MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'aed'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575055&cid=t_144271_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Funiversal-cardiac-screening-for-all-young-athletes%2F2011.03.11 It’s heart wrenching when young athletes die of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Last week the death of Wes Leonard, a Michigan high school star athlete, was especially poignant since he collapsed right after making the game-winning shot. This sort of tragedy occurs about one hundred times each year in America. That’s a lot of sadness. The obvious question is: Could these deaths be prevented? Let’s start with what actually happens. Most cases of sudden death in young people occur as a result of either hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), an abnormal thickening of heart muscle, or long QT syndrome (LQTS), a mostly inherited disease of the heart’s electrical system. Both HCM and LQTS predispose the heart to ventricular fibrillation — electrical chaos of the pumping chamber of the he... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575055 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:00:35 +0100 4575055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4460036&cid=t_144271_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D172 In doing a quick review of the FDA’s website, I found that in the last 12 months alone there were over 70 external defibrillator recalls, which is significant considering in 2005, there were only nine defibrillator recalls.  In a market where external defibrillators are worth over $600 million per year, going from nine recalls to 70 in five years is a major cause for concern.    Over the years, I have been amazed at how far the technology has come; I can recall working with AC defibrillators that weighed more than 50 lbs.  For all their great size and weight, the extent of the technology was to generate one simple pulse.  Now, they have evolved to extremely small, portable automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and some are designed to use with very limited training.  But accor... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4460036 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:31:21 +0100 4460036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424237&cid=t_144271_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffire-department-app-theres-a-hero-in-all-of-us%2F2011.02.01 Just admit it: Deep in your heart you’ve always wanted to be an emergency medical technician, if at least for a few moments. If you’re located in San Ramon Valley, California, you can now live that dream: The local fire department has released an iPhone app that will alert you of any emergency activity in the area. The well thought-out application will send out a push notification to users who have indicated that they are proficient in CPR whenever there is a cardiac emergency nearby. In addition, the closest public-access automated external defibrillator (AED) is located by the app. Current response status of dispatched units are shown and incident locations are pinpointed on an interactive map. There’s even a log of recent incidents including a photo gallery. For the ol... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424237 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:00:12 +0100 4424237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761431&cid=t_144271_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fparamedic-rap%2F2010.07.16 The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation has held a “You Can Save a Life” video awareness contest, in which participants were invited to submit videos that raise awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The 2010 grand prize winner is ”Paramedic Rap” by 911 Emergency ROCKsponse, a college team that uses humor to get your attention about sudden cardiac arrest: For more videos of contestants and previous competition winners, head over to the foundation’s YouTube channel. *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761431 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:01 +0100 3761431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294619&cid=t_144271_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FFOvjLCF6-Rw%2F A well known Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, writes about an interesting initiative among prostitutes in the Ticino region of Switzerland. Lugano, a city in this region, is known to be somewhat of a sex capital with more than 38 sex clubs, which are frequently visited by man from neighboring Italy. Some of these man do not come home alive. Let’s just say they died happy, if you know what I mean However, this is in no way good for business, so lovely ladies who work in these clubs decided to do something about it. They want to get trained in CPR, as well as equip their work place with automated external defibrillators (AED). An AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294619 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:44:14 +0100 3294619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287764&cid=t_144271_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fswiss-call-girls-offer-full.html ... all in the name of satisfied customers who will hopefully live long enough to assure payment:Prostitutes in the picturesque Swiss lakeside town of Lugano are adding defibrillation to their list of services following the death of several elderly punters whose hearts just couldn't take the pace.According to the Corriere della Sera, there are currently 38 brothels and sex clubs in the Lugano area, and more are planned to accommodate the rising tide of customers who pop over the border from Italy.For some, though, this proves to be a day trip too far. The most recent case was a pensioner who suffered a heart attack while enjoying Lugano's delights with the aid of "pharmaceutical assistance".Looks like we've done a good job getting the message out on the benefits of automatic external defib... Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287764 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:31:00 +0100 3287764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287706&cid=t_144271_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8339 An AED is an Automated external defibrillator, a “portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.” An ideal place for AEDs are busy public places like airports, where good samaritans can save lives. Anyway (hat tip to Bushido in the MMR forums) it seems that prostitues in Switzerland are also getting into the act, equipping their brothels with AEDs. Prostitutes in the picturesque Swiss lakeside town of Lugano are adding defibrillation to their list of services following the death o... