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Benjamin Abella, MD MPhil Profile picture
Benjamin Abella, MD MPhil
@BenjaminAbella
Director, Center for Resuscitation Science, Prof at U Penn, State Board of Medicine. opinions mine and don't represent Penn or State Gov't opinions. #CPR
Jan 4, 2023 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
ER doc & CPR professor here with some thoughts on cardiac arrest survivorship.

As we all wait nervously to see if Damar Hamlin recovers, I thought it was worth compiling some inspiring stories of survival.

A thread of hope below 🧵

#Hamlin #CPR #BuffaloBills #DamarHamlin 2/15

now, before I begin: we cannot yet say if Mr. Hamlin will recover. He has a long and difficult road ahead.

But what is medicine without hope?

As an ER doc, I couldn't do my job without it.... so let's learn from these survivors:
Jan 3, 2023 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
ER doc & CPR professor here - with a second thread tonight to explain what comes next, AFTER CPR....

it seems that Damar Hamlin is alive, in critical condition... so what does this mean, & what happens now?

a new thread, below 🧵

#Bills #DamarHamlin #CPR @NFL @nflnetwork 2/8
in my first thread earlier tonight, I briefly explained CPR.

When CPR is successful, and heart function is restored, patients require specialized ICU care to support organ and brain recovery - this is known as POST-ARREST CARE.

It is slow and careful work.
Jan 3, 2023 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Having received a number of texts and calls tonight....

as a emergency doc who studies cardiac arrest for a living: a mini thread on CPR and #cardiacarrest

#hamlin #CPR #BuffaloBills #emergencymedicine 2/5
cardiac arrest is when the heart stops - abruptly and with little warning

this is different than a "heart attack" when there is a blockage to a coronary artery, and USUALLY the heart doesn't stop
Jun 28, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
A tragic consequence of #RoeVWade decision that will harm women:

time to talk CANCER during PREGNANCY.

Without abortion access, women with cancer will have an impossible choice: risk delayed cancer care or severe fetal harm

angry ER doc thread... (1/8)

#reproductiverights (2/8)

1,000s of pregnant women each year in the US are diagnosed w cancer. These include breast ca, rectal ca, melanoma.

Treatment may require radiation, chemotherapy. But here's the problem....

radiation & chemo can cause great fetal harm in up to 15%-20% cases

what to do?
Jun 27, 2022 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
Here's my 2nd tweet thread on how the #RoeVsWade decision will hurt so many people.

Today let's talk about ectopic pregnancy. Common, and deadly. A medical emergency that can affect anyone.

Thread below...
(1/11)

#WomensRightsAreHumanRights
#ReproductiveRightsAreHumanRights (2/11)
Ectopic pregnancies, sometimes called "tubal pregnancies" are when the fetus is growing in the wrong place.

A fetus should take root in the uterus, where it can grow safely. If it gets stuck elsewhere, that's an ectopic.

It's super common - 1 in 50 pregnancies! Image
Feb 8, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Dr. Oz is running for #PA senate.
Dr. Oz is a quack doctor. A fraud.

What's up with that? What IS a quack doctor?

An educational thread.

#MedEd #medtwitter

(1/7) So I decided to look into this whole "quack doctor" thing.

Comes from old Dutch word QUACKSALVER, meaning "hawker of ointment".

Now it means someone who sells bogus cures.

(2/7)