Saturday, November 1, 2008

Zoll AED Plus and Cardiac Arrest

By C Allyn Cutts

A cardiac arrest or Sudden Cardiac Death is often referred to as a heart attack, this is not the case as a heart attack is caused by a blockage in the artery which stops or greatly slows down the blood going to the heart. This makes it impossible for the heart to continue circulating blood as is necessary to sustain life. A cardiac arrest on the other hand occurs when the signals in the brain do not transmit correctly to control the pumping of the heart muscle.

Sudden Cardiac Death takes the lives of over 320,000 people every year in the USA. Arrhythmia or ventricular fibrillation is the most common cause of this condition. The irregular heartbeat interrupts the flow of blood which causes the person to collapse; over seventy percent do not recover from this without immediate intervention to restore proper blood flow. The cardiac arrest ends in death.

It is rarely possible for a person to get transported to the hospital quick enough for their life to be saved. If however, a Zoll AED plus was available and used, this would be a lifesaver. It would provide the immediate help needed to save the person's life when they are suffering from a cardiac arrest.

Many deaths from this particular type of heart problem could be avoided if more homes and business places had a Zoll AED Plus handy to provide immediate treatment for a person suffering from a cardiac arrest. The fact that there is no prior warning to such an attack makes it particularly dangerous as seconds mean the difference between life and death in these cases. This does not leave time for an ambulance to arrive on the scene to give life saving treatment. It is a terrible thing for a person to die when there is an easy solution available to save their life.

If you have a high risk of SCD you should keep a Zoll AED Plus handy at all times. There are certain risk factors associated with this condition such as a family history of heart problems. If you are overweight or have high blood pressure you need to be concerned, these conditions need to be controlled.

See your doctor to have tests which will detect any such problem you may have. If you have family members, friends or neighbors that have heart problems you need to have a Zoll AED Plus around, it can and will save a life. Your office or workplace needs one also; you never know when a tragedy can happen. Knowing you can prevent it may cost a little money but a human life is priceless.

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