Full Autopsies Reveal That Many Deaths Attributed To Cardiac Arrest Were Classified
Researchers found that the cause of a good percentage of sudden deaths was something less obvious and easily missed — like coronary disease or an overdose.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Deaths Classified As Cardiac Arrest Often Aren’t, UCSF Study Finds
Many San Francisco fatalities attributed to sudden cardiac arrest were actually from other causes, according to a study that reviewed nearly every death in the city over a three-year period. And of those that were correctly classified, nearly half were not arrhythmic — involving an irregular heartbeat — meaning that defibrillators or CPR would not have saved the person, the study found. (Veklerov, 6/18)
In other public health news —
San Francisco Chronicle:
The Singular Needs Of LGBT Seniors: San Francisco Funds Training For Workers
The city of San Francisco, through its Department of Aging and Adult Services, is funding a $400,000 effort to train hundreds of workers at companies and public agencies on how to better communicate with aging LGBT adults. Primarily aimed at home care aides and staffers at senior centers, it is also offered to organizations that interact with seniors regularly, like Meals on Wheels and public transit employees. (Ho, 6/18)