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Oxygen saturation level during heart attack?
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Varies: If the heart is still beating and the patients lungs haven't filled with edema, the saturation s can be normal near the heart... But if there is no forward flow from the heart (it is effectively not beating), the lungs rapidly fill with edema, the oxygen in the blood falls, and the patient dies.
Answered 11/18/2018
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Low: Blood circulation is not good during a heart attack which makes it hard for air exchange.
Answered 12/29/2022
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