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Members of the Public Lack Skills, Confidence Necessary to Save Lives with CPR, Penn Research Shows
Even members of the lay public who have received CPR training are confused about how to perform the lifesaving skill and say they don’t have confidence in their ability to do it properly, according to a study from the Perelman School of Medicine...
Can Twitter Save Lives?
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 Pennsylvania. The Penn investigators...
Secondary Students Should be Mandated to Receive CPR Training
All secondary school students should be required to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and receive an overview of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), according to an American Heart Association science advisory.
Study Suggests Physicians Wait Longer for Brain Recovery After Hypothermia Rx in Cardiac Arrest
Heart experts at Johns Hopkins say that physicians might be drawing conclusions too soon about irreversible brain damage in patients surviving cardiac arrest whose bodies were for a day initially chilled into a calming coma. Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read...
Pollution Takes Its Toll on the Heart
The fine particles of pollution that hang in the air can increase the risk for sudden cardiac arrest, according to a new study conducted by a team from Long Island Jewish Medical Center and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. Science Brief thanks...
Less Than 1 in 3 Bystanders in Toronto Who Witness a Cardiac Arrest Try to Help
Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital working in conjunction with EMS services, paramedics and fire services across Ontario found that a bystander who attempts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can quadruple the survival rate to over 50%.
