Question 1

how effective is atropine for treating cardiac arrest?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac arrest: Atropine is not used for cardiac arrest. About the only effective drug in cardiac arrest is epinephrine. Once cardiac rhythm other than vfib or pulseless electronic activity occurs we then can try other drugs depending on what's present but at that point the arrest has converted to another pathologic state

Question 2

why atropine is no longer recommended for the treatment of cardiac arrest in adults?

Accepted Answer

Not useful: Atropine is used in treating low heart rates. It  is usually not helpful in cardiac arrest unless the shocked rhythm returns as a bradycardia with loe blood pressure.

Question 3

is cardiac arrest a painful way to go?

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Maybe: If cardiac arrest is the result of infarction the angina associated with the event can be painful.  If cardiac arrest is due to an arrhythmia you might pass out before noticing what even happened.  In between these two extremes there is a huge range of symptoms.

Question 4

recomedition for a cardiac arrest diet?

Accepted Answer

Avoid arrest: American heart assn. Has recommendations:
diet is part of avoiding risk, 
non smoking
blood pressure control
lipids control
regular cardiovascular exercize.

Question 5

question: what is cardiac arrest really?

Accepted Answer

Heart stoppage: A cardiac arrest literally translates to heart stop.  Ultimately this means that heart's main function to pump blood to vital organs has abruptly halted.  The heart may fail to pump when the electrical impulse which signals the heart muscle when to pump becomes too fast, too slow, or even if normal in the event that the muscle is unresponsive to the current.

Question 6

describe the features of cardiac arrest.?

Accepted Answer

Heart stops: Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating effectively.  The heart actually ceases to beat or the heart has other electrical rhythm disturbances in which the heat no longer can work as a pump. Because of the lack of blood flow to the brain, patients become comatose, and stop breathing. Unless the condition is reversed quickly, death follows. CPR can provide some protection until help arrives.

Question 7

what are symptoms or signs of cardiac arrest?

Accepted Answer

Heart disease: A cardiac arrest patient will rapidly lose consciousness, no pulse, no audible heart tones, no response to stimuli, the patient will also rapidly lose spontaneous respiration.

Question 8

is it possible to have cardiac arrest & lived?

Accepted Answer

Yes......: During a cardiac arrest, the heart stops contracting so that there is no blood being circulated to the organs. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is performed to restore contractility. If successful, the person survives. The longer it takes to "re-start" the heart, the more likely there will be residual effects, like brain injury due to decreased oxygen to the brain during the arrest.

Question 9

is having a cardiac arrest a painful way to die?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly.: It's more like a fainting spell without recovery.

Question 10

how to tell if these are signs of cardiac arrest?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac arrest: Cardiac arrest means the heart stops.   Unfortunately, cardiac arrest is too often the first "symptom" of coronary artery disease.   Think James Gandolfini, for example.

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