Cardiac Arrest

Access to Care

AEDs could save lives — but stocking them in schools isn’t easy

Elizabeth Gabriel

Lawmakers in some states — including Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — are considering legislation to require automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, in schools. But mandating these devices is a complicated decision.
Community Health

Don’t Let Fear Stop You From Helping: Even Hands-only CPR Can Save A Life

This week, the American Heart Association released updated guidelines for CPR, encouraging more bystanders to help in case of sudden cardiac arrest by…
Research

When It Comes To Ambulance Care, Simpler And Faster Is Often Better

Lights flash, a siren wails and an ambulance races to help a person whose heart has stopped beating.In most cases, a 911 dispatcher will have sent an…
Sound Medicine Radio Hour

Sound Medicine: October 5, 2008

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/100508_full.mp3Topics for this week include: IU-Kenya Partnership -- After the Election Violence; U.S. Funding for…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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