In New York, where CABG surgery reports have been available longer, there has been a greater reduction in CABG mortality rates than in other states. New Jersey expects to see evidence of the same phenomena in future CABG reports. The Inner City Demonstration project pairs an inner city hospital that offers cardiac surgery services with a suburban hospital that wanted to offer the service. The suburban hospital is required to give strong financial support as well as share medical and surgical expertise with the inner city hospital as a condition of service expansion. The study will describe minority populations in the service area of each hospital offering major cardiovascular services, and will assess minority access to services in each area.
Defibrillators are devices that use electrical shock to restart and stabilize a heart beat.
In 1997, Governor Whitman signed a law that facilitates access to automatic defibrillators in businesses as well as public areas, such as train stations. These defibrillators can be safely used by non-technical persons. There are currently more than three million Americans who have some form of disability resulting from a stroke. Studies have shown that for some stroke victims, timely therapy, such as thrombolytic agents, can reduce the extent of disability. 3 - Reduce middle school students who have used cigarettes.