Una máquina portátil para enfriamiento cerebral está siendo probada en ambulancias del Reino Unido para mejorar la supervivencia y recuperación de pacientes que sufren ...

Owing to the many advantages that computed tomography (CT) has over other diagnostic tests, including ultrasonography,1-3 CT has assumed a paramount position in the evaluation of adults with ...

Early termination of prolonged epileptic seizures in response to intravenous administration of benzodiazepines by paramedics in the prehospital setting is associated with better patient ...

BIDMC-led study finds elevated risk in hours, weeks after loss. BOSTON – A person's risk of suffering a heart attack increases by approximately 21 times in the first 24 hours after ...

¿Sabría usted qué hacer ante una persona que sufre un accidente o infarto y deja de respirar? A juzgar con un nuevo sondeo llevado a cabo en el Reino Unido, muchos tenemos ...

Using a specially designed risk assessment tool was an effective way of identifying violent hospital patients in medical and surgical units, according to a study in the November issue of the ...

Ataque al corazón, Centros de salud LUNES, 19 de septiembre -- Más de un tercio de los pacientes que experimentan un ataque cardiaco grave experimentan retrasos para obtener la ...

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a common and lethal problem, leading to an estimated 330,000 deaths each year in the United States and Canada.1 Overall, the rate of survival to hospital ...

OBJETIVO Describir el perfil epidemiológico de las paradas cardiorrespiratorias (PCR) y determinar los factores asociados al éxito de las maniobras de reanimación ...

She was 69 years old and, with the exception of mild heart disease, was in excellent health. One day, around mid-morning, she noticed that her heartbeat was irregular and she felt slightly short of ...