American Journal of Emergency Medicine <\/em>reported on emergency medical service response times in sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Las Vegas casino-hotels between January 1993 and June 1996.<\/p>\nIt was found that 60 of the patients survived, which represented 29.3 percent of the service calls.<\/p>\n
When there was a time period of four minutes between when the emergency service was contacted to when the patient was given a shock, the probability of survival was 36 percent, the study said.<\/p>\n
The odds dropped by 5 percent for each minute. They then dropped to 19 percent after 23 minutes.<\/p>\n
If ventricular fibrillation was applied, there was greater likelihood of increased survival, according to the study. The study was coauthored by Dr. Steven B Karch, a one-time medical director for the Las Vegas Department of Fire Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady emergency medical technicians (EMTs) were honored this week for saving a man at the New York state gaming property whose pulse had stopped. Officers Melinda \u201cMindy\u201d Cooper-Killenberger and Kyle Brownell were credited with saving the life of the unnamed casino visitor on Nov. 14. The man had collapsed at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":157506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Rivers Casino Resort Schenectady EMTs Honored for Reviving Man<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n