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23 Mar

Posted at 21:36h in News

The drinks, which often contain large amounts of caffeine and other stimulants like taurine, raise blood pressure and could raise the chance of having an irregular heartbeat, a panel of doctors concluded after looking at results from seven studies. The US doctors said the evidence energy drinks raised blood pressure was “convincing and concerning”. Specifically, they found energy drinks raised systolic blood pressure by 3.5 points. It also lengthened a phase of the heart’s electrical cycle called the ‘QT interval’. Having a...

20 Mar

Posted at 02:08h in Uncategorized

More should be done to improve the survival rate for the 200,000 adults and children who have an in-hospital cardiac arrest each year, the American Heart Association said. One problem is the assumption that the advances in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care directly apply to in-hospital arrests, "with no consideration given to the different causes and burden of comorbidities," according to an AHA consensus statement. It may be better for the science of resuscitation if in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest guidelines weren't "lumped"...

09 Mar

Posted at 18:00h in Uncategorized

No crime was committed at a senior living facility where a staff member refused to perform CPR on an elderly woman who later died, Bakersfield (Calif.) police concluded. The investigation would appear to close the books on the case, which has generated national attention. Police began their probe Monday into Glenwood Gardens, where a woman who identified herself as a nurse refused to administer CPR to a woman as directed by a fire dispatcher. Read more...

08 Mar

Posted at 17:01h in Uncategorized

Use of a special kit to train parents of children at high risk of sudden cardiopulmonary arrest to perform CPR at home increased the likelihood that parents would know what to do in an emergency, researchers in an American Heart Association-funded study found. Moreover, use of the CPR training kit, which included a baby mannequin, also decreased the time nurses needed to spend briefing parents about CPR prior to discharge, reported Lynda J. Knight, RN, of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at...

05 Mar

Posted at 16:51h in News

Bakersfield (Calif.) police are investigating a senior living facility over its handling of an 87-year-old woman who died after a staff member declined to perform CPR last week. A woman who identified herself as a nurse at Glenwood Gardens refused to give the woman CPR as directed by a Bakersfield fire dispatcher, saying that it was against the facility's policy for staff to do so, according to a 911 tape released by the Bakersfield Fire Department. Police are trying to "determine whether or not...

28 Feb

Posted at 16:05h in News

Lee Bowman, Scripps Howard News Service You see someone suddenly fall to the ground, unconscious on the street or at a park. A quick check of the pulse shows the heart's not beating. Now what? Of course, someone needs to call 911 for an ambulance. But odds are, the victim won't survive unless someone quickly starts performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Unfortunately, most people won't try.   Read full article...

24 Jul

Posted at 20:17h in News

On Tuesday, Aug. 14, Advanced Cardiac Training will hold a special ACLS class for residents of St. Johns and surrounding  counties. This one-day class begins at 9 a.m. and will be held the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Administration Building in St. Augustine. The location is convenient to medical professionals living in St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam, Clay and southern Duval counties. To register for the Aug. 14 ACLS class, students should follow the link below: http://advancedcardiactraining.enrollware.com/registration/reg-start.aspx?id=64857 Students can also visit www.AdvancedCardiacTraning.com, click on the “Courses” tab, find...