#heart into cardiac arrest

[starryluminary]

Someone kills a butterfly in another time line and Noah and Cody are the best friend/reality pros duo racing in Ridonculous

[bigfootsmom]

I— huh!??? Oliver??!??? hello!?????

[cough-cpr-is-fake]

“Cough CPR” is misinformation

What is “cough CPR”?

“Cough CPR” is a myth which claims that rhythmic coughing can reduce the impact of a heart attack. It has been circulating for over two decades via email and on social media platforms (Wikipedia, 2023).

Why doesn’t it work?

A heart attack happens when the blood flow to the heart is restricted due to blockage. Cardiac arrest is when your heart stops pumping completely (British Heart Foundation, n.d.).

These definitions alone should demonstrate the problem with “cough CPR”. If you have a heart attack, your heart is still pumping, so you do not need CPR. If you experience cardiac arrest, you will fall unconscious within seconds (Resuscitation Council UK, 2021) and therefore won’t be able to perform “cough CPR”.

In many cases, “cough CPR” could even worsen the problem or prove fatal if coughing is undertaken to the wrong rhythm (Snopes, 2003).

Is “cough CPR” ever useful?

Coughing creates pressure that forces blood to flow to the brain (Cleveland Clinic, 2020).

It may therefore be possible for someone experiencing sudden arrhythmia to maintain consciousness for a few seconds by coughing. However, the patient would already need to be under constant monitoring for the arrhythmia to be detected. It should also only be done at the instruction of a doctor, as a medical professional will still be needed to treat the abnormal heart rhythm (American Heart Association, 2023).

Cases where “cough CPR” has been useful have all been isolated incidents performed in this kind of clinical setting (see Snopes, 2003; UChicago Medicine, 2019; American Heart Association, 2023).

Reference list

American Heart Association. (2023) Cough CPR. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20231204210831/https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cardiac-arrest/emergency-treatment-of-cardiac-arrest/cough-cpr (Accessed: 4 December 2023).

British Heart Foundation. (n.d.) Could something called ‘cough CPR’ save my life? Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20231204210457/https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/ask-the-experts/cough-cpr (Accessed: 4 December 2023).

Cleveland Clinic. (2020) The dangerous truth about cough CPR. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20231204205549/https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-you-cough-away-a-heart-attack (Accessed: 4 December 2023).

Resuscitation Council UK. (2021). Resuscitation Council UK’s statement on cough CPR. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20231204211021/https://www.resus.org.uk/about-us/news-and-events/resuscitation-council-uks-statement-cough-cpr (Accessed: 4 December 2023).

Snopes. (2003). How to survive a heart attack when alone. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20231204214909/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cough-cpr/ (Accessed: 4 December 2023).

UChicago Medicine. (2019) Can coughing stop a heart attack? Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20231204213936/https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/heart-and-vascular-articles/can-coughing-stop-a-heart-attack (Accessed: 4 December 2023).

Wikipedia. (2023) Cough CPR. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20231204211113/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cough_CPR (Accessed: 4 December 2023).

[macgyvermedical]

The Difference Between Heart Attack, Heart Failure, and Cardiac Arrest

I think fiction has done us a huge disservice when they conflate the above, but even my nursing students were kind of on the edge of not understanding this, so we're gonna talk about it here.

Heart Attack: A blockage in the coronary arteries

A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction, is when one of the arteries that supplies the actual muscle of the heart gets blocked by a blood clot. When this happens, the muscle the artery was supplying starts to die. The more muscle impacted, or the longer the heart attack goes untreated, the worse the outcome for the patient.

Symptoms of this are different between men and women:

Treatment for a heart attack usually involves inserting a small tube into the wrist or groin, snaking it up to the blocked artery, and stenting open the blockage, thus returning blood flow to the heart muscle.

Heart Failure: A problem with the heart's ability to pump

Heart failure occurs when the heart is not beating hart enough or well enough to adequately get blood out to the body. This can occur for several reasons. It can be because of damage from a heart attack, because a valve in the heart isn't working right, from poorly functioning electrical system, or from long term exposure to untreated high blood pressure.

The symptoms of heart failure come both from blood collecting "in front" of the heart waiting to get pumped (swelling, shortness of breath, weight gain), and not enough blood getting pumped out to the body (dizziness, fatigue).

Heart failure is treated with medications that make the heart beat more normally and get rid of excess fluid to take workload off the heart. It can also be treated with surgery if the problem is with a valve, or with a pacemaker if the heart is beating too slowly.

