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The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of survival and brain protection, according to an analysis of nearly 200,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022.
Time alone offers unique psychological benefits, once you learn to embrace these quiet moments rather than escape them
ACOSS warmly welcomes the report of the Independent Inquiry into Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, released by the Federal Government on Tuesday 29 October, and strongly encourages the Federal Government to act swiftly upon the key recommendations.
Despite months of discussion with key representatives from the Department of Health and the five HSCT’s and subsequent assurances that an offer was imminent. Negotiators reported that there has been no contact with NIPSA, from the Department since 4 October 2024.
Any action can seem futile amid so much suffering. I’ve realised the important thing is to stop despairing and do something
Naoki Hyakuta, the leader of a minor Japanese opposition party apologised on Sunday for mentioning a hypothetical idea that women have their uteruses removed after turning 30 so they feel they have a “time limit” on childbirth. He seemed to suggest during a discussion on the country’s declining birth rate that this might make women choose to have children earlier. Above: Naoki Hyakuta