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Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network awarded HRSA grant for placement of AEDs in 14 rural communities

The Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network, a network service provided by Saint Thomas Health Services, was recently awarded a $100,000 Health Resources and Services Administration grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the placement of full-rescue Automated External Defibrillators in 14 rural communities throughout the network.

28 Jun 2010

New AAN guideline provides step-by-step process for determining brain death in adults

In an effort to create a uniform and accurate method for determining brain death, the American Academy of Neurology has issued an updated guideline that provides doctors with a step-by-step process for determining brain death in adults. The guideline is published in the June 8, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 Jun 2010

American Cancer Society and NPCRC award $1.8M for palliative care research

The American Cancer Society and the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) are awarding $1.8 million in research grants to researchers at 12 institutions for studies aimed at reducing suffering for seriously ill patients and their family caregivers. The studies will be conducted over the next two years. Since 2007, a collaborative effort by the organizations has awarded 51 grants totaling almost $7 million.

4 Jun 2010

Top physicians offer health advice to help people survive during summer

This summer a variety of top physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are offering health advice to help survive the travails that come with one of the most active seasons of the year.

3 Jun 2010

Odds of surviving cardiac arrest may depend on neighborhood: Study

The odds of surviving cardiac arrest may depend on which part of town you call home and whether anyone in the neighborhood comes to your rescue by attempting to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according to a first-of-its-kind study in the June issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

1 Jun 2010

Half the high schools in Toronto do not train students how to perform CPR: Study

Almost half the high schools in Toronto do not teach students how to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), even though it's part of the Grade 9 curriculum and studies have shown it can greatly increase the survival rates of people who suffer heart attacks outside of hospitals.

26 May 2010

Free emergency care training to address sudden cardiac arrest

The National Safety Council today announced it will offer free emergency care training during National CPR & AED Awareness Week (June 1-7). First Aid and CPR with AED is a three-hour online course that teaches participants how to respond should someone need assistance. First aid topics include breathing emergencies, sudden illness and injury, and bleeding.

26 May 2010

Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District purchases QuadraMed CPR EHR solution

QuadraMed® Corporation today announced that Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District in Brawley, Calif., has selected the QuadraMed CPR (QCPR™) electronic health record (EHR) solution and several other QuadraMed applications to help improve the quality of patient care, increase operational efficiencies and enhance revenues. Also included in the purchase are QuadraMed's identity management, enterprise scheduling, revenue management and nurse-staffing management solutions.

25 May 2010

Anaheim Regional Medical Center uses Arctic Sun cooling device to protect a patient from brain damage

A day after delivering her fourth child at Anaheim Regional Medical Center in Anaheim, California last December, 34-year-old Brynn Ervin suffered a cardiac arrest, the result of massive blood clots lodged in the main arteries that take blood to her lungs. Desperate to save the life of the young mother, the cardiac arrest team performed 95 minutes of CPR.

25 May 2010

Red Cross survey: 68% of Americans involved in some kind of summer emergency

A new Red Cross survey shows that 68 percent of Americans have been involved in some kind of summer emergency, ranging from insect bites, heat stroke and broken bones to more life-threatening situations. One in every four people say they have been in a situation where someone needed CPR.

21 May 2010

AACN hosts NTI conference to discuss emerging trends in patient care

Latest advances in complex medical treatments and delivering safe, patient-centered, cost-effective care will be among the hot topics as thousands of nurses who care for high acuity and critically ill patients and their families convene this month in Washington, D.C.

7 May 2010

Bill requiring AEDs be installed in public spaces will save countless lives across Ontario

A new provincial Bill undergoing second reading this week could have a profound effect on the outcomes of cardiac arrest and bystander CPR response in Ontario if it is passed.

6 May 2010

Experts unveil roadmap to improve health and health delivery in the U.S.

A Commission of national health care experts convened by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress has unveiled a roadmap and integrated approach that will put "health" back into our nation's health care system as well as address key opportunities following passage of health care reform legislation.

6 May 2010

MedAire launches new course to prepare pilots, flight attendants for medical emergencies

MedAire, the aviation medical and travel assistance company, has launched the 2010 version of its Management of In-flight Illness & Injury course, which offers medical and educational best practices through the use of audio-visual tools, e-Learning, hands-on skills assessments and real-life scenarios to prepare pilots and flight attendants for medical emergencies.

3 May 2010

ZOLL Medical's second-quarter revenues up 15% to $107.1 million

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and software solutions, today announced that revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 increased 15% to $107.1 million, compared to revenues in the second quarter of last year of $92.7 million. Revenue results included a positive foreign exchange impact of approximately $2.2 million, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

29 Apr 2010

End-of-life care documentation helps in emergency treatment decisions

When Heather Rubesch was a teenager, her aunt died in need of a kidney transplant. In later family discussions, Heather's mother, Linda, expressed some of her views about end-of-life care—for instance, her belief in organ donation.

19 Apr 2010

Second stage of pool laws will cost a precious buck to 70% pool owners

The Bligh Government yesterday released further changes in the pool safety laws and nearly 70% of all Gold Coast and Queensland homes with pools, including portable and inflatable ones will need to spend extra on upgrades.

14 Apr 2010

Therapeutic hypothermia helps save marathon cardiac arrest victim

Jay Yim, 21, had worked on improving his fitness since age 15. In preparation for this year's Los Angeles Marathon on March 21, the University of Southern California pre-med student had been training with a marathon club and regularly did 10-mile runs on his own.

3 Apr 2010

Immediate access to life-saving first aid medical database

GotoAID.com is on a big mission -- to give every person on earth immediate access to first aid for emergencies with the use of technology. As the Internet is quickly becoming more accessible to people with a computer or web-capable mobile device, GotoAID is bringing a life-saving first aid medical database to the masses.

1 Apr 2010

AssistMed, Definitive Homecare Solutions enter into strategic alliance

AssistMed, Inc. today announced it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Definitive Homecare Solutions, Ltd. to develop and offer an interface between AssistMed's Patient Adherence Solutions and Definitive Homecare Solutions' CPR+ patient and business management software designed for specialty pharmacy customer applications.

16 Mar 2010