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PULSE urges Government of Ontario to introduce CPR course for school students

The Physicians and Paramedics Urging Life Saving Education (PULSE), wants all Ontarians to be prepared to respond in cases of an emergency requiring the use of CPR.

26 Nov 2009

No evidence of improved survival for epinephrine administered patients during ACLS

Patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received intravenous (IV) drug administration during treatment, recommended in life support guidelines, had higher rates of short term survival but no statistically significant improvement in survival to hospital discharge or long-term survival, compared to patients who did not receive IV drug administration, according to a study in the November 25 issue of JAMA.

25 Nov 2009

Real-time CPR feedback effective in EMS systems with well-trained rescuers

Emergency medical service (EMS) providers in the United States assess an estimated 350,000 cardiac arrests each year. Only 5 to 10 percent of people who have sudden cardiac arrest survive. Better quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provided by prehospital EMS providers may be associated with better patient outcome. The Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) is the largest clinical research network to study prehospital treatments for cardiac arrest in the United States and Canada.

23 Nov 2009

VCU-RAA treatment protocol nearly doubles pre-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation and survival rates

ZOLL Medical Corporation announced today that in a “Best Original Resuscitation Science” presentation at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) in Orlando Florida, Joseph P. Ornato, M.D., and Mary Ann Peberdy, M. D., reported nearly doubling the resuscitation and survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to a comprehensive treatment protocol established between Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCU) and the Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA).

19 Nov 2009

VCU and RAA have improved resuscitation and survival rates for cardiac arrest patients

Virginia Commonwealth 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 the field during resuscitation and following up at the hospital with a host of high-tech strategies to improve the odds of survival.

17 Nov 2009

New resuscitation program shows major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest

ZOLL Medical Corporation announced today that in a “Best of the Best” presentation at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium in Orlando Florida, Daniel P. Davis, M.D., presented research from the University of California Resuscitation Research Center that shows a major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest.

17 Nov 2009

Sudden cardiac death more predictable in men than women

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 the Nov. 24 Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

17 Nov 2009

Just one test not enough to detect heart defects in young athletes

To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins.

16 Nov 2009

New technique to cool the brains of cardiac arrest patients

The first randomized intra-arrest cooling study performed using a novel intra-nasal cooling method showed much faster and earlier cooling in treated patients and significantly higher neurologically intact survival - to - discharge rate in many patients. The Pre-Resuscitation Intra-Nasal Cooling Effectiveness (PRINCE) study involved 200 patients and was conducted by 15 Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and Sweden.

16 Nov 2009

Bystanders can save more lives by performing continuous chest compressions, shows analysis

The chance of surviving a cardiac arrest outside a hospital was found to be twice as high when bystanders performed continuous chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breathing than when bystanders performed standard CPR. These are the latest findings reported by the Resuscitation Research Group at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and the SHARE Program (Save Hearts in Arizona Research and Education) at the Arizona Department of Health Services.

16 Nov 2009

Rapidly cooling a person in cardiac arrest may improve chance of survival without brain damage

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.

16 Nov 2009

Cardiac Science and Cambridge Heart team up to develop MTWA module

Cardiac Science Corporation [NASDAQ: CSCX], a global leader in automated external defibrillator (AED) and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, and Cambridge Heart, Inc., [OTCBB-CAMH], a developer of noninvasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, with a focus on identifying those at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, today announced a partnership pursuant to a Development, Supply and Distribution Agreement Cambridge Heart previously announced on June 23, 2009.

13 Nov 2009

New research center established to improve cardiac safety

The University of Rochester Medical Center has announced the creation of a new center that will assist researchers studying the electrical activity of the heart with the goal of improving drug safety, understanding cardiac arrhythmias, and developing new electrocardiograph technologies.

12 Nov 2009

Non-invasive test to determine risk of sudden cardiac arrest in heart bypass surgery patients

Years after heart bypass surgery, Jim Miller was symptom free. Several measures of his heart’s functioning did not show that he was in danger of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). But Miller’s doctor decided to make sure and the quick, non-invasive test he performed may have saved Miller’s life.

10 Nov 2009

NHLBI stops enrollment in study comparing resuscitation strategies

Enrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter clinical trial comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood flow during cardiac arrest. The study's independent monitoring board and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the lead sponsor of the study, stopped enrollment based on preliminary data suggesting that neither strategy significantly improved survival.

7 Nov 2009

Only 30 per cent of bystanders in Toronto who witness a cardiac arrest willing to help, say researchers

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 per cent. But Dr. Laurie Morrison and the research team at Rescu (www.rescu.ca) have found only 30 per cent of bystanders in Toronto are willing to help, one of the lowest rates of bystanders helping others in the developed world.

7 Nov 2009

CABG completed "off-pump" has no advantages in patient outcomes: Study

A study of 2,203 cardiac surgery patients from Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers nationwide revealed that coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) completed "off-pump," meaning without a heart-lung machine, had no advantages in patient outcomes compared to the traditional "on-pump" procedure.

6 Nov 2009

New pediatric simulation center launched by Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Children's Hospital opened the doors of its brand new Simulation Center today, where healthcare teams will be trained in the management of rare, complex, and complicated patient care through a simulated clinical environment. The facility is the only center of its kind in Texas, and one of the largest among the twelve pediatric simulation centers in the United States.

4 Nov 2009

New molecular pathway for preventing potassium from being excreted normally through kidney identified

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have made an important discovery about why potassium builds up to dangerous levels in the bloodstream, a relatively common medical problem that affects about eight percent of hospitalized patients.

4 Nov 2009

MTD Products and AHA team up to promote heart health and winter safety

What do sipping cocoa, snuggling under blankets and heart attacks all have in common? They are all more common during the cold winter months.

2 Nov 2009

Cardiac Arrest News and Research

Latest Cardiac Arrest News and Research

PULSE urges Government of Ontario to introduce CPR course for school students

No evidence of improved survival for epinephrine administered patients during ACLS

Real-time CPR feedback effective in EMS systems with well-trained rescuers

VCU-RAA treatment protocol nearly doubles pre-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation and survival rates

VCU and RAA have improved resuscitation and survival rates for cardiac arrest patients

New resuscitation program shows major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest

Sudden cardiac death more predictable in men than women

Just one test not enough to detect heart defects in young athletes

New technique to cool the brains of cardiac arrest patients

Bystanders can save more lives by performing continuous chest compressions, shows analysis

Rapidly cooling a person in cardiac arrest may improve chance of survival without brain damage

Cardiac Science and Cambridge Heart team up to develop MTWA module

New research center established to improve cardiac safety

Non-invasive test to determine risk of sudden cardiac arrest in heart bypass surgery patients

NHLBI stops enrollment in study comparing resuscitation strategies

Only 30 per cent of bystanders in Toronto who witness a cardiac arrest willing to help, say researchers

CABG completed "off-pump" has no advantages in patient outcomes: Study

New pediatric simulation center launched by Texas Children's Hospital

New molecular pathway for preventing potassium from being excreted normally through kidney identified

MTD Products and AHA team up to promote heart health and winter safety

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