Dr. Barry Dworkin

Living at top floors of tall condos and apartments may reduce survival from cardiac arrythmia and arrest

Health Headlines Commentary for January 19, 2016

Source:

Living above the third-floor drastically reduces your chances of surviving cardiac arrest, study suggests

Reference:

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in high-rise buildings: delays to patient care and effect on survival

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