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Researchers estimate survival chances during CPR for cardiac arrest
A person’s chance of surviving while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest in hospital declines rapidly from 22% after one minute to less than 1% after 39 minutes, finds a US study published by The BMJ today. Similarly, the likelihood of leaving hospital with no major brain damage declines from 15% after one minute of… Read More
Join the Nation of Lifesavers at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas
The National Football League (NFL) and the American Heart Association want more people to be confident and capable when faced with a cardiac emergency, adding more people to the Association’s Nation of Lifesavers™ movement, which intends to double survival rates by 2030. According to American Heart Association data, nine out of every ten of… Read More
Drug overdose cardiac arrests involve younger, healthier people than other cardiac arrests
People with drug-related cardiac arrests in the U.S. were more likely to be younger and have fewer coexisting health conditions compared to non-drug-related cardiac arrests, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association Research Highlights: An analysis of cardiac arrest records in a U.S. registry revealed that people with… Read More
The forgotten history of the AED
Every time he sees an AED, Marvin A. Wayne, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAHA, is reminded of its history. That’s because he was part of its history. “Think of the thousands of people who have been saved by the AED worldwide,” says Wayne, medical program director for Washington’s Whatcom County EMS and assistant clinical professor at the University of… Read More
More than half of U.S. adults don’t know heart disease is leading cause of death, despite 100-year reign
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in U.S., according to a new report from the American Heart Association; yet fewer than half of survey respondents knew that DALLAS, TX -- More than half of people in the U.S. (51%) do not know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, according to a recent Harris Poll survey… Read More
Emergency cardiovascular care impact goal outlines 3 target needs
Statement Highlights: Despite significant advances in research, education, clinical practice and community-based programs, survival from cardiac arrest remains low. Significant disparities also exist in cardiac arrest outcomes. This scientific statement specifically identifies impact goals to achieve or exceed by 2030 to improve cardiac… Read More
Heartbeat NOLA and 610 Stompers Join Forces to Make Mardi Gras Safer
New Orleans, LA -- The 610 Stompers, known for their extraordinary dance moves, are teaming up with Heartbeat NOLA to make Mardi Gras safer and to raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest. Together, they are holding a hands-only CPR and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training event that promises to empower the 610 Stompers to be ready… Read More
Lifesaving AEDs are being increasingly mandated across states -- but bystanders aren't using them, study finds
Bystander use of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remains low despite legislative efforts to improve access to these lifesaving devices at recreational facilities across the United States, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.… Read More
Out of hospital cardiac arrest survival rates remain low in England latest data shows
Stark new figures for cardiac arrests in England revealed that only around eight per cent of patients survived 30 days after a cardiac arrest during 2022 – a decrease from the previous year. Ambulance services performed resuscitation in nearly 35,000 patients in England following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and a quarter of patients had… Read More