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SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH Patricia Owen, Ed. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. The only findings at post mortem are fatty liver and a negative or low blood alcohol. This is an under-recognized entity. Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death – over 320,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the United States. Sudden cardiac arrest is the commonest cause of death in the United States, claiming ≈350 000 to 400 000 lives annually. When this happens, blood stops flowing to the brain and other vital organs. If a person goes into VF, blood will cease pumping around their body, they will collapse and go unconscious.
By performing Hands-Only CPR to the beat of the classic disco song “Stayin’ Alive,” you can double or even triple a victim’s chance of survival. The most common cause of a sudden cardiac arrest is a life threatening abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation (VF), which is where the heart quivers rather than pumping. Most people who experience a sudden cardiac arrest due to arrhythmic means fall forward and are therefore found face down. 1,2 The vast majority of SCDs occur in patients with underlying coronary artery disease, with the risk particularly high in patients who have suffered an MI. (1991) pages 21-37 CIRCULATION Vol 65,p.457-464 (1982) CIRCULATION Vol 51,p.606-613 (1975) THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE Vol 82,p.266-274 (1987) THE LANCET Vol 1,p.795-797 (1978) THE PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH J.Kostis&M.Sanders, Editors (1990) pages 1-12 SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH Patricia Owen, Ed.
Sudden and severe cardiac arrest, also referred to as sudden cardiac death, is the sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness.
It will be very painful, but the pain may not prolong for more duration and death may come very soon. Sudden cardiac arrest usually causes death if it's not treated within minutes.
12 Though SCD is rare, its occurrence in athletes who are often young and presumably healthy has a large emotional and social impact on the surrounding community. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the most frequent medical cause of sudden death in athletes, and estimates vary widely based on the population.
Coroner’s post mortems in a typical UK city were studied. To understand sudden cardiac arrest, it helps to understand how the heart works.
Seven out of 1,292 (0.5%) post mortems were deemed to have died of alcohol associated arrhythmic death. Overview. Sudden arrhythmic cardiac death can occur in chronic misusers of alcohol. A recent estimate of SCD incidence ranged from 1 in 40,000 to 1 in 80,000 athletes per year.