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Many bystanders are scared to perform life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on cardiac arrest victims, fearing further complications.
Heart Attack - Overview
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Other names for heart attack include acute myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, and coronary occlusion.
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Other names for heart attack include acute myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, and coronary occlusion.
Many patients with a cardiac arrest do not survive because CPR was not performed on time. CPR given to cardiac victims can save lives.
Negative Effect of CPR
Longer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) doesn't increase the chance of survival in cardiac arrest patients, finds study.
Longer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) doesn't increase the chance of survival in cardiac arrest patients, finds study.
Continuous CPR Helps Man to Regain Pulse After 96 Minutes
A 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota, due to heart attack, would likely have died.
A 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota, due to heart attack, would likely have died.
One-minute Video On CPR
CPR can be learnt in one minute, say researchers in a new study funded by the American Heart Association.
CPR can be learnt in one minute, say researchers in a new study funded by the American Heart Association.
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