So stressed out you feel like pulling out your hair? Save a few strands for the doctor. It could end up saving your life.
[Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:21:49 GMT]
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As medical procedures go, cooling therapy is simple: Chill the patient about six degrees Fahrenheit ? using cold intravenous saline, cooling blankets or ice packs ? and wait 24 hours; then re-warm the patient slowly. But it's having lifesaving effects.
More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions ? especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.