Sunday, August 9, 2009

Heart Attack - Initial Treatment

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The first goal is to minimize the damage by restoring blood flow to the heart and to determine the extent of damage, the heart of the network. It is important that your doctor immediately if you suspect a heart attack. Wide research in 20 years or more has shown that immediate treatment is to minimize the damage caused by heart attack and increase the possibility of life.

Development of irregular heart heart rhythms (arrhythmia) or stop beating (cardiac arrest) during a heart attack. When the heart does not pump blood through the body, brain damage and death can occur within minutes.

Flight ambulance personnel to assess the situation quickly and lead electrocardiogram (ECG) to measure the electrical activity of the heart. If the patient is in cardiac arrest or heart rhythm disturbance called a defibrillator device can be used to "shock" of a normal heart rhythm.

Flight ambulance personnel for the management and treatment of drugs that help blood clot and open coronararterierne blocks blood flow to the heart back to normal. If treatment is started 1 hour, the symptoms in less than in May, will cause irreparable damage.

Even before the coming emergency personnel kardiopulmonal resuscitation (CPR) that can be done if the patient's heartbeat and can not be observers. CPR is a combination of breathing and chest compressions. The goal of CPR automated external defibrillators available in some public places (eg airports, shopping malls, large office buildings). Defibrillators for home use are available without a prescription. Recently in the past have shown that the process of resuscitation cardiocerebral to help improve results for patients who have experienced heart attack outside the hospital. Cardiocerebral resuscitation, emergency treatment, personal breast for about 2 minutes (200 compression), CPR and defibrillator use in a normal shock and, if necessary.

If the patient is in cardiac arrest, this procedure is repeated 3 times. Resuscitation May Cardiocerebral administration epinephrine (a drug-design of the blood vessels), as soon as possible, but each round of 200 chest compressions.

Research has shown that cooling the body temperature between 89.6 ° C 93.2 ° F and can help prevent brain damage in patients with cardiac arrest who survived more than a few minutes. This treatment, known as mild hypothermia therapy started as soon as possible after the patient has and will continue to increase until 12:24. Cooling blankets, ice bags, fuel, and the vein (IV) solution that can be used for the patient's body temperature.



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