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WHAT IS CARDIAC ARREST?
Cardiac arrest (infarctus myocardii) is an irregular heartbeat, which can be characterized with no pulse or ventricular fibrillation. It is characterized by the agonal respiration (wheezing) or a full stop breathing and loss of consciousness. A cardiac arrest that lasts longer than 5-10 minutes can reverse hypoxic brain damage and also drastically reduced chances for reactivation of the heart.
The purpose of basic life support and use of automated external defibrillator is:
– Early recognition and call for emergency medical help
– Early implementation of basic measures for resuscitation (BLS), “buying time”
– Early defibrillation, reactivation of heart
– Early implementation of measures for continuing resuscitation (ALS)
The purpose of basic life support is to start with early resuscitation until a professional team arrives to take over the patient and transport him to an appropriate facility. The main goal is to enable non-medical persons to perform chest compressions (massage of the heart), which is also the main goal of resuscitation, enabling circulation.
Guidelines and recommendations for proper chest compression:
– Place the palms of your hands on the center of your chest
– Place one hand on top of the other
– Cross your fingers
– Chest compression
– Frequency of 100 min-1
Depth of 4-5 cm
– Allow the chest to rise again
– The person doing the compression should be changed every two minutes
