Tag: cardiac

30 JUN

After ACA arrived in an Oregon county, there was a 17% drop in cardiac arrest

Enlarge (credit: Getty | Spauln) In the years after health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act unfurled in Multnomah County, Oregon, cardiac arrests among those newly covered fell 17 percent, researchers report this week in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The pilot study, led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University […]

06 JUN

Heart attack and cardiac arrest: THIS is what to do if you suffer an emergency on a flight

GETTY Plane emergency: Know what to do if you have a heart problem on a flight Every five minutes someone in the UK has a heart attack, which is where the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked. A cardiac arrest is when your heart stops pumping blood around your body, and there […]