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National Post-Arrest Research Consortium Will Study Post-Arrest Patients
Four internationally renowned academic medical centers have joined forces to look at what happens to cells after the heart restarts following cardiac arrest. Virginia Commonwealth University, Beth Israel-Deaconess/Harvard University, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pennsylvania have created the National Post-Arrest Research… Read More
Withdrawal of Care May Occur Too Soon in Cardiac Arrest Patients Who Receive Hypothermia Treatment
Patients often regain consciousness 3 days or more after arrest ORLANDO -- Physicians may be making premature predictions about which patients are not likely to survive following cardiac arrest – and even withdrawing care -- before the window in which comatose patients who have received therapeutic hypothermia are most likely to wake up, according… Read More
Man Saved at Hockey Rink Thanks to AED
SASKATOON--A man’s life was saved in Saskatoon thanks to an automated external defibrillator on-site at a local hockey rink. According to MD Ambulance, paramedics responded Sunday around 11:20 a.m. to the Agri-Twins Arena, where a 58-year-old man collapsed while playing hockey. The staff at the arena called 911 and then, with the help of a… Read More
Can Twitter Save Lives?
Penn researchers' probe of social media discussion on cardiac arrest reveals new avenues for public health education ORLANDO – Discussion about cardiac arrest on Twitter is common and represents a new opportunity to provide lifesaving information to the public, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of… Read More
Good Samaritans Reunite
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- A man who had stopped to help a woman change a tire along a Wisconsin interstate before suffering cardiac arrest was reunited with the motorist who had a chance to quickly repay his kindness. Victor Giesbrecht of Winnipeg, Manitoba, lost consciousness after driving away from the tire change on Interstate 94 in Dunn County… Read More
Wearable Defibrillators Prevent Deaths
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – About 7 percent of people in the U.S. who have sudden cardiac arrest outside of the hospital survive to hospital discharge, and according to this study, a wearable defibrillator can prevent sudden death in these people. Wearable cardioverter defibrillators are used by people who may be at higher risk for sudden cardiac arrest… Read More
Most State Police Agencies Do Not Equip Vehicles with AEDs
Just 30 percent the nation's state police agencies reported that they equip their vehicles with automated external defibrillators, and of those, nearly 60 percent of said only a minority of their fleet have the lifesaving devices on board, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania presented… Read More
Anxiety Can Lead to Sexual Dysfunction in Heart Implant Patients
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Men and women with implanted defibrillators may experience sexual performance problems related to a fear of getting shocked during sex, according to the American Heart Assn. In a survey of more than 150 people, average sexual function scores among men with ICDs were consistent with mild erectile dysfunction while those without… Read More
Who Won the IRescU Scavenger Hunt?
Congratulations to Linda-Cotter Forbes, who has won the iRescU Challenge to upload or email the location of AEDs in the community! Linda is the mother of Kaitlin Forbes, a survivor who was saved at Rhinebeck, NY, High School, thanks to her school's foresight and preparation. Linda has won an AED, donated by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and… Read More