Recently, a female college student of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics ran for more than 200 meters while jogging in a group and fell to the ground. She died after a series of emergency rescue efforts failed. Once the message is sent, it attracts the attention of the whole network.
In recent years, such news is not uncommon. How should ordinary people deal with such situations? In this regard, Chen Chen, member of the Youth Committee of the science popularization branch of the Chinese Medical Association and director of the third ward of the Department of Neurology of the Shanxi cardiovascular hospital, said that the incidence rate of sudden death is very high in the world, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be popularized and AEDs (external defibrillators) should be installed in public places.
What is sudden death?
The definition of the World Health Organization: Sudden death refers to the sudden death of a patient who is normally healthy, or appears to be healthy, due to natural causes in an unexpected short time.
Chen Chen said that sudden death is mainly divided into cardiogenic, pulmonary, and braingenic. Sudden death is not without signs. When patients with certain basic heart diseases, combined with overwork, long stay up late, and various stress states such as great joy and great sorrow, sudden death may be induced.
How to rescue in case of sudden death?
Chen Chen said that the golden time for emergency treatment of sudden death is 4 minutes, during which cardiopulmonary resuscitation is carried out in time and effective measures are taken, and about half of the people can be saved. In addition to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency methods, the effective use of AED can also save sudden death patients.
"As a member of the popularization of science of the Chinese Medical Association, I have always told you that each of us must master and learn the first aid knowledge and operation related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, as well as the correct use of AED external defibrillator. In case of an emergency, we can give timely help to the people around us to help save precious lives." It is understood that the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in China is on the rise. Chen Chen said that it is urgent to conduct standardized training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the public.
It is worth noting that sudden cardiac death is not only common in patients with various cardiovascular diseases, but also may occur in seemingly "healthy" ordinary people. Therefore, people with family history of sudden death, patients with coronary heart disease and patients with heart failure need to focus on the prevention of sudden cardiac death.
In addition, Chen Chen suggested that adults should be checked regularly whether they have a history of disease or not. For patients with coronary heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or genetic diseases, especially high-risk groups with a family history of sudden death, they must regularly receive coronary artery CT, myocardial radionuclide scanning, dynamic electrocardiogram and other targeted tests, so as to find high-risk triggers as early as possible through more professional means.
