Heart Attack In Casino Safer Than One In Hospital
Jan 6th 2008Drug InformationCardiovascular
If you have a heart attack in an airport, or even a casino, there is a 50% chance you survive, compared to just one third if your heart attack takes place at a US hospital, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). It seems that all too often patients do not get life-saving defibrillation within the crucial two minutes when in hospital.
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