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Women More Likely to Experience Anxiety, Depression After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors could experience changes in employment and income, and women may have an increase in dispensing of anxiety/depression...
After Cardiac Arrest, Women More Likely to Suffer Anxiety, Depression Than Men
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Women who survive cardiac arrest are more likely to suffer anxiety or depression than male survivors, a new study warns. Data regarding the five-year health consequences of a...
Education, Simulation Training Prepares Staff for Emergency Resternotomy
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Education and simulation training can improve staff comfort and familiarity with emergency resternotomy in the intensive care unit due to cardiac arrest after cardiac...
Education, Simulation Training Prepares Staff for Emergency Resternotomy
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Education and simulation training can improve staff comfort and familiarity with emergency resternotomy in the intensive care unit due to cardiac arrest after cardiac...
Only Half of Americans Feel Prepared to Save a Life in Emergencies: Poll
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Only about half of Americans feel prepared to help someone during a medical emergency, a new poll finds. Only 51% of Americans think they would be able to perform...
AI Won't Replace ER Doctors Anytime Soon: Study
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it’s not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows. OpenAI’s Cha...
Black, Hispanic Americans Getting Savvier About CPR
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 – Black and Hispanic Americans are gaining a better understanding of CPR, with a growing number expressing confidence they could use it to save a life, a new survey finds....
Too Often, Nearby Defibrillators Go Unused on People in Cardiac Arrest
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – There's been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac...
CPR's Lifesaving Powers Decline as Minutes Pass
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – CPR can save lives, but its ability to restore heart function goes from slim to none in a shockingly short time, a new study finds. How short? A person’s chance of surviving ...
Time-Dependent Probabilities of Favorable Outcomes Examined After CPR
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – For patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, the time-dependent probabilities of favorable outcomes decrease with duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to a...
Higher Survival Rates Seen for Overdose-Attributable Cardiac Arrest
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – For patients presenting with nonshockable rhythm, those with overdose-attributable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OD-OHCA) have higher survival rates with good neurological...
Lasting Benefits Seen for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillator
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Receipt of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) offers long term benefit for patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, and a widened QRS...
Shoveling Snow Can Be a 'Perfect Storm' for Your Heart, Experts Warn
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Snowstorms are blanketing the United States, prompting countless Americans to pick up snow shovels and clear walkways and driveways. Shoveling snow is more than a chore,...
U.S. Has Seen Steady Rise in Role of Alcohol, Drugs in Heart Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – Heart disease deaths linked with alcohol or drug use have been steadily increasing in the United States, a new study has found. Deaths from heart disease in which...
Defibrillators Now Mandatory at Some Gyms, Stadiums -- Why Aren't More People Using Them?
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – Because athletes young and old can suffer cardiac arrest, some states have mandated the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in gyms, stadiums and other...
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