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Patients overestimate the success of CPR
Doctors should discuss CPR to clarify and inform patients before they consent to it, say researchers Patients and the general public appear to significantly overestimate the success of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and underestimate the negative impact it can have on a person's health, suggests research published online in Emergency… Read More
Cleveland Clinic researchers find rise in broken heart syndrome during COVID-19 pandemic
Broken heart syndrome, or stress cardiomyopathy, occurs in response to stressful events Cleveland Clinic researchers have found a significant increase in patients experiencing stress cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress cardiomyopathy occurs in response to physical or emotional distress and… Read More
Drone Delivery Canada successfully completes phase 2 of its "AED on the Fly" project
TORONTO, ONTARIO--Drone Delivery Canada Corporation is pleased to announce that on June 26th, 2020 it successfully completed Phase Two of its AED (Automated External Defibrillator) On The Fly project with Peel Region Paramedics and Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine. Building on the success of Phase One of the study, the Company was able… Read More
ACSM updates recommendations to prevent cardiovascular events at fitness facilities
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) published a new expert consensus statement that provides guidance on training staff and establishing emergency plans to prevent cardiovascular events at fitness facilities, community and hotel fitness facilities and sporting event venues. The paper updates and replaces previous guidelines released by… Read More
Nationwide EMS calls have dropped 26% since the start of the pandemic
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Since early March and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., 911 calls for emergency medical services have dropped by 26.1 % compared to the past two years, a new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher has found. But the study also found that EMS-attended deaths have doubled, indicating that when EMS calls were… Read More
Seeking survivors and families to provide input on new research study
Seeking cardiac arrest survivors and family members of survivors to provide input on a new research study Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, Director of Critical Care and Resuscitation Research at NYU Langone Health, and his team plan to conduct a study designed to help improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest. Researchers will be studying a novel treatment… Read More
Critically ill patients with COVID-19 are more likely to develop heart rhythm disorders than other hospitalized patients with the disease
Penn study suggests cardiac arrests and arrhythmias are likely triggered by systemic illness, not solely due to the viral infection itself. PHILADELPHIA, PA--Patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to an intensive care unit were 10 times more likely than other hospitalized COVID-19 patients to suffer cardiac arrest or heart rhythm disorders,… Read More
Avive Solutions raises additional $7M for revolutionary cardiac arrest response technology
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Avive Solutions, Inc. (“Avive” or the “Company”) has announced it has raised an additional $7 Million in funding, bringing the total raised to over $15 Million since the Company’s inception in 2017. Focused on addressing the global public health issue of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), Avive is a leading developer of a next-… Read More
COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases and deaths in New York City
BRONX, NY-- The COVID-19 pandemic in New York City caused a surge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and deaths, according to a study co-authored by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, and the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). The study, published online today in JAMA Cardiology, found a… Read More