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287706 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3287706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163803&cid=t_144271_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2F12%2Fcpr-right-now%2F I helped teach CPR to our latest EMT class this past week. This class is always a good reminder of how fast emergency medicine changes. Here in their first week, the new students are beginning to hear our warnings. “You are going to hear about many different ways to perform this skill. Some are older methods than the ones we are teaching you today. Some are newer. Some things you are learning will quickly go away. New methods, new machines and new research are all in progress. That doesn’t mean what you are learning right now is wrong. It is an imperfect method. Prepare for change.” Some students get stressed over the idea that CPR isn’t a gold standard technique handed down unchanged for decades. I worry for their future. Like the banner says, “Medicine mov... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163803 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:32:22 +0100 3163803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100825&cid=t_144271_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fcan-website-teach-cpr.html The American Heart Association, in conjunction with a $1 million dollar grant from the Medtronic Foundation, thinks it can, especially if schools can win a thousand bucks for their effort promoting the idea:Through the Be the Beat campaign, the Medtronic Foundation is providing $1,000 grants for school staff to help fund CPR and AED training outreach programs within their school or community. The deadline for application is January 15, 2010. More information is available in the “Teachers and Administration” section of the Be the Beat Web site, BetheBeat.heart.org/schools.BetheBeat.heart.org engages 12- to 15-year-olds to learn the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) through interactive games, videos and songs on the Web... Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100825 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:30:00 +0100 3100825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989174&cid=t_144271_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fproblems-with-low-energy-external.html Seems the FDA wants to know more:FDA is investigating energy levels in (automatic) external biphasic defibrillators (AEDs) with shocks ≤ 200 J. FDA has received reports of 14 events since 2006 in which a 200 J biphasic defibrillator was ineffective in providing defibrillation/cardioversion therapy to a patient, whereas a subsequent shock from a different 360 J biphasic defibrillator resulted in immediate defibrillation/cardioversion. The majority of events occurred during attempts at cardioversion of atrial fibrillation, but there was at least one instance with defibrillation of a ventricular arrhythmia as well. FDA is seeking additional information in order to interpret the significance of these events, and to determine whether FDA activities are advised.I haven't seen this, but others ... Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989174 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:31:00 +0100 2989174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699616&cid=t_144271_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FN03vYQ9-JnY%2F I want to tell you a story about a father and his son. George senior and junior, obviously not Bush because this is a happy story :), but Ure. My friend George Ure jr. lives in Seattle and works as an emergency medical technician. His father on the other hand lives in Palestine, Texas. Not long ago a resident of this small town died after an accidental electrocution. Unfortunately, first responders who rushed to help were not equipped with a defibrillator, which in this case might have saved a life. George senior decided to do something about it, so he raised money and bought two automated external defibrillators (AED) for the local Fire Department. George junior then flew from Washington to teach fireman how to use these devices and hopefully save some lives in the future. Way to go fath... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699616 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:25:29 +0100 2699616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2117202&cid=t_144271_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Flet-keep-grownups-in-white-house.html My recent post about Rachel Maddow garnered an interesting comment. Rather than post my reply there, where it would be buried down below the fold, I thought I'd share it here.Paa said:Let's see if I understand...Katrina was a kitten, rather than a man eating lion, OK.Bush was Edward Scissorhands rather than Indiana Jones.Wonder how radiologists look running a real code?@ Paa:We will apparently have to agree to disagree concerning the wit of Rachel Maddow. However, I'm pretty sure that her point was that Bush handled the response to Katrina very badly -- not the more concrete interpretation that Katrina was a wimpy storm.On the other hand, I could be wrong. Maybe she did mean to suggest that Bush's isolation from real life and real people is frighteningly close to that of Edward Scissorhand... Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2117202 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:48:00 +0100 2117202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2039942&cid=t_144271_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F16%2Ffda-issues-alert-for-epilepsy-drugs-despite-controversy%2F Back in January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors that drugs used to treat epilepsy (also called antiepileptic drugs or AEDs) may raise the risk of suicidal thoughts or actions (according to a USA Today story). It came to this conclusion after examining 199 studies that looked at 11 different anti-seizure medications, such as Neurontin, Tegretol and Depakote. Earlier this month, a panel at the American Epilepsy Society 62 Annual Meeting (as reported by Medscape) disputed the FDA’s findings and suggested that the methodology that the FDA used was severely flawed, resulting in a recommendation that was also flawed: After crunching the numbers, Drs. Hesdorffer and Berg told meeting attendees that the study findings are inconsistent across the 11 drugs. The ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2039942 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:12:51 +0100 2039942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1889070&cid=t_144271_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fg1xIxu6-a4U%2F We are currently on a family vacation at Disneyworld and I noticed today that there were so many AED machines very visibly labeled all over the park. How cool is that? I think that this will help save so many and having them identified in the park brochures is another plus. Just my hearty observation for the day. By the way, the kids loved Hollywood studios! Tags: aed, disney, disneyworld, heart-diseaseShare This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1889070 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:26:38 +0100 1889070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888631&cid=t_144271_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fgrand-rounds-vol-5-no-4.html Cost-saving automated external defibrillator storage. (A) Vending machine. (B) Advertising box. (figure used with permission)This week's edition of Grand Rounds is up, hosted this week by the Anesthesioboist. She groups this week's posts into a movie theme. My contribution, AED Lessons from Japan, appears under the heading of Educational Materials (our section's personal movie theme: Elf). (Source: Not Totally Rad) Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888631 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 +0100 1888631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1854106&cid=t_144271_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Faed-lessons-from-japan.html For some years now, automated external defibrillators (AED) have greatly increased the likelihood of surviving a cardiac arrest in the U.S. In Japan, however, lay usage of AEDs was not authorized until July 2004.Hideo Mitamura (2008). Public access defibrillation: advances from Japan. