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Protecting Children Athletes From Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Youth Sports: Cause of Blunt Force Impact and Commotio Cordis79

Protecting Children Athletes From Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Youth Sports: Cause of Blunt Force Impact and Commotio Cordis

A blunt force to the chest by a ball, helmet or elbow during a sporting event can cause sudden cardiac arrest and is fatal in most cases. Children are especially vulnerable. Check out the facts and what action to take to prevent and avoid.

9 comments    youth baseball youth soccer aed
Updates on BLS and ACLS80

Updates on BLS and ACLS

Whether you have taken CPR courses a thousand times, or are simply considering taking it because a family member has recently had an emergency, or you just want to be prepared, the skills learned in the BLS...

1 comment    cpr cardiac arrest bls
John Ritter's Death - Not the Doctors' Fault82

John Ritter's Death - Not the Doctors' Fault

A jury in Glendale, CA has declared that a radiologist and cardiologist who treated actor John Ritter on the day he died in 2003, were not negligent and not responsible for his death. Ritter's widow, actress Amy Yasbeck had filed the wrongful death...

11 comments    health celebrity doctor
PROPOFOL AND THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON79

PROPOFOL AND THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON

Now that a verdict of involuntary manslaughter has been decided against Conrad Murray in the death of Michael Jackson, I decided I would comply with several requests to comment on this case. As a pharmacist, I am used to writing about medications....

6 comments    propofol
Do you know that your unusual heart beat is a symptoms of a disease named Arrhythmia76

Do you know that your unusual heart beat is a symptoms of a disease named Arrhythmia

Somehow the rhythms of your heart can be abnormal means beating too fast or too slow and it's happening contently then it creates different complications which is known as Arrhythmia. It a very serious disease. It can't identified quickly and for this cardiac arrest caused which can be a sudden death. To know more about arrhythmia and it's causes, symptoms, treatment process then you have to keep reading.....

0 comments    health heart disorder
What is the Difference Between BLS and CPR?69

What is the Difference Between BLS and CPR?

What is the difference between BLS and CPR? What class should I take to get certified in CPR?

4 comments    health nursing nurse
Medical Techniques: How Therapeutic Body Hypothermia Is Saving Lives (Arctic Sun Device)88

Medical Techniques: How Therapeutic Body Hypothermia Is Saving Lives (Arctic Sun Device)

A life saving medical technique for things from brain damage to heart attacks. Learn more about therapeutic hypothermia - the technique that is saving lives.

9 comments    heart disease stroke hypothermia
Automated External Defibrillator FAQ72

Automated External Defibrillator FAQ

1. What is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)?Sudden cardiac arrest is caused by an abnormal heart rhythm known as ventricular fibrillation which causes blood not to circulate to the heart and brain which stops...

0 comments    cpr pad cardiac arrest
My Best Friend Died Today : A True Story77

My Best Friend Died Today : A True Story

Love and Blessings to my friend Lorena Kay Lund : Who died this evening in Phoenix, Arizona. She will be missed and loved by all who knew her.

93 comments    love life people
Meth Use and Symptoms - What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Someone Using Methamphetamines?75

Meth Use and Symptoms - What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Someone Using Methamphetamines?

This is a true story about a writers young friend that died from the use of methamphetamine - commonly known as meth. Hopefully this story will save someone else's life. There is a helpful list of symptoms and signs of someone that is using meth and how to get help.

29 comments    life health drug
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