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Treatment for a Heart
Attack
First aid
First aid treatment of cardiac arrest varies from country to
country, but the general principles of the guidelines in all locales
are to summon help (in the form of an ambulance) and then begin CPR.
Other prehospital care
In many situations in the UK and USA, lay people are trained in the
use of an automated external defibrillator, which analyzes the heart
rhythm and delivers a controlled electric shock to the heart if
indicated.
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Jurisdictions are beginning to purchase automated CPR machines, such
as AutoPulse, to assist first responders. Such machines are proving
superior in cardiac arrest support over manual CPR, providing for
greater circulation and, thus, lower rates of morbidity and mortality
when used in a timely fashion. The ASPIRE Trial - a multicenter
investigational trial of the AutoPulse - published its results and
stated that the AutoPulse resulted in worse neurological outcome than
manual compression CPR.
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Hospital treatment
Treatment within a hospital usually follows advanced life support
protocols. Depending on the diagnosis, various treatments are offered,
ranging from defibrillation (for ventricular fibrillation or
ventricular tachycardia) to surgery (for cardiac arrest which can be
reversed by surgery - see causes of arrest, above) to medication (for asystole and PEA). All will include CPR.
Peri-arrest period
The period (either before or after) surrounding a cardiac arrest is
known as the peri-arrest period. During this period the patient is in
a highly unstable condition and must be constantly monitered in order
to halt the progression or repeat of a full cardiac arrest. The
preventative treatment used during the peri-arrest period depends on
the causes of the impending arrest and the likelihood such an event
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Sources: Wikipedia, FCIC, SEC and other public sources.
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