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine DOI:10.1038/ncpcardio1330This recent article by Hideo Mitamura details some of the societal, legal and attitudinal changes in Japanese society since 2000 that led to this change. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration seems to have gotten the ball rolling there in 2001, by making AEDs mandatory on all US domestic and international flights (including those of Japan Airlines). The well-publicized 2002 squash court death of Prince Takamodo of the Imperial family... Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1854106 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:29:00 +0100 1854106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1838496&cid=t_144271_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fsurviving-cardiac-arrest-location.html This study estimated 3 different survival rates: all cardiac arrests, all arrests in which resuscitation was attempted, and all arrests with shockable rhythms. I've summarized these 3 rates for 9 of the 10 centers in the bar chart below.The top of the red bar is the survival rate for all cardiac arrests.Many of the 20,520 arrests were not resuscitated, for various reasons (do-not-attempt-resuscitation directives, terminal illness, etc.). The top of the green bar represents survival for those who did receive resuscitation.  As one can see, it's a lot better to be resuscitated than not resuscitated.Not all cardiac arrests are equal. Patients with arrest due to ventricular fibrillation and other shockable rhythms have a much better chance of survival than arrests from other causes. The top o... Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1838496 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:17:00 +0100 1838496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1812864&cid=t_144271_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FtPcWjwQ5krg%2F Have you ever witnessed an AED being used? Yes No What is and AED? View Results Share This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812864 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:11:31 +0100 1812864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502698&cid=t_144271_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F307686090%2F A little late but better then never! Last week was National CPR and Automatic External Defibrillator Awareness Week. With that being said, are you prepared to administer CPR at home if need be? According to the American Heart Association 80% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home so being trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation can mean the difference between life and death for a loved one.     This is very important as it is pool and water season among the Northern hemisphere.  It is important to stay current with CPR as well- as it changes every so often based on research and clinical trials and practices. The number of chest compressions has increased as of late. Are you prepared? via KTEN.com Tags: aed, automatic defibrillator, awareness week, cardiac arrest, cpr, ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502698 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:52:46 +0100 1502698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131141&cid=t_144271_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F211296968%2F Suffering from cardiac arrest while staying in a hospital might be more deadly than receiving such a fit at a crowded airport, according to a new study. Being a nurse, I find this hard to believe. I would think that we would respond quicker and get CPR and an ET tube in place quicker than an innocent bystander looking for the AED on the wall. I can not remember more than a 3-4 minute lag or down time for any code situation that I have ever personally been involved in. And what if the person needs to be trached or a balloon pump inserted for concractility of a mushy heart? I don’t see that happening on a mall floor. The study published by the New England Journal of Medicine stated that in 1/3 of all hospital cardiac arrests, nurses and doctors did not move quickly enough resulting in ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131141 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:47:15 +0100 1131141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1114003&cid=t_144271_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F205333136%2F We have fairly exciting news to report surrounding the very lethal cardiac rhythm disturbance V-Fib (ventricular fibrillation). This very sudden and deadly “electric explosion” that occurs inside the hearts of both old and young alike has long eluded scientists and researchers. The new research suggest that the tornado like activity of V-Fib and its electrical waves is organized into spiral vortices, no matter what species of mammal is experiencing the VF. These vortices or rotors as they are sometimes called, keep the heart’s pumping chambers from pumping in sync, thus disorganized impulses and ultimately death. The paper also shows that across animal species — from mice and guinea pigs to sheep and humans — the frequency of the VF activity can be scaled usin... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1114003 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:08:11 +0100 1114003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=832563&cid=t_144271_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F30%2Fshould-defibrillators-be-required-in-every-school%2F Filed under: Prevention, Research, Women Heart Health, Men Heart Health, Children Heart HealthI didn't realize this, but there's a nationwide campaign to put portable defibrillators, or AEDs, in every school. Proponents want the defibrillators in place to protect kids who may suffer a cardiovascular event, as well as adults in the school building. But a recent study out of Seattle questions the logic of spending $1000-$3000 on the equipment in every school, when there may not be a need.Researchers found that few cardiovascular events happen among school aged children as it is, and that an AED would most likely be used on adults who happened to be in the building. They also found that those adults were more likely to be in junior and senior high schools (for sports programs, etc.) so AEDs m... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=832563 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 832563