Defibrillation

Introduction Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a world wide health problem resulting in one-fifth of unexpected deaths in the western world. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is one of the life-threatening arrhythmias contributing to the increasing number of individuals needing urgent medical assistance (Wellens, Gorgels & Munter, 2013). The following case study will explore a complex critically ill patient who has suffered from a ventricular tachycardia (VT) and VF due to dilated left ventricle (LV)…

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an emergency procedure taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing for someone who is in cardiac arrest (“Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”). Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of blood flow from the heart’s spontaneous shut down (“Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”). Some people think of the fake dummies used in CPR classes or learning about it at swim lessons. Some people think of Bee Gee’s song “Stayin’ Alive”, but there’s a lot more to…

restores the 4,6,7contraction of the left and right ventricle at the same time. This allows an even flow of blood through both chambers with better cardiac output. This is also called biventricular pacing. The CRT has the added bonus of offering defibrillation therapy(CRT-D) and the benefit of the third lead. The defibrillators in the CRT-D can shock the heart rhythm back to normal if it senses dangerous fast rhythms. CRT-D can improve the pump 6,7function of the heart and reduce ventricular…

guideline and contains 6 letters in the form a pneumonic, DRABCD. The primary survey is used in basic life support (BLS) as well as ALS, and each letter is a different aspect of the survey, Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation and Defibrillation. In the situation of a cardiac arrest which this is Circulation will replace priority over airway as performing early Compressions…

Respiratory Therapist A respiratory therapist provides assessments and treatments of patients with both acute and chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system. There are many different avenues that respiratory therapist are associated with. Some examples would be treats patients with asthma or COPD, helps with patients coming out of surgeries, and diagnose and treat patients suffering from respiratory problems. Respiratory Therapists also help patients on ventilators or responds to…

Attack is often mistakenly used to describe a Cardiac Arrest. The Adult Chain of Survival begins by recognizing it and activating the emergency response system. Next,begin early CPR with emphasis on chest compressions. Then, use the AED rapid defibrillation. Then, get advanced medical. To end the chain the victim will get post Cardiac Arrest care. During class we practiced our compression position and rate on dummies. When giving compressions you must use the heel of your palm, while your…

Cardiac Arrest Heart failure is the sudden loss of heart capacity in a man who could conceivably have analyzed coronary illness. The time and method of death are surprising. It happens in a split second or not long after indications show up. Every year, more than 420,000 crisis restorative administrations surveyed out of the healing facility heart failures happen in the United States. The expression "heart attack" is regularly mistaken used to depict cardiovascular arrest.While a heart attack…

Through the years and experimenting, namely by D. R. Hooker and Albert Hyman, knowledge of defibrillation has been expanded and the pacemaker came into existence. Heart monitors and pulse detectors were preceded by the electrograph. In 1887 a scientist by the name of August Waller created the electrograph, which tracked the minute electrical currents…

Believe it or not, someone has been brought back to life, just hours 8 after their heart had stopped beating. In 2011 on a February night in Hooksett, New Hampshire. Kelly Dwyer put on her snowshoes and went on a hike to a nearby lake. When she did not return as the sun set a few hours later, her husband, David got worried and went out, leaving their two teenage daughters alone in the house. After a few minutes, he heard groaning and rushed to it, where he found his wife neck deep in a…

As a result, the combination of closed – chest cardiac massage and mouth-to-mouth rescuer breathing, coupled with the introduction of external defibrillation, created cardio pulmonary, resuscitations as it is known today. Thus the foundation of modern CPR was laid in 1960. How CPR works? The air we breathe travels to our lungs where oxygen is picked up by the blood and then pumped by the heart to the…