Cardiac arrest

eight percent of cardiac arrests happen at home,” Heart attacks, drownings, and smoke inhalation occur at home also. So if you are going to be saving a life, it will probably someone you know and love. According to the American Heart Associations, “seventy percent of Americans feel helpless during a cardiac emergency because they either do not know how to administer CPR or their training has lapsed.” The likelihood of the seventy percent of people who feel helpless during a cardiac emergency would

electrode-tissue interface limit current amplitude and duration [30] [31]. Complications can arise during device implantation, such as infections or during extraction [32] [33]. Incorrect ventricular excitation can result in an asynchronous activation of the cardiac muscle [34], which is a poor substitute for the normal sinus rhythm, which could lead to increased incidence of AF and heart failure in the future [35]. Lead dislodgement and malfunction can also be a

women. Other factors that influence OSA are those with an increased body mass index, thick neck/circumference, small erythematous oropharynx, position of body during sleep (most commonly the supine position), medication, alcohol, or pre-existing cardiac complications2. Usually, OSA is diagnosed by a sleep doctor monitoring the patient during a polysomnography (sleep study). Having a sleep study done is the gold standard diagnostic for assessing sleep-disordered breathing. There is monitoring of the

While the benefits of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in the neonatal and pediatric populations are well recognized, benefits in the adult population, as an adjunct treatment for cardiac arrest (CA), are still debated. Despite numerous advances in treatment of CA, morbidity and mortality remain high due to low rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival with minimal neurologic impairment. Recent evidence has shown that technological advances in the equipment

written by a licensed physician. DNR is usually decided in a consultation with a patient or a surrogate of the patient such as a parent. This choice decides whether a patient will receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR in case of cardiac and respiratory arrest. Many people struggle with the idea of someone not wanting to be “saved” but what some people don’t understand is that it’s not about saving the patient but allowing them to pass peacefully without problems. A DNR is one of the most

Emergency Medical Services Emergency medical services provide prehospital medical care to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients on scene and while transporting the patient to the hospital. In rural areas, the responding emergency medical services’ scope of practice varies from basic life support capabilities, which may be limited to effective chest compressions and use of a bag-mask device, to advanced life support capabilities encompassing a set of interventions and medication treatments intended

There are many people in the world who fear death and the main hit point is having a heart attack is how one would say. “The long and short of it is there are 460,000 people that die each year from sudden cardiac arrest”, says Dr. Henry R. Halperin, a cardiologist and professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Ems changes are very difficult to describe in one word because there are so many. Ems departments have demands new policies, protocols, and

during a cardiac arrest. This is a great life support system as it gives patient a chance to survive until he can be given proper treatment. It is a physical procedure in which air is blown in through the patient’s mouth or nose , there are also special devices which can do this. This keeps the blood circulating and patient is not out of oxygen. (Wikipedia) There are situations where ethics play a role in determining if CPR should be performed or not on a patient that is suffering from a cardiac arrest

unpredictable, but it shows us a new perspective of the world every day. Since I started working in the Emergency Department at Pinnacle Health I have seen 10 cardiac arrests and 10 deaths; never once has a patient lived, until recently. Several months ago, while sitting at work the command phone rang. Moments later, the doctor states “cardiac arrest, ETA 5 minutes." My heart dropped -- this is the second one this week. Immediately, I saw clinicians shuffling to prepare the room for our incoming patient

wife is opposed to Jim’s wish of not be resuscitated She begins to yell at the nurse and implored to provide a CPR to his husband. The nurse politely decline the wife’s request as it is strictly forbidden to provide a CPR in the event of a cardiac arrest and that there is nothing she can do about it. Surprisingly, the wife initiated a CPR to his husband who has an advance directive with a DNR order, this arises an ethical dilemma. Gather all information relevant to the case As mentioned