Mum Premkumari, 22, and her husband Arvind Patel, 24, were told there was some sort of abnormality following the ultrasound scan, but couldn’t afford further tests. Little Hemlata was given a 50 per cent chance of survival when she was born with Ectopia Cordis – her heart outside the chest thorax. The tiny fighter has […]
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Busy coffee shops and bank machines top list of ideal spots to place life-saving devices
Every second counts when someone is having a cardiac arrest — but there’s often a disconnect between where the event happens and the nearest defibrillator. New research focusing on Toronto suggests that busy coffee shops and bank machines may be ideal locations for the life-saving devices. CBC | Health News
Pacemaker WARNING over everyday appliances that can DISRUPT life-saving device
EVERYDAY household appliances and power tools can disrupt heart pacemakers with potentially fatal results, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
WATCH: Is THIS the best life-saving invention yet? GENIUS water hack shocks the internet
The incredible invention has been demonstrated on a video which has quickly gone viral. Titled ‘Remote control buoy’, the clip has been posted to sharing site Imgur. It shows a red U-shaped buoy being tossed into the water. Once it has landed, the buoy zooms off all on its own. The floating device is being […]
Burlington woman spent 6 days without lungs thanks to new, life-saving procedure
In what’s believed to be a world first, Canadian doctors saved the life of a Burlington, Ont., woman by removing her lungs for several days before she underwent a life-saving transplant. CBC | Health News
Burlington woman spent 6 days without lungs thanks to new, life-saving procedure
In what’s believed to be a world first, Canadian doctors say they were able to save a young mother’s life with a radical procedure: They removed her lungs. CBC | Health News
