What does sudden cardiac death cost us?
Economist, Dr Anthony Ockwell recently worked with cardiac arrest survivor, Greg Page’s Heart of the Nation to calculate the cost of sudden cardiac death in Australia. Dr…
Economist, Dr Anthony Ockwell recently worked with cardiac arrest survivor, Greg Page’s Heart of the Nation to calculate the cost of sudden cardiac death in Australia. Dr…
Public access defibrillation pros and cons Early defibrillation is a vital link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Chain of Survival. Studies like this one correlate chances of…
Here’s what we know about cardiac arrest: incidence is high, survival is low, and early intervention with CPR and defibrillation save lives. We know this, because of…
The future of defibrillation isn’t science fiction. Currently-available AED technology hasn’t fundamentally changed in more than 30 years. It’s still expensive, cumbersome, and challenging to use under…
Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest depends on what happens before the arrival of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Are you ready to help? According to the first three…