Search Tag: CPR
Shock-teams-and-ecmo-save-lives-in-massive-stemi
2013 11 Mar
Dr. Michael Mooney talks about his 2013 ACC presentation (link to video below) The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), accompanied by mechanical CPR, in patients with massive myocardial infarctions can lead to unexpected survival. These study findings are being presented March 9 at the American College of Cardiology Scientific...Read more
Self-reported-cpr-training-doesn-t-mean-better-cpr-performance
2013 22 May
In a study of visitors to the University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center emergency department, researchers found that adults who said they had been trained to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed no better in several important CPR measures than those who said they’d never had training. In the study, researchers with UC’s...Read more
When-to-start-and-not-stop-resuscitation-efforts
2013 06 Jun
One of the most difficult moments faced by anaesthetists and other healthcare staff is when to carry on attempts to resuscitate a person, and when those efforts should reasonably stop. This dilemma is the subject of a session at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). In the first part of the...Read more
Circulation-62-more-likely-to-return-with-zoll-autopulse
2013 07 Jun
ZOLL® Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced on June 6, 2013, that a paper just published in Critical Care Medicine reported the likelihood of achieving a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is 62% greater when the AutoPulse® Non-invasive Cardiac Support...Read more
Varied-quality-of-cpr-among-ems-hospitals-hurts-survival
2013 26 Jun
The quality of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) you receive may vary, depending on the EMS department or hospital administering it, according to the American Heart Association. In a statement published in its journal Circulation , the association calls for a renewed focus on improving resuscitation techniques and tracking. “There have been...Read more
Solutions-for-improving-first-aid-in-cardiorespiratory-arrests
2013 01 Aug
From left to right, Jesús Ruiz-Ojeda (university professor at UPV/EHU), Elisabete Aramendi-Ecenarro, Digna María Gonzalez-Otero and Sofía Ruiz de Gauna-Gutierrez. (Image courtesy of UPV/EHU) An algorithm capable of diagnosing heart rhythm with just 3 seconds’ worth of signal, and the demonstration that it is possible to come up with the diagnosis...Read more
Mechanical-chest-compressions-for-cardiac-arrest-just-as-good-as-manual
2013 04 Sep
In the event of cardiac arrest outside of a hospital it is important to provide effective chest compressions without interruption. Creating blood flow reduces the risk of brain damage and improves the chances of survival. A new Swedish study shows that mechanical treatment yields results that are at least as good as manual treatment. The new findings...Read more
Zoll-s-latest-x-series-defibrillator-receives-japanese-shonin-approval
2013 17 Dec
ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that its Japanese subsidiary, Asahi Kasei ZOLL Medical (AZM), has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to enter the Japanese market with its X Series® Monitor/Defibrillator. AZM, a ZOLL...Read more
Improving-outcomes-in-resuscitation-focus
2014 07 Feb
ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, has announced that, in cooperation with the Emirates Cardiac Society (ECS), it will host the first Dubai Cardiac Arrest Symposium on February 22 at the Crowne Plaza Dubai (Sheikh Zayed Rd.). The scientific program will address improving outcomes in resuscitation...Read more
Physio-control-and-pulsepoint-foundation-expand-cpr-and-aed-awareness
2014 17 Feb
Record number of US communities go live on PulsePoint App during American Heart Month Physio-Control, the leading provider of emergency medical response technologies worldwide, and the PulsePoint Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing mobile technologies to help everyday citizens save lives, have announced that over 200...Read more
American-heart-association-launches-online-pediatric-first-aid-cpr-course
2014 17 Apr
New course teaches child care providers and parents vital life-saving skills For parents and child care providers, the statistics about accidental injuries of children up to age 19 are daunting. More than 12,000 children die from accidental injuries each year, and more than 9.2 million are treated in the ER for nonfatal injuries, according to...Read more
Erc-2014-zoll-to-showcase-advanced-resuscitation-and-acute-critical-care
2014 12 May
Experts to Discuss the Preparation for Treating Athletes and Spectators at Large Sporting Events during a ZOLL-Sponsored Symposium ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, has announced that its advanced resuscitation and acute critical care solutions will be on display during the European...Read more
Depth-and-rate-of-chest-compression-has-impact-on-survival
2015 08 Feb
A review of research by UT Southwestern Medical Center Emergency Medicine physicians shows that the depth of chest compressions and the rate at which they are applied can have a significant impact on the survival and recovery of patients. The findings have been published in Circulation and Critical Care Medicine . The reviews show that CPR...Read more
Video-about-end-of-life-procedures-informs-decisions-of-terminally-ill-patients
