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Well, I guess if an ambulance manages to reach you quickly chances increase? I don't know. Anyway, I guess they do increase dramatically if there's a defibrilla
by _pferreir_ 10y ago
Well, I guess if an ambulance manages to reach you quickly chances increase? I don't know. Anyway, I guess they do increase dramatically if there's a defibrillator available, right? At least that's what this suggests:
http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/aed-cpr http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/aed-cpr
- dredmorbius 10y agoVentricular fibrilation, (vfib) "an electrical disorder of the heart", is among the most survivable conditions, if there's a defibrilator available which can be applied within five minutes. The problem is entirely within the heart's signalling, it's not a blockage, obstruction, aneurism, or other blood-vessel defect. And the treatment isn't counterindicated for most other possible similar conditions. Short answer: rapid appropriate response can result in total recovery, but it's very dependent on the underlying etiology.
- fnj 10y agoThe prognosis depends on the circumstances leading to the vfib. If it is a response to a sudden 100% blockage in the left anterior descending coronary artery, that is a widowmaker. No amount of defib will "fix" that until the blockage is cleared, and there is only a window of a very few minutes to clear it by going in surgically, or a hail mary measure to dissolve it fast. If the vfib is "just" a result of chemical imbalance or a less major blockage, the outlook with vfib is much better, and it has even been known to spontaneously self-clear.
- dredmorbius 10y agoAgain: electrical problem, 100% resolvable in virtually all cases. An arterial blockage != an electrical problem.