by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of saving the person’s life and protecting their brain function, according to preliminary research to...
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Commotio cordis is extremely rare but quick action is essential: Call 911, begin CPR and use AED
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Commotio cordis is an extremely rare and highly unusual cardiac event, yet it is vitally important for everyone to be aware of and recognize how to take action quickly in any type of cardiac emergency. According to the American Heart Association, quick recognition of the cardiac emergency and...
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Lucid Dying’: EEG Backs Near-Death Experience During CPR
Megan Brooks November 07, 2022 Brain wave recordings obtained during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) offer support to near-death experiences subjectively reported by some people who survive cardiac arrest, according to a novel new study. “These recalled experiences and brain wave changes may be the first signs of the so-called ‘near-death’ experience, and we have captured them for the first time...
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CPR and COVID-19 – When is it safe to save a life?
Imagine you’re walking your dog down the street when you see someone ahead of you collapse. Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’d rush to their side, check to see if they are breathing, feel for a heartbeat. Unable to detect either, you’d begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breaths, potentially saving...
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Resuscitation methods popular on TV shows are not effective alternative to CPR, researchers demonstrate
by University of Warwick Credit: CC0 Public Domain A technique frequently portrayed in dramatic resuscitation scenes in television and film is among several alternative methods to CPR that have shown no benefit in saving lives in a review by University of Warwick researchers. The systematic review reinforces cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as the ‘gold standard’ technique when health professionals or members...
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How to deliver CPR to yourself!
Try to remain calm, and REMEMBER THIS! A possible lifesaver This comes from Dr. Patrick Teefy, Cardiology Head at the Nuclear Medicine Institute University Hospital,London Ont. I hope everyone can send this on as it is really important for everyone to know! 1. Let’s say it’s 7:25 pm and you’re going home (alone of course)...
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Compression-only CPR increases survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
by American Heart Association A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows rates of bystander CPR nearly doubled; compression-only(or Hands-Only CPR) increased six-fold over an 18 year period; and the chance of survival was doubled for any form ofCPR compared with no CPR, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. Because of the emergence of compression-only CPR as an alternative to standard CPR—chest compression and mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths, researchers...