Amazon Alexa could pick up on a patient in cardiac arrest

The research was led by Justin Chan, a PhD student in the department of computer science and engineering. Almost 500,000 Americans die each year from a cardiac arrest, the researchers wrote in the journal npj Digital Medicine. And the condition kills 100,000 Britons annually, according to Arrhythmia Alliance. Study author Dr Jacob Sunshine, assistant professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine, said: 'Cardiac arrests are a very common way for people to die and right now many of them can go unwitnessed. 'Part of what makes this technology so compelling is that it could help us catch more patients in time for them to be treated.'