Cardiac electrophysiology

Persons. They began the first attempts at dealing with sudden cardiac arrests and heart attacks. The group organized a set of rules to follow in case there was ever a situation in which a person could have drowned (History of CPR). The movement has since gained immense popularity, saving about 92,000 lives each year. In 1960, the American Heart Association started a program helping physicians become familiar with close-chest cardiac resuscitation, and now has now developed into a program…

Therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest has shown improved neurological outcome rate in multiple trials. Current AHA guidelines report Class 1, Level B recommendation of therapeutic hypothermia for cardiac arrest with out-of-hospital shockable rhythm while it is a Class 2b, level B recommendation for in-hospital cardiac arrest with any rhythm or out of hospital arrest with a non- shockable rhythm. In North Shore Medical Center, therapeutic hypothermia is offered to all cardiac arrest patients…

Muscles help provide strength, endurance, and help to keep the body warm. Muscles help keep the body warm by continuously pumping blood out of the heart and by body movement. There are three main categories of muscles in the human body: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth (non-striated) muscles. One type of muscle, known as skeletal, controls mobility. It is the only type that is voluntary and is also striated. Everyday living activities are performed using the majority of the skeletal muscles…

The mean reflex conduction time for Achilles tendon light tap was 48.1ms, for Achilles tendon medium tap it was 125.25ms, and for Achilles tendon heavy was 167.5ms. The Reflex conduction velocity was calculated to be 28.15m/s for Achilles tendon light tap, 10.74m/s for Achilles tendon medium tap, and 8.02m/s for Achilles tendon heavy tap. According to the literature (Human Physiology An Integrated Approach 6th Ed pg. 339) the Achilles tendon light tap was 28.15m/s which was in the range between…

types of muscle are smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle. Smooth muscle is found in internal organs often in passageways. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and can contract. The contraction of smooth muscle can be stimulated by chemicals of nearby motor neurons. Smooth muscle can regenerate the most out of the three types of muscle. Some smooth muscle can be under your control but it can be painful. Cardiac muscle is only found by the heart. Cardiac muscle is not under your…

the same tissue but within our bodies there are 3 different kinds of muscles. There are Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles and each of these is found in different places. Cardiac muscles are in the walls of the heart, Smooth muscles are in the walls of organs, and skeletal muscles are attached to our skeletons. Cardiac and smooth muscles are involuntary used whereas skeletal muscles are voluntary. Cardiac muscles make up the heart. They allow blood to pump in and out at the appropriate…

Lawrence, the president of Downing Digital Healthcare Partners said, “Customers just aren’t aware of the prevalence of sudden cardiac arrest.” Each year in the United States over 424,000 victims are being affected all ages, in Hawaii, Native Hawaiians are 1.7 times (over 70%) more likely to die from heart disease than other race. To prevent this from happening to all citizens, CFL (Certification for Life) wants to increase funding for more access to an AED. Our goal as the CFL is to train…

Sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes still remain unsolved, the effect of high intense training puts the heart under immense stress. In both the United States and Europe it has been reported these deaths are usually due to undetected cardiovascular disease and seem to be increasing (Maron et al. 2007) Many prevention methods have been created to reduce the risk of cardiac deaths in young athletes, such as Pre-participation screening like, the electrocardiography (ECG) screening programme in…

In 2015, 51% of firefighter line-of-duty fatalities were caused by sudden cardiac death. This is a staggering static that exemplifies the importance of health and nutrition within the career. Firefighters are well known for having poor eating habits, some say it’s due to the nature of the job which includes shift work and sleep deprivation, which can lead to unhealthy lifestyles. “Research that shows most firefighters get less than the recommended 150 min of moderate to high-intensity exercise…

VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE 3 Vasovagal Syncope It starts with a feeling of whirling sensation, followed by blurred vision, and a muffled sense of hearing, until one unknowingly wakes up on the floor, wondering what had happened. This type of syncope is the classic movie scene when someone receives shocking news and passes out (Team, 2015). As scary as it is, this type of fainting is quite common in the United States. Vasovagal syncope is a result of a sudden drop in heart rate and blood…