Sudden Cardiac Arrest

This channel includes news and new technology innovations about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which is also called sudden cardiac death (SCD). SCA occured when the heart suddenly ceases all electrical activity needed to keep the heart beating. Read more about the the condition from the Heart Rhythm Society. It is estimated that more than 400,000 people in the U.S. have out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation by administering an electric shock to the heart to restore its rhythm to normal are the only treatments that have been shown to improve survival after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). SCA is fatal in over 80 percent of cases.

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Cardium Therapeutics and its operating unit, InnerCool Therapies, have released its new CoolBlue surface temperature ...

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July 18, 2007 - Cardium Therapeutics and its operating unit, InnerCool Therapies, have released its new CoolBlue surface ...

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April 10, 2007 — University of California San Diego Medical Center cardiology and neurology specialists are using a ...

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ZOLL Medical Corp. has received FDA clearance to market and sell the ZOLL M Series with Real CPR Help technology ...

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The ZOLL R Series is a Code-Ready device that is simple, smart and ready to use. It offers a one step system to ...

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Rapidly cooling a patient's core temperature, the ThermoSuit System consists of a disposable body suit and a means to ...

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Feb. 7, 2007 — Cardium Therapeutics and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies have announced they will launch two next ...

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A new cooling pad enters the healthcare market, joining a growing number of cooling systems used to induce hypothermia ...

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Feature | Judy Hostert-Harvey

Having the most up-to-date blood gas readings is critical when dealing with many patients, especially pulmonary and ...

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The genesis of the Abaxis Piccolo technology began with NASA, where scientists sought to develop and manufacture a small ...

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Feature | Kim Phelan

Two of the six astronauts from the shuttle mission Atlantis became part of an ongoing cardiovascular study at NASA about ...

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

It may seem like a simple concept, but the importance of properly controlled patient temperature is still surprising ...

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The “crash cart” defibrillator-monitor from Cardiac Science is designed specifically for use by medical ...

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