A 48-year-old member asked:
is it possible to resuscitate someone who has had a heart attack?
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Dr. Jacques Kpodonu answered
27 years experience Cardiology
Yes: Hopefully having a heart attack should not cause sudden death.
Answered on Aug 15, 2012
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Dr. George Ciechanowski answered
40 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
Yes: The bls and acls interventions really do save many patients with cardiac arrest due to heart attacks.
Answered on Mar 26, 2013
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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered
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That's a hard one.: I am sorry he is so sick. We cannot know from what you tell us much about his odds. Obviously he is dangerously ill. His doctors can discuss his ch ... Read More
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Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
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Highly recommended: The latest science is that in a cardiac arrest in which resuscitation is successful but there is impaired neurological function immediately afterwards ... Read More
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After cardiac arrest: The Drs will gradually re-warm him over the next couple of days. By about 72 hrs we usually start to decrease the meds and try to wake him. A good sig ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
EKGs and Enzymes: You can't fake a heart attack.
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