Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, can be a lifesaving technology for patients whose organs have failed. It works, essentially, by performing the functions that a healthy person’s lungs and ...

During surgery, his heart stopped and he quit breathing. Jones went into cardiac arrest, leading to severe respiratory failure. The surgical team gave 10 chest compressions to restart his heart and ...

Nick Gegen went to bed on Monday, Aug. 18, after feeling a little weird, like he had acid reflux. At 2 a.m., he woke up gasping for air. His wife, Syndle, asked him if he was OK, then watched him fall ...

In a perfect world, a patient suffering from cardiac arrest could get help for their heart without rushing into emergency surgery during an attack. Or someone in critical need of a life-saving lung or ...

Mobile County and surrounding area patients now have access to advanced life-support technology closer to home ...

A military helicopter and medical staff from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals evacuate a patient connected to an ECMO machine, February 14, 2026. (credit: COURTESY SOROKA AND JOSEFTAL HOSPITALS) An ECMO ...

Sterling Sinema is alive today because of quick actions taken by his wife and a diverse group of medical personnel — and a pioneering program to get rapid aid to victims of cardiac arrest. Headed for ...

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