Tag cardiac arrest

20 March 2026

HeartHero™ Elliot® AED: Easy to Use Lifesaving Defibrillator

When sudden cardiac arrest strikes, every second matters. Quick access to a defibrillator can dramatically improve survival outcomes – but historically, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have been most visible in public spaces. Today, more organisations and individuals are embracing AED…

16 July 2023

Cardiac Arrest: Addressing Gender Disparity in Bystander CPR for Improved Survival Rates

Cardiac arrest strikes suddenly, demanding immediate action to maximise survival chances. Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) plays a vital role in saving lives during these emergencies. However, studies have revealed concerning gender disparities in bystander CPR provision, with women in the…

19 July 2015

Watch The First Aid Show for Free

The first aid show from ProTrainings Europe, an online TV series which looks at all things first aid, medical and safety. In the First Aid Show we speak to medical professionals, re-living real life scenarios and offering practical advice on the…

30 August 2014

Heart Disease To Cost UK £15bn In 2014

Heart disease is expected to cost £15bn by the end of 2014 with billions wiped from British productivity, a new study has suggested. Britain’s healthcare system will see that cost rise 22% to £18.3bn by 2020, the research produced by…

27 August 2014

Parts of Europe are reaching a “tipping point” where cardiovascular disease is no longer the leading cause of death, a study shows

Four million deaths each year – nearly half the European total – are due to cardiovascular disease. But a report in the European Heart Journal shows improving heart health means cancer is now a bigger killer in some countries, such…

23 August 2014

A study that will see some of its patients suffering cardiac arrest given a dummy drug has been backed by West Midlands Ambulance Service

Warwick Medical School is leading the trial after concerns adrenaline, used to restart the heart, could cause brain damage and even death. West Midlands Ambulance Service said the work could ultimately save “hundreds of patients”.

1 June 2014

Blood pressure: ‘Extraordinary’ number of lives saved

Improved treatment of blood pressure has prevented hundreds of thousands of heart attacks, strokes and deaths in England, say doctors. The team at Imperial College London analysed national health survey data between 1994 and 2011. Their analysis, published in the Lancet…

14 January 2014

Aspirin and the Aspod – Carry Aspirin safely

Aspirin, used in the prevention of heart attacks, is probably the most cost-effective drug available in medical practice and daily low-dose aspirin is now a standard item in the management of heart disease patients. There is evidence that aspirin, taken…

31 December 2013

About one in 10 people have a genetic change linked to being more sensitive to stress

A stress gene has been linked to having a higher risk of dying from a heart attack or heart disease. Heart patients with the genetic change had a 38% increased risk of heart attack or death, say US researchers. Personalised…

1 May 2013

The ASPOD facilitates ‘immediate’ aspirin

Research shows that it takes 14 minutes for a chewed soluble tablet to produce maximal platelet inhibition, and a swallowed tablet 26 minutes. Demonstrating that, when chewed, soluble aspirin is the most effective way of accelerating absorption of aspirin…