11 Dec Importance of early bystander CPR in successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest
There is often confusion about the difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack. There is a large difference, including that cardiac arrest may be caused by a heart attack. Cardiac arrest is an abrupt cessation of pump function in the heart; prompt intervention can usually reverse a cardiac arrest, but without intervention, it will almost always lead to death. Heart attacks, while serious, often do not lead directly to death quickly. Cardiac arrest, in some cases, is an expected outcome...