Cardiac Arrest
Why is cardiac arrest more dangerous than a heart attack?
June 25, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
CPR and Automatic External Defibrillators: Everyday Lifesavers
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...deaths, about 166,000 lives are claimed by sudden cardiac arrest, that's roughly 450 lives per... Read more »
Should You Have an Automatic External Defibrillator in Your Home?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...defibrillator was placed two years ago, after he had a cardiac arrest, and was resuscitated at... Read more »
Cooling Helmets
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...Other studies of patients who are comatose after a cardiac arrest have shown that chilling their... Read more »
CPR: Easier, Faster Than Ever
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...note. The average age for people who have sudden cardiac arrest is 63. Families with people who... Read more »
Do Weight Loss Pills Work?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...includes potassium. Low potassium levels can result in cardiac arrest. Potassium helps keep your... Read more »
Health Guide
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... Bone fractures Headache Hearing impairment Seizures Heart arrhythmias Cardiac arrest Respiratory failure Unconsciousness Read more »Intracardiac electrophysiology study (EPS)
...The procedure is generally very safe. Possible risks include the following: Arrhythmias Cardiac arrest Trauma to the vein Low blood pressure Infection Cardiac... Read more »Toothpaste overdose
For fluoride: Heart and blood ConvulsionsSlow heart rateCardiac arrest Lungs Breathing difficulty (shallow respiration) Gastrointestinal Vomiting Diarrhea... Read more »Stillbirth
...to injuries, illnesses (such as toxemia), infections, or catastrophic events (such as hemorrhage or cardiac arrest) in the mother or the fetus. Birth defects and growth abnormalities of the fetus... Read more »Breathing: slowed or stopped
...different from the most common causes in adults. In infants and children, the most common cause of cardiac arrest (lack of an effective heartbeat) is respiratory arrest. In adults, the opposite... Read more »Images
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Reports: Michael Jackson dead from cardiac arrest
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Simple Test Identifies Whos at High Risk After a Heart Attack
March 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A two-in-one test may help save the lives of heart attack patients. New research from the University of Calgary, Canada shows two... Read summary »
Testing Teen Athletes
June 17, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 70 cardiologists, medics, administrative... Read summary »
Better CPR
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