Can the use of a artifical trachea cause
cardiac arrest? What causes cardiac
arrest?
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carvytaph
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 87 Location: Pennsylvania
Posted: 08-30-03 07:44am
Cardiac arrest is the complete stop of the
heart beat, which is the pumping of blood
through the arteries. Many heart
conditions are chronic and, under a
physician’s care, can be
successfully managed. Even a
life-threatening emergency such as a heart
attack offers a short period of time in
which treatment can save the
person’s life. However, cardiac
arrest must be treated immediately to
avoid losing the patient. This is because
the heart has a markedly abnormal rhythm,
most often from ventricular fibrillation.
Other causes include ventricular
tachycardia and asystole. Unfortunately,
most people cannot get help fast enough.
Those who survive cardiac arrest are said
to have lived through an "aborted" sudden
cardiac death.
Although cardiac arrest often happens
without warning, the event rarely takes
place in a normal heart unless other
factors (drug use and trauma) are present.
Otherwise, there is almost always
underlying heart disease heart damage
maybe from a previous heart attack that
may progress to the point where a critical
situation develops.
Therefore, people should make lifestyle
changes to prevent the conditions that
could trigger cardiac arrest. Experts
also recommend medical treatment of those
underlying conditions, which may involve
taking medications and/or having surgery.
