Posted by American Heart Association News on Sep 17th 2020
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New guidelines update treatment options for atrial fibrillationPeople with atrial fibrillation should work closely with their doctors to treat the condition, using a more detailed stroke-risk assessme
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Posted by American Heart Association News on Sep 15th 2020
New resuscitation guidelines update CPR chest pushes
New resuscitation guidelines update CPR chest pushesUpdated resuscitation guidelines refine how fast and how deep chest compressions should be during CPR – although it’s unlikely that a non-profession
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Posted by American Heart Association News on Sep 13th 2020
CPR is key to survival of sudden cardiac arrest
CPR is key to survival of sudden cardiac arrestCPR increases the possibility of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. But it's not just trained professionals who can jump in to perform CPR. There are simpl
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Posted by by: Jeff Bernthal Posted: Sep 10, 2020 / 08:18 AM CDT / Updated: Sep 10, 2020 / 08:19 AM CDT on Sep 12th 2020
Strangers with CPR training help save Fenton man’s life
Strangers with CPR training help save Fenton man’s lifeby: Jeff BernthalPosted: Sep 10, 2020 / 08:18 AM CDT/ Updated: Sep 10, 2020 / 08:19 AM CDTEUREKA, Mo. – Ken Hamilton is lucky to be alive. The 5
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Posted by BY STEVEN REINBERG, HealthDay Reporter on Sep 11th 2020
Prepared Bystanders Save Lives When Cardiac Arrest Strikes
Prepared Bystanders Save Lives When Cardiac Arrest StrikesTUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Few Americans survive cardiac arrest when it happens outside a hospital, but if more people knew ho
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Posted by UT Southwestern Medical Center on Sep 9th 2020
Shortening time between CPR and shocks improves cardiac-arrest survival
Shortening time between CPR and shocks improves cardiac-arrest survivalJune 29, 2011 – Reducing the intervals between giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an electronic defibrillator shock a
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