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A Hearty Life

October 18th, 2008

Working the nightshift… stay on your toes for that code blue!

This made me sit up and take notice since I used to work nights in the hospital…
The graveyard shift is the worst time to call code blue, a new study finds. Patients who go into cardiac arrest while in the hospital are more likely to die if it happens after 11 p.m., when staffing may […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 4th, 2008

Safer To Cardiac Arrest In A Mall Bathroon Than A Hospital…

Suffering from cardiac arrest while staying in a hospital might be more deadly than receiving such a fit at a crowded airport, according to a new study.
Being a nurse, I find this hard to believe. I would think that we would respond quicker and get CPR and an ET tube in place quicker than an […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

December 7th, 2006

Thoughts From ER Nurse Kim McAllister of Emergiblog

Today at Genetics and Health, I’ve got an interview with ER nurse Kim McAllister of Emergiblog. In the interview, we talked about Beatrice Vance, the woman who died of a heart attack while waiting in her local hospital’s emergency room. Come take a look to see what Kim thinks of the tragic situation.
Tags: beatrice-vance, […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 0 comments