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Balloon technique may help improve circulation to heart and brain during cardiac arrest

In a small feasibility study of 39 patients in England, physician responders used a minimally invasive procedure called Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) to try to ...
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Enhancing Traditional Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac arrest remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite great advances in many other areas of medicine, cardiac arrest treatment has not been able to consistently improve ...

Wellness Wednesday: Doctors use a new form of resuscitation for cardiac arrest

More than 356,000 people in the U.S. suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital each year. As many as 80% die before ever ...
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Resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest—how quickly it is done may be more important than who does it

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in people experiencing a heart attack is a time-dependent medical emergency requiring immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In new research presented at ...

From feeling 'dizzy' after a bath to cardiac arrest due to hypothermia—learning about accidental hypothermia from the 2025 resuscitation guidelines

Hello, this is Chao. Even though we had midsummer days, it suddenly got cold once October started.In the emergency medicine ...
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In-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates among children have improved in past 20 years

DALLAS, Oct. 31, 2022 — Among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years, survival rates have increased significantly. Greater improvements have been seen among children ...
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Severe Perioperative Anaphylaxis and Cardiac Arrest Complicate Vascular Access Surgery

A clinical case report details a 25-year-old hemodialysis patient who suffered severe perioperative anaphylaxis and cardiac ...

Basic Procedures for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) | What You Need to Know to Save a Life in an Emergency

If someone suddenly collapsed in front of you, would you be able to respond appropriately?When the heart suddenly stops, ...
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Resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – it’s how quickly it is done, rather than who does it

The proportion of bystanders (as opposed to emergency medical services) performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on individuals experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has steadily ...
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Specialized ‘cardiac arrest center’ does not improve survival after resuscitation: ARREST

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ambulances should take cardiac arrest patients not experiencing MI to their nearest emergency department. There ...