cackling though the overhead intercom system: “Code Blue, Three East, Room 236” A thunderous herd of medical students, residents, anesthesiologists, cardiologists, social workers, security personnel descend on the scene. Arriving, the chief resident is in charge at the foot of the bed. ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Truth Behind China’s Currency Peg

  
  Liberty Maven Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time — Authority: 566
  by Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse During President Obama’s high profile visit to China this week, the most frequently discussed, yet least understood, topic was how currency valuations are affecting the ...
  2 weeks ago

• New Intra-Arrest Cooling Method May Save More Brains During Cardiac Arrest

  
  ProCPR Blog — Authority: 111
  The first randomized intra-arrest cooling study performed using a novel intra-nasal cooling method showed much faster and earlier cooling in treated patients and significantly higher neurologically intact survival – to – discharge rate in many patients. The Pre-Resuscitation Intra-Nasal Cooling Effectiveness ...
  2 weeks ago

• PM mourns Shankaranand’s death

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday mourned the death of veteran Congress leader and former minister B. Shankaranand, who headed the joint parliamentary probe into the $1.3 billion Bofors gun scandal.Shankaranand died Thursday of cardiac arrest in a Karnataka hospital. He was 84.In a ...
  2 weeks ago

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