CPR & Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
Fact Sheet Anyone can learn CPR – and everyone should! Sadly, 70 percent of Americans may feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency because they either do not know how to administer CPR or their training has significantly lapsed. This alarming statistic could hit close to home, because home is exactly where 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur. Put very simply: The life you save with CPR...
Read MoreDrinking coffee, having sex are triggers
From drinking coffee to having sex to blowing your nose, you could temporarily raise your risk of rupturing a brain aneurysm – and suffering a stroke. Learn more about the eight factors researchers identified and their contribution to the risk of intracranial aneurysm...
Read MoreStudy: Reduce Pause Between CPR Chest Compressions
TORONTO – More lives can be saved if rescuers reduce the time between chest compressions and delivering a shock to people suffering cardiac arrest, suggests a new study of Canadian and U.S. patients. Researchers examined the files of 815 patients at five sites who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and were treated by paramedics or firefighters between December 2005 and June 2007....
Read MoreHeart Disease Risk Factors
Coronary heart disease is America’s No. 1 killer. Stroke is No. 3, and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability. But there are things you can do to improve your health and your chances. And, in both cases, early detection and treatment can make a big difference! Heart Attack The American Heart Association says the body likely will send one or more of these warning signals of a...
Read More2005 HEART DISEASE & STROKE STATISTICS
Coronary Heart Disease This year about 1.2 million Americans will have a first or recurrent coronary attack. About 494,000 of these people will die. Coronary heart disease is the nation’s single leading cause of death.diabetes, stroke, & seizures. About 7.1 million Americans age 20 and older have survived a heart attack (myocardial infarction). About 6.4 million Americans have...
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