Mouth-to-Mouth Not Necessary for Effective CPR

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

                                       CPR, also known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is well recognized as being a potentially life saving technique when performed quickly on somebody who has a sudden cardiac arrest(stopping of the heart).  A simpler version of CPR where one administers only chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation may be just as effective ...

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If you think you are having a heart attack, call the ambulance!

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

A recent study in the British Medical Journal reported that in cases of cardiac chest pain (pain found to be coming from a blockage in the heart's arteries), the single most significant delay in getting proper treatment is the time it takes for patients to seek help. This accounts for ...

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