Diabetics have up to four times the normal chances of Dying of a heart attack as the general public.
Each year sudden cardiac arrest (heart attack) strikes approximately 340,000 people in the United States.
If it happens to you, (or others) likely you will have no warning. Fewer than 5% survive, usually because emergency medical services can not get to you in time.
Cardiac arrest is reversible in most victims if it's treated within a few minutes.
Electrical devices that shocked the heart were discovered to turn an abnormally rapid rhythm into a normal one. (DC Defibrillator) Recently it has became clear that cardiac arrest could be reversed outside a hospital with teams trained to give CPR and defibrillate..
Immediate treatment is essential to survival of cardiac arrest.
Any help until emergency medical services arrive are crucial to survival odds. Which CPR technique used in an emergency can also mean Life Or Death, for anyone suffering a heart attack.
You should know this, your family should know this, and your fellow employees, work buddies should know about CPR.
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Also learn about and understand there are Heart defibrillators now stocked in many public places for such emergencies that can mean life or death for someone, experiencing a sudden heart attack. Usually, someone in the location will know how to use or instructions will be readily available with the machine. Many public places are now stocking Heart defibrillators and it may be worth your time learning where they are located in your local area. These applied timely can also be the difference between life and death, for others and yourself, but those around you must also know about them.
Please research and ask around, where in your locality the nearest DC Defibrillators are located.Emergency medical personnel usually carry one but may arrive too late, yet one may be near by, if only someone knew about it.
Summary
- Direct someone to call 911 or make the call yourself
- Position the patient on the floor.
- Place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top.
- Lock your elbows and perform forceful chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute. Lift your hands slightly after each push to allow the chest to recoil.
Above SOURCE: Save Hearts in Arizona Registry and Education
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