One statistic everyone should know is that the majority of sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) and SCA deaths happen in the home. Under normal circumstances, this number can be as high as 80% of all SCA deaths. However, with so many…
Thanks to a number of popular medical dramas, most of us can recognise a defibrillator and know that it uses an electric shock to save lives – but why does this work? What does the defibrillator do exactly? And what…
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, has become big news lately with the COVID-19 pandemic. Everywhere you go, from shopping centres to the office or schools, people are spraying hand sanitiser, wearing masks and gloves, and trying to avoid spreading the…
With many people staying home during the COVID-19 outbreak, the chances for a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) happening at home are significantly higher. As a result, people are being encouraged to recognise SCA symptoms and respond effectively – but how…
