Sudden cardiac arrest Sudden cardiac arrest is a life-threatening condition in which the heart stops beating after its normal electrical signals are disrupted. can happen unexpectedly, affecting ...

To address out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Osaka Metropolitan University researchers developed a new scoring method that uses only data available from prehospital resuscitations to accurately predict ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A cardiac arrest patient got the chance to meet and thank Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crew for saving his life, when he suddenly collapsed while playing basketball. One by ...

PITTSBURGH — Typically, when paramedics get to a cardiac arrest patient their job is to stabilize and revive. Now, EMS in communities such as Shaler, Ross and the City of Pittsburgh are being told to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There were hugs all around on Wednesday from a grateful Chicago woman who needed help and got it. Cara Frank is alive today after a team of Chicago firefighters and paramedics ...

On Dec. 29, Eagle County Paramedic Services responded to a call for help for a male in his 60s who was choking in Golden Peak. When two paramedics arrived just minutes later, they found ...

A new AI model proved to be better than medical professionals at identifying patients at high risk of cardiac arrest, according to a federally funded study done at Johns Hopkins University published ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — CPR compressions is what many of us were taught to do when saving someone's life, but now physicians are trying out 'ECPR.' Doctors at UF Health say they've already seen success ...

I had just arrived for my morning shift in the Emergency Department (ED) when the charge nurse told me she needed me right away. EMS was bringing in a patient who was found unresponsive on a sidewalk ...

Researchers have found a new method for scoring the severity of illness for cardiac arrest patients, which could improve outcome predictions, according to a UPMC news release. In the past, physicians ...

Researchers have found in a new study that the risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is highest in individuals with both ...

Characterized by weakened or damaged heart musculature, heart failure results in the gradual buildup of fluid in a patient's lungs, legs, feet, and other parts of the body. The condition is chronic ...