Monday, March 19, 2007

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Mouth-to-Mouth Not As Beneficial as Once Thought

A recently released Japanese report has changed the way EMS professionals and doctors are looking at CPR. It is thought that mouth-to-mouth is not as beneficial as just doing more chest compressions. The chest compressions serve to circulate blood to vital areas and the act of stopping for mouth to mouth can interrupt this process. Jeff talks to a Cardiologist and a doctor who trains EMS professionals to get the rest of the story.

Dr. David Zimrin

Cardiologist, University of Maryland Medical Center
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laborator

Dr. John Blenko

Anesthesiologist, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
University of Maryland Medical Center

 AP article on CPR Study

NASA's "New Horizons" Project

In January of 2006, NASA launched the "New Horizons" project, an exploration mission targeting the outer most planets (Pluto and its moon Charon). Along the way the mission is expected to send back groundbreaking photos of the Solar System's outer planets that may give scientists incredible insight into the origin of the universe. Project Scientist Hal Weaver joins Jeff to talk about the recent photos sent back from Jupiter. In 1996, asteroid 1984 FN was renamed asteroid "Halweaver" to recognize his work on the chemical composition of comets. Weaver has also published more than 100 papers, including studies of planets and their satellites in addition to comets, and has a longstanding interest in research on the formation and evolution of planetary systems.

Hal Weaver, Ph.D.

New Horizons Project Scientist
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

 NASA New Horizons Mission Photos
 CNN report on the mission

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