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Heart attack victim revived in minutes: Viral Dubai video highlights power of CPR and emergency response

A dramatic rescue in Dubai has gone viral after emergency responders successfully revived a man who suffered a sudden heart ...
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CPR: Chest Compressions Alone Can Preserve Brain Function

CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. more A Japanese study found that ...
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Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new ...
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Large Randomized Trial: LUCAS Chest Compression System is Effective and Reliable in Pre-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, Inc., the world’s leading provider of professional emergency response solutions, announced today that the main results of the large randomized LINC ...
Medscape

Relieving Laryngospasm in Kids Via Chest Compressions

Compressions were given at 20-25 compressions per minute at half the pressure used for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This relieved the laryngospasm after 10-15 s, and breathing resumed. Child never ...
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Cardiac arrest in space: New research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR when both rescuer and patient are floating in microgravity

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...