Recent Posts Tagged With 'cpr'

• Controversy about Michael Jackson’s CPR and emergency care

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 07:15 in featured, michael jackson, homicide, cpr, cardiac arrest, heart and stroke

  Last week, the LA coroner’s office announced that they are treating the death of Michael Jackson as a homicide. Apparently, lethal amounts of the anesthetic-sedative drug propofol and other drugs were found in Jackson’s body during autops...

• Stayin’ Alive can really keep your alive

  Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 03:27 in music, Heart, work out, cpr, stayin' alive, heart and stroke

  Remember the post on 102 Great Running Songs For A Fun And Fast Paced Workout? That piece really was quite popular and got so many comments. On a similar note, I would like to highlight this seemingly useful song, be it for working out on the dance ...

• Cardiac arrest: what makes the heart stop?

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 05:56 in death, causes, featured, cpr, cardiac arrest, aeds, sudden cardiac arrest, heart and stroke

  Resource post for June The King of Pop Michael Jackson was said to have suffered from cardiac arrest but the actual cause of death is unknown. This statement confused many people - why can’t cardiac arrest be the cause of death? To answer this ...

• Ready to perform effective bystander CPR?

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 02:42 in awareness, saving lives, cpr, aed, bystanders, sudden cardiac arrest, heart and stroke

  It’s CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1 to 7) in the United States. Why is CPR important? Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives. Here are the reasons why we need to know CPR (source: American Heart Association): About 80% of cases of...