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April 1, 2008
Experts now recommend hands-only CPR
You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and just press on the chest to save a life. In a major change, the American Heart Association said Monday that hand-only CPR -- rapid, deep presses on the victim's chest until help arrives -- works just as well as standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrest in adutls.
March 3, 2008
Cardiac-arrest victims' parents push for school defibrillators
Joshua Miller trotted off the football field after making a special-teams play and headed to the bench. Louis Acompora manned his lacrosse goal, blocked a shot with his chest and prepared to make a play on the ball in his first high school game.
Feb. 26, 2008
Statement addresses risks of high blood sugar in heart patients
The American Heart Association is calling for a coordinated national effort to address the effects of hyperglycemia, also known as high blood sugar, on people with heart disease. “Hyperglycemia and Acute Coronary Syndrome,” a scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, highlights many unanswered questions surrounding hyperglycemia in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which includes a variety of conditions including heart attack. Complete Article>
Feb. 14, 2008
EMS to provide cooling therapy for cardiac arrest victims
When Connie Snell's husband found her in bed one Sunday morning five years ago, her tongue was hanging out of her mouth, her eyes were rolled back and she "was already basically dead," she said. Complete Article>
Feb. 13, 2008
Congress pushes for defibrillators in schools
A grass-roots putsch to put defibrillators into every school - to revive children who suffer cardiac arrest as well as their teachers, custodians and visiting family members - may get a jolt from Congress. Complete Article>
Feb. 8, 2008
Suit alleges Bally Fitness was negligent for not having a defibrillator
An Illinois judge has decided to go forward hearing a case against Bally Total Fitness in Gaithersburg that alleges the facility contributed to a Gaithersburg resident's November 2005 death because it did not have an automated external defibrillator on site. Complete Article>
Jan. 29, 2008
CPR by strangers saves jogger's life
Claire Welgan could have been jogging anywhere that morning. But she chose the Los Gatos Creek Trail - and that just might have saved here life. She was jogging alone there Jan. 18 when her heart stopped. She crashed so hard to the ground that her face bled. Complete Article>
Jan. January 16, 2008
Never Too Young to Learn About CPR
When Natalie's 5th grade class was assigned to make a "How to" presentation, students chose topics like "How to groom a horse" and "How to make chocolate chip cookies." With the help of the American Heart Association's "CPR in a box" toolkit, Natalie taught her fellow students the basics of CPR, complete with props like a cell phone to call 9-1-1 and a mini-resuscitation Annie mannequin. Complete Article >
Harvard Medical School
CPR saves lives, but combined with AED Defibrillators it can save many more. Studies show that when cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is done right away - and correctly - it saves lives. Complete Article>
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