2015 20 Feb
A video which describes assistive and resuscitation procedures, such as CPR and intubation, helps seriously ill older patients to decide whether they want such interventions performed by their physicians if they experience a life-threatening event such as cardiac arrest. The decision-support tool, developed by the Video Images of Disease for Ethical...Read more
Doctors-commonly-misinterpret-end-of-life-care-documents
2015 02 Mar
A pair of studies published in the Journal of Patient Safety show "significant confusion" among emergency physicians and prehospital care providers in interpreting the universal end-of-life care documents, called Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST), which communicate seriously ill patients' choices for life-sustaining treatments....Read more
Cpr-for-out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest-to-be-conducted-for-35-minutes
2015 30 Aug
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be conducted for at least 35 minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress by Dr Yoshikazu Goto, associate professor and director of the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Kanazawa University Hospital in Kanazawa, Japan. The study in more than...Read more
Study-shows-little-difference-between-old-and-new-cpr-in-cardiac-arrest
2015 10 Nov
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that continuous chest compression (CCC) is not an improvement over standard CPR. This is the largest study of out-of hospital cardiac arrest ever conducted. The researchers evaluated over 23,000 adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for whom EMS crews responded. Study patients...Read more
Do-not-attempt-cpr-decisions-consistency-needed
2016 02 Aug
Patient preferences for “Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR)” decisions and how health services deal with them are the subject of a review published by the UK National Institute for Health Research. Prof. Gavin Perkins , professor of critical care medicine, University of Warwick, and colleagues, set out to identify why conflict...Read more
Uk-100-000-people-to-train-in-cpr-on-restart-a-heart-day
2016 18 Oct
Research released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) shows that thousands of people die every year because people are not carrying out life saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on cardiac arrest victims before emergency services arrive. The study, published in Resuscitation , analysed more than 11,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA)...Read more
Erc-congress-resuscitation-2017
2017 28 Sep
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Sepsis-associated-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest
2017 11 Apr
Sepsis-associated cardiac arrest is a relatively common occurrence with especially poor outcomes. A review paper, published in Journal of Critical Care, discusses the epidemiology of sepsis-associated in-hospital cardiac arrest in adults and children, the relevant physiology responsible for its pathogenesis and poor outcomes, and potential therapeutic...Read more
Cardiac-arrest-bystander-cpr-s-impact-on-survival-cost
2017 16 May
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is crucial to successful resuscitation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Now new research shows that bystander CPR was positively associated with long-term survival and appears cost-effective with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of USD48,044 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY)....Read more
Lucas-2-in-out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest-cost-analysis
2017 17 Jul
The use of the mechanical chest compression device LUCAS-2 represents poor value for money when compared to standard manual chest compression in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a new study published in the journal Resuscitation. A critical step of the resuscitation process is early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) – i.e., the combination...Read more
Iresuscitate-app
2018 06 Mar
Cardiac arrest is one of the major causes of death worldwide. It occurs either in hospital and out of hospital situations with a common variable in the decision making process: time. Each year, according to the AHA (American Heart Association) statistical report , more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year occur in the United States...Read more
Best-airway-and-ventilation-strategy-during-cpr-and-after-resuscitation
2018 22 Aug
After cardiac arrest a combination of basic and advanced airway and ventilation techniques are used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and after a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Current guidelines are based predominantly on evidence from observational studies and expert consensus; thus, the optimal combination of airway techniques...Read more
Should-perfusion-guide-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation
2018 20 Nov
Perfusion-guided patient-specific resuscitation could be the next major step in improving cardiac arrest survival with good neurological outcomes, according to a letter published in Resuscitation . You might also like : Jerry Nolan - Cardiac arrest management Rohit Mohindra, Jewish General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine and the...Read more