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Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Star Wars' Princess Leia Organa, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60.
Family spokesman Simon Halls released a statement to PEOPLE on behalf of Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd:
"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," reads the statement.
"She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly," says Lourd. "Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers."
Source: http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/
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NPR reports: Actress Debbie Reynolds Dies A Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher's Death.
That means that Billie Lourd, who had a minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and was slated for a part in the sequel, Star Wars: Episode VIII, lost both her mother and her grandmother in the same week.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Wednesday December 28 2016, @01:00PM
It depends a lot on how cardiac arrest started. If it's a due to a clogged artery, then it doesn't help much because the heart can't restart, so the chest compressions are the only thing moving blood around. If, on the other hand, it's that the electrical signals stopped because of a lightning strike or other kind of electric shock, then the odds are much better, because once the blood is flowing the electrical signals can start again (in this situation, defibrillator is preferred, but if you don't have one, CPR is worth trying).
My sister has been a wilderness-certified EMT, and is now about to graduate med school with a specialization in emergency medicine. CPR is absolutely worth trying if you're out of other options. Like any other procedure, it doesn't always work. Losing patients is part of the job when you're doing this professionally, even if you do everything right, but that effort improves the odds.
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