Posted by By American Heart Association News Jan 31, 2024 on Mar 15th 2024
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New research reveals surprising outcomes in overdose-related cardiac arrestsPeople whose hearts suddenly stop due to a drug overdose are younger, have fewer health problems and are more likely to surv
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Posted by By Byron Tollefson February 11, 2024 on Feb 17th 2024
App alerts users when CPR is needed nearby
App alerts users when CPR is needed nearbyOn a cold rainy day in October 2022, Jay Peters was sitting in the parking lot of a Holland Meijer when his co-volunteer suddenly went into cardiac arrest.Pet
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Posted by By Jaila Dowdell January 18, 2024 on Jan 27th 2024
CPR: A tool for saving lives
CPR: A tool for saving livesAccording to the American Heart Association, CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a life-saving emergency operation when the heart stops beating. After cardiac arrest,
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Posted by By NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute November 13, 2023 on Nov 16th 2023
Study finds poor ventilation use during CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Study finds poor ventilation use during CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrestThe ventilation technique, also known as rescue breathing, commonly used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for pe
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Posted by Elsevier Science Direct Journals and Books October 23, 2023 on Oct 23rd 2023
Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest
Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrestIntroductionLittle is known about the impact of tidal volumes delivered by emergency
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Posted by By American Medical Response July 18, 2023 on Jul 28th 2023
Trained bystanders, EMS specialists increase cardiac arrest survival chances
Trained bystanders, EMS specialists increase cardiac arrest survival chancesIn Harrison and Hancock counties, our local out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate is higher than the national average
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