All posts tagged with Cardiac Arrest

(Natural News) Based on data from a Cleveland Clinic survey, “[w]hen it comes to heart health emergencies, many Americans don’t have the knowledge to aid others.” Most troubling of all is, they don’t even know how to help themselves. Cleveland Clinic’s online survey of the general population took a look at America’s awareness of “heart […]

(Natural News) Acupressure is a healing technique which involves pressing certain pressure points in the body by the thumbs and fingers to clear blockages and relieve pain, similar in principle to acupuncture, which provides the same relief but through the use of needles. Acupressure can be used in medical emergencies as a precautionary measure while […]

(Natural News) Getting surgery is a stressful experience that poses varying degrees of risk depending on the procedure, but it’s a chance many people are willing to take if it means that it can improve a health problem. A desire to get rid of chest pain drives many patients to have heart stents put in, […]

(Natural News) Naivete compels us to still clutch on to the notion that doctors still operate under their code of “first, do no harm.” Nevertheless, evidence colors our perceptions, with another study proving once again that hospitals — and medical professionals in general — are over-testing and over-treating patients. Worse, these additional procedures offer no […]

(Natural News) Lovingly called “meditation in motion” by those who regularly practice it, the noncompetitive martial art of Tai Chi is now being validated as an effective and alternative rehabilitation treatment for heart attack patients. Tai Chi is comprised of a series of gentle physical movements that can be increased in pace over time. Already […]

(Natural News) A 36-year-old father of three was reportedly brought back to life after 40 minutes of not having a pulse. According to reports, John Ogburn of North Carolina suffered a cardiac arrest while working on his laptop near his Charlotte home on June 26. Two nearby police officers rushed within a minute following a 911 call and performed […]

(Natural News) If you ever have a heart attack on an airplane, it may very well be your last trip. Cardiac arrest is responsible for 86 percent of in-flight events resulting in death, despite it accounting for only 0.3 percent of in-flight emergencies. According to the task force lead by Professor Jochen Hinkelbein, this is […]

(Natural News) While it is absolutely true that in an emergency situation a helpless victim is only too happy to have someone of either gender administer CPR and save their life, a controversial new study by researchers from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, claims that in a life-and-death situation, it […]

(Natural News) Sudden cardiac arrest, a fatal condition that occurs when the heart unexpectedly stops beating, kills more than 300,000 Americans each year. Only recently, legendary Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher, aka Princess Leia, passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest. While the medical world has long believed that this catastrophic event comes without warning […]