Surviving cardiac arrest : Pray for a competent bystander with hands of the God !
An event that happened recently that shook my country’s collective conscience .It was, loss of hugely popular and beloved President of India , Dr Abdul Kalam on 27-07-2015. He was 84.Death came in a most dramatic way when he fell down midway during his lecture to students of Indian institute of management ,Shillong in the state of Megalaya.
Indian President Kalam addressing the students snapped moments before he dropped down dead due to cardiac arrest
What is the implication of this VVIP’s death for cardiac Academic ?
I believe , there is lot .The presumed cause of death was cardiac arrest . As we know , it must have been an instant electrical death as the local medical personnel couldn’t revive him after an Initial CPR and later shifting him to state of the art facility . The ex-president was known to have a good health record and the heart should have been normal until prior to the cardiac arrest.
Now coming to the key question what is the chances of survival of cardiac arrest ?
While there have been many survivors of cardiac arrest within hospital premises and coronary care units . . . still , life cannot be guaranteed even if prompt CPR is initiated .
It’s the height of Heisenberg irony, some lives can be saved even when cardiac arrest happens out of hospital , while it’s also a fact deaths due to cardiac arrest happen right inside the cath lab where all emergency strategies are in place .
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Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: cardio pulmonary resucitation cpr bystander vs ems Source Type: blogs
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