ALS
Sep
24
2008
This entry was posted by admin on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 9:17 am (UTC), and is categorically filed in Heart health, Top News.
When someone’s heart suddenly stops beating, there’s a lot that bystanders and ambulance crews can do to get it started again. If the victim doesn’t respond, when should such efforts stop, according to the findings of a study published in the September 2008.
When should emergency crews rapidly transport a patient to a hospital with lights and sirens on, potentially endangering the lives of paramedics and other motorists and pedestrians — even though the care provided by the emergency crew is the same as what can be provided in the emergency department?
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Interesting Apnea Statistics
~~ Apnea in United States ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.
~~ Apnea around the world ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.
