Sudden cardiac death

BOOK). In DCM a portion of the myocardium in the ventricles is dilated leading to progressive cardiac enlargement and hypertrophy. (cite cardiac book) Peter had a familial history which was compounded by alcohol misuse which further depresses myocardium function. (nicol) Untreated this leads to heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias including Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia’s, and sudden death. (cardiobookp158). Peter suffered from Ventricular Tachycardia (VT), an…

activity helps you stay healthy and mobile", 2015). Including any type of exercise on a daily basis assists in preventing heart disease; thus, cardiac emergencies and CPR use. Even “non-exercise physical activity”, like washing the dishes by hand, gardening, and washing the car impact acquiring heart disease and aid in the prevention of potential cardiac emergencies. In many schools, physical education class is required, in which students achieve that hour of play while learning the importance…

Study on Sam the Runner Presented by: Jaclyn Kerby Meagan Greathouse Krista Young Erin Lofton Suzauna Adams Glossary Arrhythmia: occurs when the heart no longer beats in a pattern considered regular or normal. Cardiac arrest: the sudden loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness caused by abnormal or irregular heart rhythms (ex: ventricular fibrillation) Cardiomyopathy: a disease of the heart muscle (myocardium), may be acquired or hereditary…

take now can help us prevent an epidemic or a future chaos. Not only is getting sick time consuming but, it can be very expensive especially those illnesses that could have been prevented with a vaccine. Immunizations can mean a difference in life or death and how long you get to live. (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases). We should trust doctors and what they are giving us is safe and effective because if we do not do anything it can be too late. (Heimer, 2015) for vaccinations, there…

Since breast milk is easier on the stomach it causes less digestive problems for the baby. In the children who do breastfeed their children there is less of a risk for SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which is a syndrome in which seemingly healthy babies die of unknown causes. Babies who breastfeed have a less likely chance to be hospitalized with infections and disease than that of a bottle fed babies. In third world countries…

After a loss due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), doctors recommend to communicate your feelings to a trusted friend or counselor and allow time to heal you’re devastating loss. The fact that he and Norma Jean could not deal with the loss of their child or talk to each other about it drove a wedge in their marriage. According to the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome website, forty to seventy percent of marriages end in divorce when there…

are the health benefits it has for your baby. Breast milk lowers the chance of babies getting; ear infections, diarrhoea, respiratory infections, stomach viruses and meningitis. As well as protecting against; allergies, asthma, diabetes and sudden infant death syndrome. When breastfeeding the antibodies pass from the mother to baby via the breast milk…

According to the textbook, it mentions that “SID’s remains the most frequent cause of infant death” (Chapter 5, pg. 132). I would explain to the parents what SID’s means and ways to reduce the risk of SIDS. I would tell the parents to put the child lying on its back to reduce the risk of SID’s. I would tell the parents to not have a bumper around…

informed decisions on how to raise their children. One of the first major risks that can impair co-sleeping and infant health in general is the presence of a smoker, especially if it is the mother herself. Smoking is a major contributing factor to Sudden Infant…

chronic illnesses, such as lung cancer, heart disease and respiratory diseases. When combined with other risk factors, such as hypertension, high blood pressure, and obesity, physical inactivity, or diabetes, the risk of serious chronic illness, or death is huge. Smoking raises blood pressure, which makes it harder to exercise, then in turn makes the blood clot more easily, These are risk factors to developing coronary heart disease (“Why is Smoking Bad”). Both smokers and nonsmokers can be at…