Life or Death? A fourteen year old boy was undergoing surgery when his heart suddenly stopped. Otherwise known as cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops all electrical activity, eventually stopping the heart muscle from contracting. When the heart stops beating, the whole body including the brain does not receive oxygen. If the brain lacks oxygen for, ten to fifteen minutes, there could be permanent brain damage. It is crucial that the heart starts beating or someone starts Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to keep blood flowing and delivering oxygen to the vital organs. CPR is when a bystander pumps the patient’s heart for them. The surgeon operating on the fourteen year old boy was known as Claude Beck. He was an American Heart Surgeon and is known for his techniques in operating. Beck preformed the first successful Cardiac Defibrillation. Cardiac Defibrillation is when a
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When a person experiences a cardiac arrest episode outside of the hospital atmosphere, a 911 call is very crucial and must be made as quickly as possible. Bystanders should immediately initiate CPR as soon as possible after the recognition of cardiac arrest. Early defibrillation is one of the critical components of the chain of survival because the likelihood of a successful defibrillation, shocking the patient’s heart out of the lethal rhythm, decreases drastically over time. Advanced Life Support interventions such as an endotracheal tube, also known as an ET tube that is placed down the throat and into the trachea. This tube is very helpful to deliver oxygen to the lungs directly. An ET tube can also be used to deliver lifesaving cardiac medications. One of the medications is epinephrine. Epinephrine is used to jump start the heart. Cardiac Arrest is an important public health problem and often occurs in the out-of-hospital setting in patients with prior history of heart
When a person experiences a cardiac arrest episode outside of the hospital atmosphere, a 911 call is very crucial and must be made as quickly as possible. Bystanders should immediately initiate CPR as soon as possible after the recognition of cardiac arrest. Early defibrillation is one of the critical components of the chain of survival because the likelihood of a successful defibrillation, shocking the patient’s heart out of the lethal rhythm, decreases drastically over time. Advanced Life Support interventions such as an endotracheal tube, also known as an ET tube that is placed down the throat and into the trachea. This tube is very helpful to deliver oxygen to the lungs directly. An ET tube can also be used to deliver lifesaving cardiac medications. One of the medications is epinephrine. Epinephrine is used to jump start the heart. Cardiac Arrest is an important public health problem and often occurs in the out-of-hospital setting in patients with prior history of heart