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  • July 2008

    • Swimmer Dies During NYC Triathlon

      New York Daily News  |  Jul 21, 08 4:19 AM CDT

      Swimmer Dies During NYC Triathlon

      (Newser) - An Argentinian man died after experiencing difficulties midway through the swim portion of the New York Triathlon yesterday, the Daily News reports. He was pulled out of the water after fellow swimmers noticed him struggling, and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Initial reports indicate that cardiac arrest was the cause of death. An autopsy is expected today. More »

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      New York City  • death  • swimming  • heat  • cardiac arrest  • triathlon

  • June 2008
  • April 2008

    • Pre-Drug Heart Checks Urged for ADHD Kids

      Reuters  |  Apr 22, 08 4:55 AM CDT

      Pre-Drug Heart Checks Urged for ADHD Kids

      (Newser) - Children with ADHD should have their hearts checked for abnormalities before starting treatment with Ritalin or other stimulants, the American Heart Association warns. Serious heart problems have occurred in only a small fraction of the millions of children being treated for ADHD, but the group's experts say it's enough for concern, Reuters reports. More »

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      children  • heart health  • ADHD  • cardiac arrest  • Ritalin

    • Skip Liplock, 'Go for the Heart' to Save a Life

      Reuters  |  Apr 1, 08 5:21 AM CDT

      Skip Liplock, 'Go for the Heart' to Save a Life

      (Newser) - Reluctant bystanders can skip mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if they witness someone collapse from a heart attack, but should attempt "hands-only" CPR to save a life, the American Heart Association has recommended.  With less than a third of cardiac arrest victims receiving any form of CPR before it's too late, anything remotely resembling a chest compression could help, reports Reuters. More »

  • January 2008

    • Heart Assn. Wants You to Learn CPR

      Reuters  |  Jan 15, 08 3:31 PM CST

      Heart Assn. Wants You to Learn CPR

      (Newser) - Spurred by the "woefully inadequate" number of cardiac arrest victims who receive CPR from a bystander—only 15% to 30%—the American Heart Association is calling for a push to increase and improve CPR training in the US, Reuters reports. The low CPR rate is an “enormous missed opportunity to save lives,” said an AHA doctor. More »

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      heart attack  • heart  • American Heart Association  • cardiac arrest  • CPR

    • Study: Hospitals Too Slow to Shock Hearts

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 2, 08 7:42 PM CST

      Study: Hospitals Too Slow to Shock Hearts

      (Newser) - American hospitals are taking too long to revive the hearts of patients who suffer cardiac arrest, a study finds. Electric shock from a defibrillator can restart a stopped heart, but only if it is done quickly. The American Heart Association recommends that patients in cardiac arrest receive treatment within two minutes, but 30% wait longer, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      health  • heart attack  • hospitals  • heart  • cardiac arrest  • defibrillator

  • October 2007

    • Marathoner Who Died Was Hauled to Wrong ER

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Oct 24, 07 11:05 PM CDT

      Marathoner Who Died Was Hauled to Wrong ER

      (Newser) - Earlier this month at the sweltering Chicago Marathon, the ambulance transporting the runner who died got lost, had to get directions from another ambulance, and eventually ended up in the wrong emergency room. The man was in full cardiac arrest when the ambulance arrived on the scene and was, according to one official, unresponsive the entire time, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . More »

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      Chicago  • hospital  • running  • emergency room  • cardiac arrest  • Chicago Marathon

  • August 2007

    • Simple Technique Could Bypass Cardiac Arrest

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 17, 07 1:55 AM CDT

      Simple Technique Could Bypass Cardiac Arrest

      (Newser) - A simple technique temporarily restricting the arm's blood supply before heart bypass surgery significantly improves the chances of a full recovery—and could one day be used to prevent cardiac arrest, reports the Guardian . The technique uses cycles of arm compressions with cuffs to remotely restrict  blood flow to the heart. More »

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      heart disease  • surgery  • heart attack  • heart  • cardiac arrest

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