Cool Therapy Helps Cardiac Arrest Patients Increase Chance of Survival

Many people who have cardiac arrest die because their brain is starved of oxygen.

Medical studies show that if “the pulse of a patient can be restarted and the body temperture cooled to about 8 degress Fahrenheit below normal, brain damage can be reduced or minimized.” According to a New York Times article, the American Heart Association endorsed “cooling for some types of cardiac arrest patients.”

Please contact Cavey and Barrett, Florida First Responder lawyers, if you have any questions about your rights under the Heart and Lung Act.

Answering these broad-based questions isn’t easy. Help is a phone call away. You can contact Nancy Cavey, an experienced long-term disability attorney at 727-477-3263.