What Really Happens in the 10 Minutes After Your Heart Stops?
Imagine your'e walking down the street.
All is good and normal.
Then...
Your chest starts bumping hard...
Bu-bum...
Bu-BuM.......
BU-BUM.........
No warning,
No pain,
Just complete,
utter,
Silence.
You thankfully aren't dead yet.
But the biggest race, IN ALL OF MEDICINE, has just begun.
Every. Second. Matters.
Then...
0-10 Seconds
What happens now?
Heart stops.
Blood pressure crashes.
The brain loses its blood supply.
Vision begins fading.
Some people collapse instantly.
Others remain conscious for a few seconds.
10-60 Seconds
The breath of life.
Now oxygen becomes the problem.
The brain stores almost no oxygen.
Without blood...
brain cells immediately begin struggling.
Breathing often becomes abnormal.
Sometimes people gasp.
That gasping and the intervals of breath are what can be identified as aganol breathing.
1-4 Minutes
The Danger Zone
Now we're entering the danger zone.
Brain injury begins.
CPR becomes incredibly important.
It's not restarting the heart....
It's buying time.
That's a misconception many people have.
We need a certain shock for that.
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4–10 Minutes
The loss of mind.
Now permanent brain damage becomes increasingly likely.
Unless...
Someone starts CPR.
Or...
An AED shocks the heart.
At this point the lower chambers of the heart quiver rather than pump blood as they should, a sudden collapse is evident, followed by loss of consciousness, and a lack of blood flow.
Now even the milliseconds count towards death.
The Miracle Machine
AED.
AEDs.
Most people think
"Doctors save lives."
No.
Often...
A stranger with an AED saves the life before doctors even arrive.
It's a powerful notion.
When using an AED, abide by all vocal steps given by machine, clear on electrical shock, and at all other times offer chest compressions to the patient, until certified medical help arrives.
So, Now What?
How can you beat the cardiac of time?
The heart may stop in an instant.
But survival is determined by what happens over the next ten minutes.
Every second matters.
Every compression matters.
Every shock matters.
Because those ten minutes can be the difference between life and death.The heart may stop in an instant.
But survival is determined by what happens during the next ten minutes.
Every second matters.
Every chest compression matters.
Every shock from an AED matters.
Because those ten minutes can mean the difference between life...
and a second chance.
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