CPR

Hands-Only CPR: Try It — It’s Effective

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... concludes, “And this is the sound of two hands helping to save a life. It’s called hands-only CPR and it’s recommended by the American Heart Association. If an adult suddenly collapses, call 911, then push hard and fast in the center of their chest until help arrives. It’s incredibly easy and effective. Hands can do incredible things. But nothing compares to using them to help save a life. Find...

Enrollment halts in randomized trial of CPR for out-of-hospital arrest

theHeart.org (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

No survival differences after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were seen at a preliminary DSMB review in the ROC PRIMED trial, which compared early vs delayed post-CPR assessment for defibrillation and tested the effectiveness of a device for optimizing intrathoracic pressure during CPR.

NHLBI CPR study halted

Notes from Dr. RW (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

The ROC PRIMED trial, comparing different EMS protocols for cardiac arrest, was halted after data analysis showed no difference in outcomes. The two arms of the trial evaluated 1) an impedance threshold device attached to the airway and 2) two different durations of CPR applied before rhythm assessment and (when indicated) defibrillation. The NIH press release is a good example of the obfuscation that...

Different CPR Durations Found Equally Successful; CPR Device Does Not Add Benefit, Study Suggests

Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

... survival. One strategy compared different durations of manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by EMS providers before they assessed whether defibrillation was needed, and the other strategy tested the potential benefits and risks of an investigational device to maintain pressure in the chest during CPR.

• NHLBI Stops Enrollment In Study On Resuscitation Methods For Cardiac Arrest - Red Orbit
• NHLBI CPR study halted - Notes from Dr. RW

Nelson, Landrieu Giving CPR to Triggers

Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

The crappy idea that just won't die is back, now courtesy Ben Nelson and Mary Landrieu . "There's a possibility that [triggers could make a comeback]," said Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE). "Right now, we don't know what the actual version of the plan is, because it hasn't come back from CBO...so I think when we get that back, we'll take a look and see what the scoring is, and maybe figure out...

Aurora boy critical after falling into pool

Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

A 3-year-old Aurora boy was in critical condition today after apparently falling into a swimming pool at his home Sunday afternoon, police said. At about 12:10 p.m., Aurora police responded to a home in the 200 block of Hampshire Avenue on a call to assist paramedics with a reported drowning. There they found several family members and neighbors attempting CPR on the youngster outside of an above ground...

Dr. Conrad Murray on the Phone as MJ Died

The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | yesterday

... minutes into the call, she heard Dr. Murray abruptly drop the phone and then heard him administer CPR. Nicole Alvarez said there was no indication Dr. Murray, the sole focus of the criminal investigation, knew anything was amiss before dropping the telephone. She does not know if Murray was in the room with Jackson when he called her or if he walked in just before realizing the pop superstar was...

Torontonians are nice, unless you're having a heart attack

atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

If your heart has stopped, you're unconscious, and you need CPR from a stranger, you're better off in Vancouver.

Does proportionality still have a role in legal costs disputes?

The Legal Costs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... some light on the issue, I will let you have my thoughts on the subject. The starting point is CPR 44.4(2): “Where the amount of costs is to be assessed on the standard basis, the court will – (a) only allow costs which are proportionate to the matters in issue”. In the early days of the CPR, defendants, naively with the benefit of hindsight, thought this meant what it said. Costs...

Metra considers having defibrillators on all trains

Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

James Allen, his heart beating wildly out of rhythm, collapsed shortly after he boarded a commuter train. Despite pleas from passengers and from a doctor who performed CPR on the 61-year-old Wellesley scientist, the conductor refused to halt for emergency help at the next station, or even two more after that as precious minutes ticked off. If the Boston-bound train had carried an easy-to-use device...

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Barton County Sheriff's Department

The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

... inmate. Walrath was found hanging in his cell. The lawsuit says deputies "failed to perform CPR or other life-saving measures." Walrath was taken first to Barton County Memorial Hospital, and then to Freeman Health Center in Joplin, where he died two days later. The lawsuit was filed by Walrath's parents, Gerald Walrath and Debora Runisek, Walrath's two children, and the children's mother,...

Study Finds Less Than 1 In 3 Toronto Bystanders Who Witness A Cardiac Arrest Try To Help

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

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 have found only 30 per cent of bystanders in Toronto are willing to help, one of the lowest rates...

To all my detractors - such as that Israeli doctor in physics , Y.H., who decided I am cookoo, and "the devil knows why I want to harm people": a dose of reality.

ISRAEL TRUTH TIMES (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... Kevin did no longer breathe. Two nurses happened to be there and they instructed Mia how to give CPR immediately. Mia started to do that while she at the same time felt she was starting to go into labor. She gave her son air as others called for an ambulance. "I lost the sense of time. But after a while his lips got their color back. He opened his eyes." During the ride to the hospital,...

Five-year-old drowning victim dies

Kylie Minogue announces US tour (Free subscription) | yesterday

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl who was on Monday has died in hospital.As reported in The Queensland Times, the young girl had finished swimming with her father at the Goodna Aquatic Centre when she wandered away from him about 1.20pm.A staff member pulled the unconscious girl from the 1.2m deep pool and performed CPR and gave her oxygen until Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics arrived.A QAS spokesman...

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