Posts Tagged ‘Cardiac Arrest’

Marathoners’ cardiac arrest risk quite low

January 12th, 2012 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

According to a new study examining 10 years of marathon and half-marathon races in the U.S., the risk of cardiac arrest in such long distance races is actually quite rareAccording to a new study examining 10 years of marathon and half-marathon races in the U.S., the risk of cardiac arrest in such long distance races is actually quite rare


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It’s Back to Basics to Save a Life (HealthDay)

August 24th, 2009 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) — Medics and doctors are used
to participating in a flurry of activity when trying to save a person
who’s had a cardiac arrest — inserting IVs, placing a breathing tube,
performing defibrillation to restart the heart.

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