Cardiac arrest

Furthermore, it can be argued that there may be no point in testing for EEG reactivity since studies had shown that some specific EEG patterns seen in anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest suggests a poor outcome and these patterns do not react to external stimuli such as in alpha coma (Misra and Kalita 2005; Kaplan and Sutter 2012), generalised burst suppression (Blum and Rutkove 2007; Sandroni, C et al 2014) and status epilepticus (Sandroni, C et al., 2014). However, the specificity of these

on general outcome after suffering cardiac arrest (Janata & Holzer, 2009). According to Wolff et al. (2009), successful and early achievement of mild therapeutic hypothermia is one of the main elements contributing to the final neurological outcome. Therefore, the need for implementing new measures appears to be more than natural. In this experiment, there were forty-nine consecutive patients that were treated with mild hypothermia after suffering cardiac arrest. A closed-loop endovascular system

in the Post Cardiac Arrest Patient? In the United States out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a common occurrence among adults. In 2013, according to the American Heart Association (AHA), 359,400 individuals suffered from OHCA with an overall survival rate of 9.5% (AHA, 2014). Even with rapid chain-of-survival initiation, (i.e. immediate recognition of cardiac arrest, early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early defibrillation, effective advanced life support, and post cardiac care) mortality

is achieved through an electric shock to the heart which helps to re-establish normal rhythms in a heart having dangerous arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm), ventricular fibrillation (heart beats with rapid, erratic electrical impulses) or in cardiac arrest. The most used type of defibrillator in the recent world is AEDs. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are small portable, lightweight devices that use electrodes (sticky pads with sensors) attached to the chest of a patient to deliver the

possible no matter what. This includes disregarding one’s personal views on gender, race, and other things. Unfortunately, this does not occur to the extent that it should. For example, in PA’s cardiac arrest protocols outline the use of mechanical CPR devices, such as the Lund University Cardiac Arrest System (LUCAS) Device (Pennsylvania Department of Health, 2017, p. 69-72). This device performs compressions for the care provider and has been proven to increase the survivability of patients in

day 670 people die of sudden cardiac arrest. Could it be a loved one, someone you care deeply for, or just a complete stranger? The chances are that someone in your family is going to die of sudden cardiac arrest in your lifetime. On average it takes an ambulance no less than seven minutes to reach someone in need, therefore, every adult should know how to administer CPR. Brain death starts to occur four to six minutes after someone is attacked with cardiac arrest, so you should immediately begin

increasing proportion of patients presents with non-shockable rhythms in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). These non-shockable rhythms are pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and asystole. During PEA, a normal heart rhythm is observed on the electrocardiogram (ECG), but without cardiac output. Asystole is a condition without ventricular complexes. The heart muscles fail to contract due to the lack of cardiac electrical activity. Both PEA and asystole are treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation

comatose. The second challenge in MI diagnosis is that cTn levels are typically only measured in critically ill patients with known coronary artery APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CI = confidence interval; cTn = cardiac troponin; cTnT = cardiac troponin T; ECG = electrocardiogram; ESC/ACC = European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range; MI = myocardial infarction; NSTEMI = non-ST elevation myocardial infarction;

CPR that we see in most movies (American Thoracic Society). In BLS we use a combination of chest compressions and artificial breathing (mouth to mouth) to stabilize a patient (American Thoracic Society). The second Type of CPR is called Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) in this form of CPR makes use of a combination of electric shocks, medication, or a ventilator (American Thoracic Society). What is CPR meant to treat? CPR can be used to treat Overdoses, excessive bleeding (after the wound has

Introduction Attention Getter: What if one of your friends just fell to the ground because they couldn’t breathe, would you know what to do, could you perform CPR if it was needed? It is said by the American Heart Association that sadly 70% of Americans do not know how to do CPR, or they just don’t remember how. Central Idea: I want to inform you all that knowing CPR is very important. Preview of Points: Today we will explore the right ways to perform CPR, when you should and should not do