How to give first aid in cardiac emergencies

A CARDIAC emergency is a life-threatening emergency, where time is of the essence.

But would YOU know what to do if your child or partner collapsed, and their heart
stopped beating?
Knowing how to respond in the event of a cardiac medical emergency, whether it is
myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest, may be the deciding factor in terms of the
outcome.

We should all have minimum notions of first aid. But these are not taught in school and
few are the ones who know how to react when faced with a force majeure situation.
Cardiac emergencies can occur anywhere, anytime. It is good to have as much
information as possible about them and the risk factors involved, but in general, these
unfortunate events are almost impossible to anticipate. Therefore, it is always
important to be prepared to provide first aid in cardiac emergencies.
Given the fast pace of the world we live in, many people spend most of their time at
work. Thus, the chances of a heart attack at work are very high.
Cardiac emergencies occur more often than we might imagine.

 In the United States, a myocardial infarction occurs every 34 seconds.

 In Spain, there are 30,000 victims of cardiac arrest per year and up to 20,000
resuscitation attempts.
 In Romania, the death rate caused by the heart attack is very high, exceeding the
European average.

The difference between myocardial infarction and cardiorespiratory stop

Myocardial infarction and cardiorespiratory stop are two different things.

In the first case, there is more time available to intervene.

In the case of the cardio-respiratory stop, the person concerned can die within
minutes.

Myocardial infarction
First aid in cardiac
emergencies such as
myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction occurs
when the blood flow to one
part of the heart is
completely reduced or
interrupted, which is
generally caused by a
rupture of the plaque in the
coronary arteries. Other
causes may be a clot of blood or a spasm of a coronary artery. A heart attack does not
necessarily mean that the heartbeat stops.
The main symptom is a sudden and very intense pain in the chest, which can spread to
other areas of the body, such as the arms, shoulders, jaw and neck. At the same time,
there may be other symptoms, such as:

 Fatigue
 Dizziness
 Shortness of breath
 Nausea
 Sweating
 Stomach burns
 Sudden loss of knowledge
It is important to note that the symptoms may be different in each case. In some
situations, the patient does not perceive these warning signs or confuses the
symptoms with other problems and ignores them.

Cardiac arrest
First aid in cardiac emergencies such
as cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest occurs when the
heart is suddenly completely
paralyzed. The brain and other
organs in the body no longer receive
blood and oxygen.

Often, the cardiac arrest is so sudden that the affected person no longer has time to
receive help. If the heart stops beating, the patient loses, suffering a complete loss of
consciousness. Breathing can also stop. Only in a few cases does the person concerned
experience a feeling of dizziness before fainting.
 First aid in cardiac emergencies
 Call immediately for rescue and ask for
help.
 If it is a heart attack, it helps the patient
to sit on a couch, to sit as comfortably as
possible and to keep calm.
 It is very important for the affected
person to try to breathe normally. Untie
her belt from her pants and untie the
buttons from her blouse.
 In the case of a cardiac arrest, vital
functions (breathing and pulse) should be
checked.
 If you do not feel anything, you should immediately start cardiac massage or
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation:
 Put both palms on the patient's sternum and press, holding out his arms.
 You must press down the sternum at least 4 cm, with a frequency of at least 100
compressions per minute.
 Maintains a regular rhythm, with as few interruptions as possible.
 Mouth-to-mouth breathing should only be used by people who know this
technique. Otherwise, it is not useful.
 If you have an external automatic defibrillator available, use it to restart your
heart activity. You do not need a special training to use this device. Defibrillators
are easy to use, and the instructions are attached.
 The faster you provide first aid in cardiac emergencies, the greater the chances of
a positive outcome. In the case of the cardio-respiratory stop, a quick reaction is
even more necessary.

With each passing minute, the chance of survival decreases by 10%, so that, after 10
minutes, it reaches 0. If the people around the patient do nothing and just wait for the
rescue, the risk of a tragic ending goes up to 95%.

Always be prepared to provide first aid in cardiac emergencies!

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I was last night at a first aid course where an instructor taught me the basics
that could help me save someone's life someday. It's one of the best things I've
ever learned. And decided to share with you all my notes and knowledges.
I'm not saying I'm a specialist now and that I could save a person at any time. But,
as the instructor said, in such situations, when it comes to a man's life, any extra
chance matters. By 1% if you increase one's chances of survival because you know
how to do a proper resuscitation maneuver or because you turn it correctly on
one side and it does not drown in your own blood and it can be the difference
between life and death. Every second matters, any intervention.
The first lesson I learned about is about cardiac emergencies, types and what to
do in case someone around you , known or not , experience such an awful
situation.
First let’s decide : Cardiac emergencies are a probability or not in our routine
days ?!
These aren't subtle warning signs.
No, far from it.
In fact, they’re downright terrifying.
If you’re at all worried about not knowing how to give the first aid on cardiac
emergencies, you MUST read this : LINK
When you are told what you can do to save someone and understand how fragile
human life is, you understand and fool the fake calls to 112. 75% of the calls are
farces, ambulances or firefighters are sent by tomorrow to destinations where
there is no need. of them, instead of getting to real cases.

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