People generally interpret cardiac arrest and heart attack as the same thing. But both medical conditions are different from each other. However, heart attack can lead to cardiac arrest.
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac arrest is known to be more dangerous than heart attack, because there is no symptoms that help you identify this disease. In case of cardiac arrest, the heart stops functioning or beating completely. Immediate first-aid treatment can save the patient’s life. However, the best option to revive a patient is electrical shock which needs to be provided immediately once cardiac arrest occurs. A question can come in everyone’s mind that how does a heart beat? Electrical impulses cause heart beating. There may be two reasons of cardiac arrest – generation of more than 300 impulses per minute or no electrical impulses. If a patient’s heart gets more than 300 impulses, he or she can be treated with an electrical shock to save his or her life. In case of no electrical impulses, doctors use certain types of medicines and a temporary pacemaker to continue normal beating.
Heart Attack
Heart attack happens when the flow of blood which carries oxygen and nutrition to the different parts of the heart gets halted due to an obstruction in the artery. Cardiac arrest doesn’t give any warning sign, but heart attack can show its symptoms that slowly increase and continue for long time.
However there is no warning signs before cardiac arrest occurs, but it may be identified once it happens
- If a patient falls down suddenly or lose his consciousness due to insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain
- Absence of pulse or no breathing symptoms
Unlike cardiac arrest heart attack can be identified before it happens
- Severe chest pain
- Breathing problem
- A patient feels sickness while vomiting
- When a patient start sweating
- Suffering headache along with jawpain
How one can be prevented from a cardiac arrest?
In case of a cardiac arrest, one can’t express or tell his problem which makes the situation worst. So in order to avoid or reduce the risks of having this type of trouble, one can remember the following points:
- To avoid a cardiac arrest one should have a balanced and nutritious diet
- High amounts of Alcohol consumption should be avoided
- One should stop smoking as it increases the risk of cardiac arrest
- One should work physically to have proper heart functioning
How can one save himself from a heart attack?
However it is very difficult to know when heart attack will happen, you can follow some tips to avoid the risk of heart attack.
- Regular exercise or physical activity is required to make your heart fit
- You should avoid excessive oil-reach food to manage your cholesterol level.
- Intake of alcohol should be reduced as it can be one of the common causes of heart attack
- Over-weight can also cause heart problem. So you should keep your weight under check.
- Consume heart-healthy diet
To know more about cardiac arrest and heart attack, you should contact an expert.
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