Sep 19, 2019 | In Medical News
After years of improvement in the health of younger adults associated with heart disease, there is now an upward trend in those suffering from premature heart disease. There is a rise in rates of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure among young people, and...
Sep 10, 2019 | Emergency Response, EMS Responders, In Medical News, Medical News
First responders may soon have more tools to dispatch and react to emergency calls. For the past 18 months, the Charleston County Consolidated Dispatch has been pilot testing a new EMS dispatch system to expand the resources and tools available to respond to...
Aug 21, 2019 | In Medical News, Patient Tips
Snoring every night can be frustrating, especially for someone who has to listen to it. The issue may be serious to your health when the snorer stops breathing for brief periods of time, since it may lead to cardiovascular problems. The condition is called sleep apnea...
Jul 8, 2019 | Emergency Response, In Medical News, Patient Tips
A new Swedish study published by the American Heart Association’s Circulation magazine shows that hands-only CPR encourages bystanders to help cardiac arrest victims, once mouth-to-mouth steps are eliminated. The study found that since compression-only...
Jun 25, 2019 | Emergency Response, In Medical News, Medical News
Around the nation, hospital emergency rooms are experiencing a record number of visits from patients. The latest data from the Center for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics reports there are 145.6 million patient visits per year. The data...
May 31, 2019 | In Medical News, Medical News
Nearly half of heart attacks among women do not present with “typical” symptoms seen in men. Chest pain and pressure are still the main symptoms of a heart attack for both men and women. But women commonly also report atypical symptoms such as indigestion, nausea,...
