What is CPR? CPR – or cardiopulmonary resuscitation – is a series of fast, vigorous chest compressions that are designed to pump the heart to circulate […]
Cardiac Arrest and Diabetes Cardiac arrest, when a heart suddenly stops beating, occurs in up to 30,000 Australians each year, and survival is poor. More often […]
On Wednesday December 12, 2012, 38-year-old Cassandra Scott lost consciousness in the surf at Coogee Beach. There was no sign of a pulse, her body was […]
Professor Paul Middleton recently returned from a medical conference in icy Antarctica. Here’s a video he made over there about how you can save someone’s life by administering hands-only […]
Campaign to tackle poor cardiac arrest survival rate http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-28/campaign-to-tackle-poor-cardiac-arrest-survival/5483042 Cardiac arrest is one of Australia’s biggest killers, but experts believe thousands of those deaths could have […]