Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Adults in the U.K. quickly transferred to a specialized cardiac arrest center after resuscitated cardiac arrest were no less likely to die at 30 days than patients transferred to their closest ED, researchers reported.

Volunteer responders dispatched to assist people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may improve rates of bystander CPR, automated external defibrillator use and 30-day survival, researchers reported.

An analysis of social media reactions after the televised collapse of Damar Hamlin suggests many people do not see an active role for themselves after witnessing a sudden cardiac arrest, prompting a call for public awareness campaigns.

In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the number of volunteer responders arriving before an ambulance is associated with increased bystander defibrillation rates, researchers reported.

Smartphone dispatch of volunteer responders for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest researchers conferred a small but not significant increase in automated external defibrillator attachment, researchers reported.

To improve survival from cardiac arrest, basic life support training in schools and communities needs to be given to as many people as possible, according to a new guidance from the European Society of Cardiology.

Survival to hospital discharge after sudden cardiac arrest was more likely during school-sponsored basketball events compared with select club-sponsored events, researchers reported.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled the most-read cardiology news of June 2022.

National CPR and AED Awareness Week, initiated by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the National Safety Council and designated by Congress in 2007, is held June 1 to 7 of each year.

WASHINGTON — In a new study, bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was performed less frequently for Black and Hispanic individuals compared with white individuals, irrespective of neighborhood demographics and income.