Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have evaluated the possibility of alerting drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AED) to patients with suspected cardiac arrest. In more than half of the cases, the drones ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Saving lives after an opioid overdose isn't just the job of emergency department workers, according to guidelines on how to treat heart-stopping poisonings.
Sep 19, 2023
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Risk-standardized survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are lower for emergency medical service (EMS) agencies working in Black and Hispanic catchment areas than those in White catchment areas, according ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.
Aug 24, 2023
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CPR can double someone's chances of surviving a cardiac arrest in the community, but new research published in BMJ Open finds Australians born overseas lack the support and opportunity to learn. The researchers explore ways ...
Jul 27, 2023
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It is well known that early resuscitation with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an automated external defibrillator (AED) saves lives, and in most sports-related sudden cardiac arrest events, trainers or medical personnel ...
Jun 8, 2023
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A 10-year-old boy on the baseball diamond goes into cardiac arrest while rounding the bases. A middle schooler falls unresponsive to the floor while sitting in class. A high school football player collapses after being struck ...
Mar 15, 2023
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I'm used to standing on the sidelines. I did it for 16 years as the athletic trainer (AT) for the Denver Broncos. Before each game, I identified where the ambulance was, confirmed all life-saving equipment worked properly ...
Jan 25, 2023
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For minutes that seemed to drag on endlessly on Jan. 2, tens of thousands of NFL fans at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati and millions more watching on television around the globe held their collective breath. After falling to ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin threw himself into the path of a Cincinnati Bengals ball carrier, taking a hard hit to the chest that sent both NFL players to the ground.
Jan 3, 2023
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