Latest cardiopulmonary resuscitation Stories
MIAMI, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- MIAMI, FL - May 29, 2012 -- Dade Medical College has been recognized as a Certified CPR Training Center by the American Heart Association, the country's leading provider of CPR training and education. The college, which offers Associates of Science and Bachelors of Science degrees in nursing and allied health, now provides courses certified by the association in Basic Life Skills (BLS) Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to the community...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LearnSomething, a leading developer of eLearning content and recognized provider of learning platforms for retail and non-profit organizations, now offers online courses from the American Heart Association (AHA), the world leader in emergency cardiovascular care resources. The AHA online courses offered by LearnSomething will make vital information easily accessible for healthcare professionals who want to update their professional...
Automated external defibrillators rarely close to locations of public cardiac arrests More than three-quarters of cardiac arrest victims are stricken too far away from an automated external defibrillator for the lifesaving device to be obtained quickly enough to offer the best chance at saving their lives, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today at the annual meeting of Society for Academic Emergency...
Findings reveal racial disparities in pre-hospital care for nation's leading killer Black cardiac arrest victims who are stricken outside hospitals are less likely to receive bystander CPR and defibrillation on the scene than white patients, according to research that will be presented by a research team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania today at the annual meeting of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The researchers also found that black...
The Save-A-Life Simulator, Developed by the HeartRescue Project, Asks You How You Would Handle a Public Cardiac Arrest Emergency. Brentwood, TN (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 The HeartRescue Project, funded by the Medtronic Foundation, has released an interactive tool that simulates a first-person view of a public sudden cardiac arrest. The Save-A-Life Simulator places you in a mall setting, where a person collapses on the floor. Anxious and confused bystanders are hesitant to take action, leaving...
LinkedIn Group, Medical Devices Group, Receives 10 Donated AEDs from AED.com in Order to Spread Awareness about Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Workplace. Brentwood, TN (PRWEB) May 09, 2012 AED.com has donated ten new Powerheart G3 AEDs, manufactured by Cardiac Science, to members of the LinkedIn group, Medical Device Group. The donation of these devices is designed to promote awareness of the need for AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in the work place. 13% of all workplace related...
CPR Electrolyte Imbalance Silo, launching on May 1, 2012, will Provide Financial Assistance to Qualified Patients HAMPTON, Va., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) announced today its formation of a new Electrolyte Imbalance Silo within its Co-Pay Relief (CPR) program. This new CPR program silo will provide financial support for pharmaceutical co-payments to insured patients facing clinically significant electrolyte imbalance related health...
Safety Training Seminars is proud to announce the opening of their fifth Bay Area American Heart Association CPR certification training school in Berkeley, CA. Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) April 23, 2012 Safety Training Seminars is proud to announce their newest Berkeley American Heart Association CPR training school in Alameda County. The new location will be located at the corner of University Avenue & Shattuck Avenue near the Downtown Berkeley BART station. The American Heart Association...
People who have a cardiac arrest that can't be helped by a defibrillator shock are more likely to survive if given CPR based on updated guidelines that emphasize chest compressions, according to research reported in the American Heart Association journal, Circulation. "By any measure — such as the return of pulse and circulation or improved brain recovery — we found that implementing the new guidelines in these patients resulted in better outcomes from cardiac arrest," said Peter J....
CPR Heart Starters of Philadelphia announces expansion of the companies AED sales and CPR training services to the surrounding states of New York, New Jersey and Delaware. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 02, 2012 CPR Heart Starters Inc. a Philadelphia PA area based CPR training and AED equipment sales company is expanding. Company President Craig Spector announced today the expansion of the companies AED sales and CPR training services to the surrounding states of New York, New Jersey and...
Latest cardiopulmonary resuscitation Reference Libraries
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure performed in an effort to preserve brain function and manually pump blood through to the body’s vital organs, until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous circulation. CPR is indicated in cardiac arrest patients, but may also be performed on patients with an unresponsive presentation or those experiencing agonal breaths or severe and prolonged arrhythmias such as bradycardia or tachycardia. The first...
The precordial thump is an application of mechanical energy through a calculated strike to the torso when in a specific fatal heart rhythm. This procedure is used in very specific circumstances by highly trained health professionals with ACLS certifications. The Procedure While in the presence of a patient that is suffering a potentially fatal heart rhythm, a medical provider can strike a calculated point on the sternum to disrupt that rhythm. The energy transferred by the provider is...
