Cardiac arrest
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Miley Bus 911: Driver Suffering Cardiac Arrest...and then crashed. In the second call, which sounds like it's being made by a different person, the caller says the driver was suffering cardiac arrest. A third 911 call was made, in which you can hear the caller being instructed on how to... In this article: Miley Cyrus, Cardiac arrest, and Virginia |
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Medical News Today | 3 days ago
Women Suffering Sudden Cardiac Arrest Have Lower Prevalence Of Structural Heart Disease Compared To Men
Article Date: 17 Nov 2009 - 11:00 PST A woman who suffers sudden cardiac arrest is significantly less likely than a man to exhibit the decrease in the heart's pumping ability that is widely recognized as a precursor, says a new study in...
In this article: Coronary artery disease, Myocardial infarction, Medical advice, Heart transplant, Cholesterol, American College of Cardiology, Obesity, and Heart failure
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Early Cooling In Cardiac Arrest May Improve Survival
Article Date: 17 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST Rapidly cooling a person in cardiac arrest may improve their chance of survival without brain damage, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. "We...
In this article: Europe, Medical advice, Heart transplant, Brain damage, and Karolinska Institute
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Survival Rates From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Nearly Double
...University Medical Center and the Richmond Ambulance Authority have improved resuscitation and survival rates dramatically for cardiac arrest patients by training and equipping paramedics to begin lowering a patient's body temperature in...
In this article: Virginia Commonwealth University, Oxygen, Richmond, and Virginia
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Centre Daily Times | 4 days ago
Patients at UCSD Hospital Three Times More Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest with New Advanced Resuscitation Training Program
...research from the University of California Resuscitation Research Center that shows a major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest. Dr. Davis stated, "Since the implementation of the program in 2007, patients at the...
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | 5 days ago
New Intra-Arrest Cooling Method May Save More Brains During Cardiac Arrest
...Pharmaceuticals, Trade Show News, Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries New Intra-Arrest Cooling Method May Save More Brains During Cardiac Arrest Study Unveiled at AHA Late Breaking 'Best of Best' Presentation Shows Survival Benefit-
In this article: Karolinska Institute
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ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 days ago
Early cooling in cardiac arrest may improve survival
...to widely accepted treatments for other medical conditions. Lowering the body temperature of cardiac arrest patients ... > read more Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Key To Survival (Oct. 26, 2008) The urgent need for treatment doesn't end...
In this article: Europe, Oxygen, Brain damage, and Karolinska Institute
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Continuous chest compression-CPR improved cardiac arrest survival in Arizona
Continuous Chest Compression-CPR Improved Cardiac Arrest Survival in Arizona ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2009) The chance of surviving a cardiac arrest outside a hospital was found to be twice as high when bystanders performed continuous chest...
In this article: Arizona
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Enrollment In Study On Resuscitation Methods For Cardiac Arrest Stopped By NHLBI
...assess approximately 350,000 people with cardiac arrest in the United States each year. Only 5 to 10 percent of people who have sudden cardiac arrest survive. When administered as soon as possible, CPR and, in some cases, rapid treatment with...
In this article: Informed consent, Food and Drug Administration, United States, Medical advice, and Heart transplant
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Study Finds Less Than 1 In 3 Toronto Bystanders Who Witness A Cardiac Arrest Try To Help
...have been working hard with paramedics and firefighters in Southern Ontario to increase the survival rate of people who experience cardiac arrest outside of the hospital," says Dr. Morrison. "Since 2004, our efforts have managed to triple the...
In this article: Toronto, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Ontario, Medical advice, Heart transplant, and Hypertension
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L.A. Times - Booster Shots | November 06, 2009
NIH terminates emergency resuscitation trials for cardiac arrest
Lay people are encouraged to use only chest compressions until paramedics arrive. Paramedics treat about 350,000 people with cardiac arrest, in which the heart stops beating, in the United States each year, but fewer than 10% of...
In this article: National Institutes of Health, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, and United States
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A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively during systole.
A cardiac arrest is different from (but may be caused by) a heart attack or myocardial infarction, where blood flow to the still-beating heart, is interrupted (as in cardiogenic shock).
"Arrested" blood circulation prevents delivery of oxygen to all parts of the body. Cerebral hypoxia, or lack of oxygen supply to the brain, causes victims to lose consciousness and to stop normal breathing, although agonal breathing may still occur. Brain injury is likely if cardiac arrest is untreated for more than 5 minutes, although new treatments such as induced hypothermia have begun to extend this time. To improve survival and neurological recovery immediate response is paramount.
Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency that, in certain groups of patients, is potentially reversible if treated early enough (See "Reversible causes" below). When unexpected cardiac arrest leads to death this is called sudden cardiac death (SCD). The primary first-aid treatment for cardiac arrest is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (commonly known as CPR) which provides circulatory support until availability of definitive medical treatment, which will vary dependent on the rhythm the heart is exhibiting, but often requires defibrillation.
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