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What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest?
Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops pumping blood to the body and brain. If untreated, it can lead to brain injury then death within four to six minutes.
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How is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Treated?
Sudden cardiac arrest is fatal unless appropriate medical care is given immediately. Out of hospital treatment is at least as critical as treatment received in hospital.
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Heart Attack, Myocardial Infarction
No matter what names you use, heart attack, myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest, these are medical emergencies.
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Hands-Only CPR
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation takes on a new look as a hands-only approach is introduced in sudden cardiac arrest for adults.
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Lack of CPR Education Risks Lives
The American Heart Association advocates a collective effort to educate the public about CPR, to increase survival of cardiac arrest.
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Can a Tension Pneumothorax Result in Death?
A tension pneumothorax is an extremely dangerous condition that is capable of causing sudden cardiac arrest and death. Anyone with symptoms should seek help immediately.
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Depression in Women May Lead to Death
Women diagnosed and treated for clinical depression are more likely to die of sudden cardiac arrest that non-depressed women.
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High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Get a few facts about high blood pressure, which is also known as hypertension, and cholesterol.
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Organic Foods are a Healthy Choice
Tired of eating tasteless foods, worried about the treatment of farm animals or simply looking for a healthier alternative to processed foods? Try an organic lifestyle.
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What Pulmonary Problems Cause a Pneumothorax?
A collapsed lung is caused by a buildup of air in the chest cavity known as a pneumothorax. It can be the result of trauma or a naturally occurring weakness in the lungs.
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What's the Least Painful Pneumothorax Treatment?
The procedures used to correct a pneumothorax include allowing it to heal on its own, the insertion of a chest tube, or the execution of a pleurodesis procedure.
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Women's Number-One Killer
Approximately 144 million women live in the United States. More than 8 million of those 144 million women are living with heart disease.
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