Archive for April, 2014
Cardiac arrest outcome not affected by interventions
Date: April 30th, 2014
Two procedures were tested with the first one being a sham-controlled test of an ITD (Impedance threshold device).
Talks about death is always hard for doctors
Date: April 29th, 2014
There is need for doctors to check the preparedness of a patient to converse in topics that concern death.
Indications that a baby is having shaking baby syndrome
Date: April 28th, 2014
Shaken baby syndrome is considered an ailment that comes as a result of a child being abused.
Identifying heart attack symptoms and taking action
Date: April 26th, 2014
A lot of people fear having heart attacks yet they barely know the symptoms that signify its advances.
Smokers require 8 yrs to reduce risk of heart diseases
Date: April 25th, 2014
One of the habits that a lot of people are often advised to stop smoking. This is because it’s to some extent very irritating and can cause very adverse effects to your overall health.
Most Americans are confused by health insurance terms
Date: April 24th, 2014
A lot of the terms used in health insurance are naturally complicated and hard especially for the layman who has no experience or education on the same.
Doctors should use right words to explain CPR procedures
Date: April 23rd, 2014
Words often hold a lot of power irrespective of the language being used to relay the message.
Outcome often similar for both mechanical and manual CPR
Date: April 22nd, 2014
Researchers have noted that there isn’t any significant difference in neurological outcomes or 4 hr survival rates if either mechanical or manual CPR is used on patients who’ve suffered from sudden cardiac arrests.
A twin saved by mom on desert road after birth using CPR
Date: April 21st, 2014
A mother was able to save one of her twin who she had just given birth to on a desert road using CPR.
ABC’s of CPR need to be taught to rescuers
Date: April 20th, 2014
There is a sequence that is known as ABC and stands for Airway, Breathing and Compression.