Cardiac Arrest: A problem with the heart's electrical system

The heart beats in a synchronized way because it is made of muscle cells that are responsive to electricity. Special cells called pacemaker cells generate small electrical currents, which wash over the heart. When the cells are stimulated with that current, they contract, creating a beat.

Cardiac arrest occurs when that normally organized current becomes disorganized, and lots of cells, not just the pacemaker cells, start making their own currents. This can happen because of a lack of oxygen, too much or too little of particular electrolytes like potassium, an electrical shock, or damage to the muscle from a heart attack.

See below for a comparison between the normal electrical activity of the heart (top) and the disorganized rhythm of ventricular fibrillation:

When the electrical rhythm is disorganized, the heart isn't beating, just quivering, and no blood gets out to the body. This is treated with CPR to keep some blood flowing to vital organs, medications that can stabilize the heart's electrical system, and defibrillation. Defibrillation works by stopping the heart with an overwhelming amount of electricity and letting it restart (hopefully) in a normal rhythm.

If someone has no electrical activity in their heart (known as asystole), defibrillation won't work, but sometimes medication will.

[tangocardiaca]

Meet Asuka. She is a student at very prestigious college. Very hard-working and focus on goal she will put herself to the limit in order to pass exams. Literally. After her last exam and two sleepless nights she passed out. She was rushed to hospital and placed on ER. The EKG leads, that are placed on her, read her heart rhythm Her heart beats very fast and irregulary. Suddenly she went into ventricular tachycardia. 180 beats per minute and no pulse. Doctors rush to save young woman. They perform CPR, chest compressions and breathing through ambu. AED pads are placed on her chest. "Charging to 100 joules. CLEAR!" Button is pushed and Asuka's chest jumps, but heart is still in VTach. "Charge to 200. CLEAR!" Another shock goes through her heart as her chest jumps once again. She came back to normal sinus rhythm, but she must be observed. AED will be prepared if she goes to cardiac arrest once again. This time AI credit goes to @nicklasmuller Thank you very much for suggesting an edit.

[hyunpic]

hyunjin on bubble: baby i hope you live for a long time. please don’t get sick. it’s better if you tell me you are sick. i love you kkami

[pietercardio]

This is a good example of the brutal raping of a Woman's Heart

[cardioboy508]

A request from @tangocardiaca, Android 18 going into cardiac arrest and defibrillated 🫀🫀💗💗

(Original artist: AhngKeut)

[fit-resusboy]

First time getting defibbed at 1 joule, was a RUSH I will say, here’s one angle showing my bpm 🥵

[onlyrainbowshipstbh]

First via his Insta!

[abelmvada]

You might think a massive heart attack would force you to reevaluate your life choices, but what it really does is give you plenty of free time and a heady late night morphine buzz. That - plus having my tablet - equals whatever this is... Did I mention the morphine? Wow, look at all the wires and tubes comin' out of me! I look like a cyborg!

I'm going in for bypass surgery in two days so wish me luck. Inquiries about the availability of abelmvada.tumblr.com and science70.tumblr.com should wait a respectable period of time after that (you vultures!) as I plan on being around for a while yet.

P.S.: Nurses, I love you.

[juaniheart]

new cpr video in my telegram group

[katabay]

wahoo! my uncle had heart surgery (thankfully dodged the open heart surgery bullet) and so far things are looking alright, so I’ll be taking the weekend to just. do stuff. and then get caught up on emails and whatever else starting monday!

[tangocardiaca]

I know nothing about the lore of Toaru Majutsu no Index. It doesn't matter though. Oriana has to be shocked immediately to restore her heart to normal rhythm. Outside she looks like she's okay, but her heart is fibrillating. When shock will come through her heart it will be stopped and then will start beating again. It will not be visible, only her chest will rise. And this is very arousing. Especially with such beauty like Oriana. This time I made it with AI.

[cprdefibs]

this man has a heart condition and collapsed during a fight with his friend inside the emergency room. he went into v-fib and was revived after a shock of defib.

[pietercardio]

She loosened her bra, for it was much to tight around her chest. But the tightness stayed. She had an angina attack, for an hour..... Was this one of her coronary infarctions? Caused by her morbid obesity?For a short time she was unresponsive, but soon regained her breath. Sweating and farting. And as always, she did not want to call medical help, for she did'nt want to be put on a diet. And so it must be, because this way, she is attractive and beautiful. The same evening we went to the buffet restaurant an celebrated her survival.