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Bystander CPR More Likely to Save Your Life If You're White and Male: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2024
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Whites are three times more likely to survive a cardiac arrest after receiving bystander CPR than Black adults are, a new study has found.
Likewise, men are twice as likely to survive after bystander CPR than women, researchers found.
“CPR saves lives -- that...
Only Half of Americans Feel Prepared to Save a Life in Emergencies: Poll
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2024
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Only about half of Americans feel prepared to help someone during a medical emergency, a new poll finds.
Only 51% of Americans think they would be able to perform hands-only CPR to help someone who's collapsed. Similarly, only 49% feel they could step in and staunch seri...
Black, Hispanic Americans Getting Savvier About CPR
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 24, 2024
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Black and Hispanic Americans are gaining a better understanding of CPR, with a growing number expressing confidence they could use it to save a life, a new survey finds.
About 44% of Black Americans now feel confident performing conventional CPR, up from 30% just three y...
Hispanics With Kidney Disease Face Higher Risk for Cardiac Arrest
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 12, 2023
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Hispanic folks with chronic kidney disease should have early heart health screenings, new research suggests, because they're at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest.
A team from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles discovered this while working to lear...
In Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 18, 2023
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CPR could save your life if you suffer cardiac arrest in a public place, but you're less likely to receive it if you're a woman, a new study finds.
The findings were presented Monday at the European Emergency Medicine Congress, in Barcelona.
"In an emergency when s...
40% of Patients Recall Some Consciousness During Near Death Experiences
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 14, 2023
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People have long talked about having near-death experiences in which they felt they were looking down on themselves while others tried to save them.
Now, researchers have documented some of those experiences. In a study published online recently in the journal
Need Quick Help Learning CPR? Don't Rely on Alexa, Siri
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2023
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If you need quick directions on performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an emergency, don't rely on Alexa, Siri or another voice assistant.
A new study finds the directions provided by these AI (artificial intelligence) helpers are inconsistent and lack re...
Bystander CPR, Defib Use Saves Lives Even If Ambulance Arrives Quickly
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 24, 2023
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Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest -- even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say researchers.
A new study finds that when a bystander uses a defibrillator, on top of CPR, on someone ...
Asian-Americans Less Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest Despite Equal CPR Efforts
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 27, 2023
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Asian adults in the United States who suffer cardiac arrest are less likely to survive than white adults, even when given bystander CPR, a new study finds.
Asian adults have similar rates of bystander CPR after a cardiac arrest, but are 8% less likely to survive to hosp...
Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 6, 2023
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When frail patients go into cardiac arrest and need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during surgery, they're more likely to die than those who are stronger, a new study shows.
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston studied the impact of frailty on sur...
Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts Say
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 18, 2023
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If you're old enough to dial 911, you're old enough to be a lifesaver.
Building lifesaving skills can start as young as age 4 and be expanded over the years, the American Heart Association and others advise in a
Damar Hamlin Teams With Heart Experts to Promote Life Saving CPR
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 2, 2023
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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is issuing a CPR challenge to promote use of the emergency procedure that saved his life on national television.
Hamlin, 24, suffered cardi...
Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 20, 2023
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A medical emergency can happen at any moment. Will you be prepared?
1 in 5 People Saved by CPR Recall 'Lucid Dying'
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2022
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People have long talked about having near-death experiences in which they felt they were looking down on themselves while others tried to save them.
Now researchers have documented some of those experiences. In a new study, investigators found that about 20% of patients...
This Hunting Season, Know Your CPR
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2022
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It might seem like guns would be the biggest safety concern for hunters, but there's another real danger.
The possibility of having a heart attack or stroke while hunting is higher with the combination of physical exertion, excitement and cold air constricting blood ves...
Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 27, 2022
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When someone collapses in front of witnesses, the chances of receiving potentially lifesaving CPR may partly depend on the color of their skin, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that when Black and Hispanic Americans suffer cardiac arrest, they are up to 37% less l...
Firefighters, Police Can Be Lifesavers If You're Hit by Cardiac Arrest
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2022
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You have a much better chance of surviving a cardiac arrest if non-medical first responders immediately begin CPR or use an automated external defibrillator (AED), according to a new study.
Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
- Cara Murez
- March 28, 2022
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If you collapse in a public place from a cardiac arrest, your chances of receiving lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are substantially better if you're white inste...
Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
- Robert Preidt
- October 15, 2021
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Adult staff in schools are more likely than students to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, but automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are often used and improve the chances of survival, a new study finds.
AEDs are portable devices that deliver an electric shock to try and r...
Bystanders Can Make the Difference for a Drowning Child
- Robert Preidt
- October 12, 2021
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A drowning child has a much lower risk of severe disability or death if a bystander steps in, even without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), new research finds.
"Bystanders play a critical role in preventing poor outcomes in childhood drowning by instituting safe, ear...
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
- Steven Reinberg
- September 20, 2021
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If you have a cardiac arrest, your odds of survival are best in an airport or airplane, a new study finds.
That's because automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are readily available and so are people ready to help, researchers explained.
"Our findings emphasize ...