Black patients more likely to receive worse in-hospital cardiac arrest care than white patients
Black patients receive worse cardiac care and have lower chances of surviving a cardiac arrest in the hospital compared to white patients, a recent study completed by a University of Michigan researcher found.
Much of the difference is attributed to poor-performing hospitals where black patients are more likely to receive care, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
About half of black patients were resuscitated after an in-hospital cardiac arrest, compared to 67.5 percent of white patients.
Black patients also were more likely to be sicker when admitted, more likely to stay in a hospital unit that wasn’t monitored and stay in a hospital that has worse patient outcomes for cardiac arrest.
The study was completed with doctors from St. Lukes Mid-America Heart Institute, the University of Washington, Yale University and Duke University. They used data from the American Heart Association’s National Registry of Cardiopulmunary Resuscitation.
U-M lecture to focus on combat trauma, veteran homecoming
The trauma of combat and homecoming for military veterans will be discussed by psychiatrist and author Jonathan Shat at the University of Michigan next week.
Shay, who has spent much of his career treating Vietnam veterans, will hold two lectures on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
The first will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Rachel Upjohn Building Auditorium, 4250 Plymouth Road. The second will be held at the Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington St.
Both are free and open to the public. Shay wrote the books “Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character” and “Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming.”
Free prostate cancer screening at St. Joseph Mercy
A free prostate cancer screening will be held at St. Joseph Mercy’s Cancer Center next week.
Registration is required for the screening, which will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22 at St. Joseph’s Cancer Center, 5301 McAuley Drive in Ypsilanti. To pre-screen and register, call 734-712-5948.
Light refreshments and giveaways will be provided. The da Vinci Surgical System robot will also be on display at the event for visitors to try out.
Tina Reed covers health and the environment for AnnArbor.com. You can reach her at tinareed@annarbor.com or find her on Twitter @TreedinAA.
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MotO
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 : 12:34 p.m.
Of course the headline is designed to imply something a bit different from the facts that it's the poor performing hospitals and not racism, at the root. Cheap, tried & true method to hook you in. Not that the fine folks at A2.com are in on the bigger picture of social engineering, willingly ignorant is possible but more likely a programmed outlook like most... The Social Engineers that have plotting and obviously succeeding to large extent want us to be divided because it allows them to divide and... Black/White Left/Right Etc. Ask yourself why the President: A. Has Czars... in America B. One of them John Holdren, I believe is his name... The top Science & medical "Czar" wrote a book... HIS WORDS... and outlined his desire and plan to poison the U.S. Water supply in order to "STERILIZE" the U.S. population. Why isn't this the #1 story here and on the precious TV where most of you believe whatever your told and if not are pushed into one of these false paradigm conflicts. From Birth to grave they are planning your life. EndGame: Blueprint For Global Enslavement http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1070329053600562261 - Endgame Bibliography- minute by minute, scene by scene All Facts Backed up! www.endgamethemovie.com/biblio01.html ___
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Thu, Sep 17, 2009 : 11:19 a.m.
"...receive worse cardiac care and have lower chances of surviving a cardiac..." what is "worse" next, can we put this black/white garbage where it belongs? why keep bringing it up? we wonder why there's still racial profiling? could it be because we get reminded of it on a regular basis?