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Cool Device from San Diego’s BeneChill May Improve Odds for Cardiac Arrest Victims

8 hours ago ago from Xconomy

Cardiac Arrest , medical devices , startups Denise Gellene wrote: Research over the last several years has shown that lowering the temperatures of unconscious cardiac arrest patients improves their odds of survival without brain damage. This intervention commonly begins in the hospital because most temperature-lowering technologies (water-filled blankets, blood-cooling machines) are not suited for use by ambulance crews. San ...

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Bringing home baby…

3 hours ago ago from Rebeccasavekids's Blog

I used to volunteer in the nursery of a large teaching hospital. I found it a wonderful respite after a day in the corporate trenches where the needs of my charges were so easily met food, diaper, cuddle. I learned many unexpected lessons in those years which helped prepare me for bringing home my own two precious babies. First, the number of totally panicked first-time fathers, faced with their first major test of fatherhood the car seat. ...

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Giveaway: Hands-Only CPR

11 hours ago ago from Blisstree

Many people are reluctant to learn or perform CPR because they think it's too difficult or they are apprehensive about doing mouth-to-mouth. Forty-four percent of adults say they would not perform CPR because they're not confident in their ability, according to a national American Heart Association survey conducted in 2008. However, there's a two-step technique called Hands-Only CPR that we should all learn. The technique involves ...

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AED

16 hours ago ago from Diamondguaps

It is sad to know that there is a high percentage of the population who has cardiac problems. Many people have cardiac arrest everyday and many cardiac arrests happen in private homes. With an automated external defibrillator in your home, you wouldn't lose precious minutes waiting for rescue workers to arrive with an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). When the heart stops beating effectively and can't adequately pump blood to the brain ...

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Battling with Newborn Jaundice

13 hours ago ago from RamblingMoo

We were discharged from the hospital after about 36 hours since both myself and Glennedine were doing fine. Glennedine was feeding well but I guess it was not enough as I could only gave her colostrum for that first few days. Thus on the 3rd day, I saw her face turning yellow and right away I knew she has jaundice. Most breastfed babies are prone to have newborn jaundice. Darrius had it too and it took him almost 3 weeks to finally get rid of ...

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