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Cardiac Arrest
Emergency Medicine · Cardiovascular
Severe
Severity
Common — a leading cause of sudden death, affecting hundreds of thousands annually
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Emergency Medicine
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 2involving chest compressions and rescue breaths
- 3is essential to maintain some blood flow to vital organs until definitive treatment can be provided. Defibrillation
- 4delivering an electric shock to the heart using an automated external defibrillator
- 5is used to restore a normal heart rhythm when the underlying rhythm is shockable. Following successful resuscitation
- 6patients require intensive care
- 7treatment of the underlying cause such as a blocked coronary artery
- 8and sometimes implantation of a defibrillator device to prevent future episodes.
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