Thursday, November 20, 2008

Utah doctors release YouTube video on heart attack detection

From abc4.com: "Cardiologists from Utah are hoping a video they made for YouTube will save lives. Intermountain Medical Center doctors made the video to spread the word about the leading cause of death in the U.S: sudden cardiac arrest. It kills more people than breast cancer, lung cancer and aids combined, and Utah has one of the highest rates of death from cardiac arrest. Many times it happens in people who have not been diagnosed with heart disease. The heart just stops beating. A simple shock from a defibrillator within a couple of minutes can save a person's life. The video pushes for more defibrillators in more places like airplanes, gyms and shopping." The video can be seen below:

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