News tagged with respiratory arrest
Jobs death caused by respiratory arrest, cancer
A copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate made public Monday indicates that the Apple Inc. co-founder died of respiratory arrest resulting from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs.
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Cardiac arrest resuscitation: Passive oxygen flow better than assisted ventilation
Arizona researchers have added another piece to the mounting body of evidence that suggests during resuscitation efforts to treat patients in cardiac arrest, "passive ventilation" significantly increases survival rates, compared ...
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Textile-based cardiac sensors integrated into conventional sports bra and vest
An interdisciplinary team of engineers at the University of Arkansas has developed a wireless health-monitoring system that gathers critical patient information, regardless of the patient’s location, ...
May 04, 2012 |
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Foreign insects, diseases got into US
(AP) -- Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a ...
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Wireless network in hospital monitors vital signs
A clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors to track the vital signs of at-risk patients is undergoing a feasibility study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Aug 04, 2011 |
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Mediterranean Sea invaded by alien species
More than 900 new alien species have been encountered in the coastal environments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea in recent decades, including the poisonous pufferfish. The invasion of alien species has had ...
May 23, 2011 |
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Researchers discover asphyxia trigger in opioid poisoning
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered a new way to combat asphyxiation caused by opioid poisoning, by “rescuing” a part of the brain which controls breathing. Having determined the mechanism of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Use the common cold virus to target and disrupt cancer cells?
A novel mechanism used by adenovirus to sidestep the cell's suicide program, could go a long way to explain how tumor suppressor genes are silenced in tumor cells and pave the way for a new type of targeted ...
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Prediction model may help determine risk of critical illness after out-of-hospital emergency care
A prediction score that included such factors as age, blood pressure, heart and respiratory rate for patients who received out-of-hospital emergency care was associated with the development of critical illness during hospitalization ...
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
(AP) -- More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions - especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Experimental stem cell treatment arrests acute lung injury in mice
Stem cell researchers exploring a new approach for the care of respiratory diseases report that an experimental treatment involving transplantable lung cells was associated with improved outcomes in tests ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Black patients experience worse cardiac care, lower survival rates
Black patients have lower rates of successful resuscitation and are less likely to survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest compared to white patients, according to a study in the Sept. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Me ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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