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Category: Life Saving Advice
People With Heart Conditions Are In the COVID-19 High-Risk Category
If you live with heart disease or any genetic heart condition, you may be in the high-risk category for COVID-19. In other words, contracting the coronavirus may be more dangerous for you than for the average patient. Since the pandemic took off, much of the focus has been on the virus’s risk to [...]
How to Prevent Multiple Cardiac Arrests
If you experienced sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and lived to tell the tale, congratulations. You’ve beaten the odds. Nearly 90 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are fatal, and many survivors suffer neurological damage. But even if you’ve been fortunate up this point, you’re not [...]
How to Perform CPR During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued new professional and bystander guidelines for how to perform CPR amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The full guidelines can be found at cpr.heart.org. During a time when social distancing measures are paramount, we must do everything we can to preserve our [...]
Why Many Cardiac Arrest Victims Aren’t Taken to Hospitals
If you or someone you love experiences cardiac arrest, immediate intervention is critical. If the victim isn’t revived on the spot, there’s a chance that they’ll be declared dead at the scene without ever seeing a hospital room. We’re not trying to promote fear but rather to encourage [...]
The Cardiac Chain of Survival & How to Save a Cardiac Arrest Victim
The Cardiac Chain of Survival is a popular metaphor used to outline the steps required to save a life in a cardiac emergency. Follow the chain of survival, and maximize a patient’s odds of recovery. The idea was formally introduced in 1989 in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (“The [...]
How to Identify Agonal Breathing & Help Its Victims
Agonal breathing, also known as agonal respiration or gasping respiration, can occur when someone is experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency. In order to respond properly and give the victim the help they need, you’ll need to know how to recognize this type of gasping and also identify [...]
Top 7 Reasons That Highlight Importance of CPR
The importance of CPR can scarcely be overstated. But cardiopulmonary resuscitation is only effective when significant portions of the population are able to administer it at a moment’s notice. We can’t simply rely on doctors, paramedics, and other emergency responders to master CPR techniques [...]
How to Perform CPR Guide
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save a life in the event of a cardiac emergency, but very few people know how to perform CPR correctly. If you see someone collapse and become unconscious with no signs of breathing, they are likely experiencing cardiac arrest. When that occurs, you need to [...]