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...trip to the Cheesecake Factory is not for the faint of heart (literally). The Cheesecake Factory’s gargantuan portions—and customers—ensure that, in spite of the economic downturn, there should be no shortage of work for Beth Israel’s cardiac specialists...
...ways to give yourself cardiac arrest are as numerous as one would hope for from such a lengthy menu. There is a sampling of almost any cuisine you would care for, and several that you wouldn’t. Thai lettuce wraps ($9.95) jostle for room on the appetizer pages with taquitos ($6.95) while bruschetta ($6.95) vies with burgers ($5.95) (yes, there are burgers on the appetizer menu) for the customer’s attention. The lettuce wraps are very impressive: Moist chicken breasts, marinated in a sweet but tangy peanut sauce, are served with beansprouts, cucumber and shredded carrots...
Those long odds got a boost last week when the FDA approved the first consumer-friendly device designed to restart hearts in the home, where 70% of cardiac arrests occur. The HeartStart Home Defibrillator, manufactured by Philips Electronics, is similar to other so-called automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that you may have seen in casinos or airports. The machines deliver the same electrical shock as those paddles doctors use in the hospital--and without which no medical television show worth its Nielsens could long survive...
...they find the right signal, thus preventing accidental discharge. Although untrained passersby have successfully used AEDs, the ideal user is someone who has undergone a four-hour training course on how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and operate an AED. CPR by itself does not usually revive someone in cardiac arrest, but it can keep a person alive for the critical extra few moments needed to locate and hook...
Some caveats should be kept in mind. You need a physician's prescription to get a home AED, and because cardiac arrest quickly leads to a loss of consciousness, you cannot use one on yourself. Also, in the rush to find the AED, family members might forget to call 911, which the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association both stress should always be the first step. And at $2,295, the HeartStart isn't cheap, which raises questions about how cost effective their widespread use may be. The National Institutes of Health is sponsoring several studies to look...