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Article: Gasping In Sudden Cardiac Arrest Victims Signals Greater Chance Of Survival
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- November 24, 2008
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The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
People who breathe abnormally or gasp after collapsing from sudden cardiac arrest have a greater chance of surviving, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
"Gasping is extremely important because it is an indication that the brain is still alive, and it tells you that the person has a high chance of surviving," said Gordon A. Ewy, M.D., corresponding author of the study, professor and chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona and director of its Sarver Heart Center. "We need people to recognize sudden cardiac arrest, to call 9-1-1 and to start pressing on the chest."
However, ...