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When Compassion Meets Compression
As a new Red Cross employee, getting trained in the basics of CPR, AEDs and first aid were at the top of my list. I headed to Fort Belvoir this month to the on-site Red Cross chapter. (P.S., if you don’t know about the work the Red Cross does with the military, check it out!) My training was in a standalone house built during World War II, now converted to a Red Cross training center and chapter building. I was joined by many teachers, who were now required to take this training for their Virginia teaching license. There were also some aspiring babysitters and in-home daycare providers, medical assistants and Boy Scout...
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 23, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sarah Layton Tags: Preparedness Uncategorized cpr CPR & First Aid Class training Source Type: news

A new era of stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: comparing a new generation of oral anticoagulants with warfarin
Traditionally, warfarin has been used to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but data from large, multinational, prospective, randomized studies suggest that novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) may be suitable alternatives. These include the direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran and the factor Xa inhibitors rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban. These data showed that dabigatran 150 mg twice daily was more effective at preventing stroke than warfarin, with similar rates of major bleeding, while rivaroxaban 20 mg once daily was noninferior to warfarin, with no difference in major bleeding rates. In addition...
Source: International Archives of Medicine - October 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bruce Stambler Source Type: research

Low-dose anticoagulation therapy used with new design mechanical heart valve lowers bleeding risk
(American Association for Thoracic Surgery) Investigators show that lower dose anticoagulation therapy, combined with low-dose aspirin, resulted in a reduction of 55 to 60 percent of the incidence of adverse bleeding events without significant increases in stroke, transient ischemic attack or total neurological events when used in conjunction with the On-X mechanical aortic valve.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 6, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Do blood thinners + stroke treatment = danger? Study indicates the risk is low
(University of Michigan Health System) Millions of Americans take drugs to reduce their risk of heart attacks caused by blood clots. A new study suggests that a fear of brain bleeding if these patients receive stroke therapy may be unfounded, at least for most patients taking common clot-preventing therapies.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news