According to recent stats, more than 70% SCA or Sudden Cardiac Arrests occur at home or similar private settings.95% of Sudden Cardiac Arrest victims die prior to even reaching the hospital. Out of all these numbers, only 6% survive cardiac arrest. Therefore, getting trained and acquainted with the basics of CPR and learning how to…
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a medical procedure that can be performed by anyone with some degree of formal training, on the person whose heart stops randomly.
Your heart is an organ that is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to all the organs of your body. This pumping of the heart requires electrical energy which is generated by sinus node. Sinus node also controls the rhythm of the heartbeat. The most common cause of a sudden cardiac arrest is an abnormality in…
CPR, a life-saving method, which is frequently used on people who suffers sudden cardiac arrest wasn’t just discovered in a day rather it evolved into its present state over the centuries. Here is a short history of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) expressed in a timeline format. Dr. Friedrich Maass, who was a surgeon at Department of…
Paramedics, who are among the most highly-skilled of Emergency Medical Services (or EMS) professionals, are in many ways like real-life superheroes, tending to people in their time of greatest need. While most of us hope to never see a paramedic on our doorstep, their appearance in times of distress can be critical to patient survival…
Children as young as nine-years-old can learn and retain CPR training. Though many children at that age do not yet have the strength to perform an effective chest compression on an adult, learning this life skill will stick with them for the rest of their life. There are countless incidents of young people performing CPR,…
You can reduce your risk of Heart Disease by Quitting Smoking. Smoking is the most preventable cause of premature death in the United States. Smokers have a higher risk of developing many chronic disorders, including atherosclerosis — the buildup of fatty substances in the arteries — which can lead to coronary heart disease and stroke. Controlling or reversing…
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a medical procedure that can be performed by anyone with some degree of formal training, on the person whose heart stops randomly. This medical procedure is done in order to prolong the working of heart and lungs till the patients receive actual medical help. Learning CPR is very easy and yet only…
Story of Revival: Ruby Graupera-Cassimiro, a mother of two, had just come out of a c-section procedure to deliver her new daughter. Then suddenly, she lost consciousness. She was suffering from a rare complication called an amniotic fluid embolism, in which the fluid that surrounds the baby in the womb enters the mother’s blood stream….
Know how much water your body needs During the summer – and year-round – our bodies crave water. There’s no way to live without it. But just how much do we really need every day to stay healthy? “It’s hard to find an exact amount because it’s variable based on your age, where you live, whether…
