Are a heart attack and cardiac arrest really the same sort of situation?!


Question: Are a heart attack and cardiac arrest really the same sort of situation!?
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Good question! No, Cardiac Arrest is CAUSED by a heart attack!.!.!.here's a link, is very simple and you can read for yourself!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Cardiac_arr!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

No they are not!. A heart attack is where part of the heart goes without oxygen due to loss of blood flow because of blockage in one of the five main coronary [heart] arteries!. This results in part of the heart muscle being damaged or even dying!. The amount of muscle damage can be small and barely noticed to large enough to cause debilitation or even lethal cardiac rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation or asystole [flatline]!. This damage can be reversed if caught soon enough by having a coronary artery bypass graft [CABG], medications to blow the blockage open, the placements of STENTs which open blocked arteries or by use of a balloon inserted into the arteries during a heart cath which roto-rooters the vessels open[angioplasty]!.If caught in time the heart damage can be minimal!.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart no longer pumps blood because of damage that has occurred to it for what ever reason!. This damage causes the heart to lose it's ability to have a "pumping/squeezing action" which produces a pulse and blood circulation!.If this occurs the body has 4-6 minutes from time blood quits circulating before brain damage begins, and after 10 minutes brain damage becomes permenant with the likely hood of restarting the heart diminishing rapidly!. That is why it is important for everyone to know how to do CPR and the warning signs of heart attack because the quicker the recognition of the problem the sooner help can be sought saving heart muscle!.
For more info contact your local chapter of The American Heart Association or tThe American Red Cross to learn more!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

nooo!.!.!.

heart attack = rapid beating

cardiac arrest = stopping of the heartWww@Enter-QA@Com



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