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Study: Transfer of heart attack patients too slow
In an overwhelming number of cases it takes longer than it should to transfer heart attack patients between hospitals for emergency artery-opening angioplasty, Yale School of Medicine researchers reported in a study published this week. Nov 30, 2011, 13:41

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Dept. of Homeland Security Ambulance Safety Design Survey
The Dept. of Homeland Security is conducting a survey to develop design guidance for ambulance patient compartments to address crash worthiness. The survey is available until December 28, 2011. Nov 30, 2011, 12:59

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»  Blood type linked to stroke risks, says report delivered at AHA meeting
In the study, which followed 90,000 men and women for more than 25 years, 43 percent of participants had type O blood, 36 percent had type A, 13 percent had B, and 8 percent had AB. That breakdown closely matches the U.S. population, said Qi.

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Defibrillator 'upgrade' apparently a dud
But today the costly equipment switchover increasingly seems to have been a mistake. The latest, most extensive research suggests that the new gear, now found in nearly all U.S. hospitals, saves fewer lives than the old, lower-tech defibrillators. Nov 16, 2011, 02:20

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Studies: Stem cells reverse heart damage
Exciting study! Nov 14, 2011, 14:29

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»  Bedside test finds awareness in vegetative brains
In recent years, scientists have learned that some patients believed to be in a vegetative state actually have some awareness and that they might be able to communicate. Now, a new study suggests a portable brain monitor can detect signs of this, perhaps making it possible someday for doctors to easily double-check the diagnosis at the bedside.

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»  Gentler heart restarter shows promise
High frequency, low voltage shocks avoid some of the problems associated with defibrillator shocks

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»  Interventions Fail to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
One of the studies compared CPR lasting no more than one minute with three minutes of CPR before performing rhythm analysis. The other was a sham-controlled trial of a so-called impedance threshold device (ITD) that increases negative intrathoracic pressure during the decompression phases of CPR.

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»  Heart-Attack Patients Take Slow Road to Treatment
Surprising number of people drive to hospital instead of call 911; Instead, the patients hopped in someone else's car or even drove themselves to the emergency room while they were having a heart attack -- risking their own lives and sometimes the lives of others.

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Chest pain severity not a heart attack indicator
Aug 11, 2011, 16:03

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»  Faster stroke care when patients come by ambulance
Patients with stroke-like symptoms get brain scans faster when they arrive at the hospital by ambulance than when they use a taxi or private car, a new study suggests.

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»  Keep pumping while charging
A CPR pause of 20 seconds or more before electric shock to heart cuts chance of survival, study finds

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»  Ambulance Diversion Strongly Linked with Increased Mortality of Heart Attack Patients, New Study Finds

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»  Study: Helicopters might inhibit health care

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»  Heart attack patients need to get to the hospital sooner

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»  Study: Alcohol more lethal than heroin, cocaine

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»  Simple Arm Cuff Limits Heart Damage in STEMI Patients


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Sex hormone trial for head injury
Feb 21, 2010, 14:04

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»  New England Journal of Medicine Study Finds Cognition in Vegetative Patients


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'Hibernation' research could help on battlefield, at home
Dec 21, 2009, 17:20

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»  Study: Some people do exhibit 'werewolf' tendencies during a full moon.
"Some of these patients attacked the staff like animals by biting, spitting and scratching."

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»  NHLBI Stops Enrollment in Study on Resuscitation Methods for Cardiac Arrest
Enrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter clinical trial comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood flow during cardiac arrest. The study's independent monitoring board and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the lead sponsor of the study, stopped enrollment based on preliminary data suggesting that neither strategy significantly improved survival.

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Paramedic assessment of pain in the cognitively impaired adult patient
Oct 7, 2009, 18:25

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Gel hope for brain injury repair
Sep 8, 2009, 14:02

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»  Paramedics Cannot Determine Which Patients Require Transport


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