TV shows can be misleading when it comes to educating viewers on hands-only CPR, along with who experiences cardiac arrest and where.
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Survival rates for cardiac arrest outside of hospitals is very low. The fast response to Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during an NFL game shows the value of access to CPR and emergency defibrillators.
Shane Warne’s untimely death from a suspected heart attack has prompted some people to consider their own heart health and what improvements they can make.
Up to 40% of sudden cardiac deaths in young people remain unexplained. But defibrillators and data are key to preventing them.
Immediate CPR and defibrillation can be key to surviving a cardiac arrest. A smartphone app is mobilising community responders who can help before emergency services arrive.
People generally assume all heart-related death is due to heart attack. But there are differences between cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure – and none are synonymous with death.
Anti-inflammatory pain killers such as ibuprofen should no longer be available for sale in grocery stores, but instead restricted to pharmacies.
When George Michael passed away last year news reports all over the world announced the cause as heart failure. It’s unlikely this really was the cause.
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Cardiologist and PhD Candidate, Adelaide University
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Co-director, Vascular Research Centre, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Medical doctor, PhD candidate in cardiology, Monash University
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Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
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Emergency Medicine Physician and Lecturer, University of Toronto
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Professor and the Head of the Nutrition Science Program, George Institute for Global Health
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Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Australian National University
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Team Head, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, QIMR Berghofer
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Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Executive Director, George Institute Australia; Professor of Medicine, UNSW