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New Regulations to Require Defibrillators in Mines Will Save Lives
HARRISBURG, Pa.--The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that underground coal mines will soon be required to install automated external defibrillators on the surface near the mine entry and underground in each working mine section. The requirement comes as part of a regulatory rulemaking that will appear in the Dec. 8 edition… Read More
AEDs to be Mandatory in Public Places in Manitoba
MANITOBA, Canada--The Manitoba government has proclaimed the "Defibrillator Public Access Act," the first legislation of its kind in Canada, which will make it mandatory for certain public places to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on site.Locations required to have AEDs by January 31, 2014, include fitness clubs, gyms, arenas,… Read More
Switching to Chest-Compressions Only Method Doubled Survival in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
TUCSON, AZ - Adoption of chest-compressions-only resuscitation over traditional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for bystander intervention in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest dramatically improved survival rates in Arizona and other regions of the US, a new report shows [1]. The report, by Drs Gordon Ewy and Arthur Sanders (University of Arizona… Read More
Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death
Atrial fibrillation may raise the risk of sudden cardiac death, according to findings from two large population-based cohorts, according to a report in MedPage Today. The risk of sudden cardiac death was elevated 3.26-fold with incident atrial fibrillation in multivariate analysis of the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study, Lin Y.… Read More
Sudden Death Risk Higher in Black Women
Researchers have determined that postmenopausal women have specific independent risk factors that drive their incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and being African American is one of them. African-American women had a significant 61% increased risk of SCD compared with other races, after all known risk factors and sociodemographic risk factors… Read More
Caught on Camera: Woman Goes Into Cardiac Arrest During Traffic Stop
ENCINO (CBS2) — A video taken by the California Highway Patrol may be the first time a camera has captured all of the events leading up to a cardiac arrest following the use of a TASER® electronic control device. On June 4, CHP officers stopped to check on the welfare of 50-year-old Angela Jones after finding her sitting in a parked vehicle on… Read More
FDA Considers Reclassification of AEDs
By Teresa McCallion, EMT-B, Journal of Emergency Medical Services Expert panel recommends higher safety standards Blood pressures are rising over a move by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to classify automated external defibrillators (AEDs) as a Class III high-risk medical device, requiring a more rigorous pre-market approval (PMA)… Read More
Do People Turn to Twitter to Learn CPR Info?
Amid snarky comments and links to cat videos, some Twitter users turn to the social network to find and post information on cardiac arrest and CPR, according to a new study. Over a month, researchers found 15,324 messages - known as tweets - on Twitter that included specific information about resuscitation and cardiac arrest. "From a science… Read More
Patients More Likely to Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Today
A new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that survival in patients who experience a cardiac arrest in the hospital has increased significantly over the past decade. The study, led by cardiologists at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the University of Missouri… Read More