FACTS
a.) Hypomagnesemia is associated with cardiac arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death and increased mortality in acute myocardial infarction
b.) 800,000 persons/yr in the US
experience acute MI and 213,000 of them die
c.) Almost all heart attacks occur in people who have coronary artery
disease (coronary atherosclerosis)
d.) According to medical studies, 50%
to 75% of people survive their first heart attack 1/2 die w/in 1hr of onset of
symptoms & b4 reaching a hospital
e.) Don’t seek medical care for 2hrs or more after symptom onset
f.) Most wait 12 hours or more
g.) Reperfusion therapy given beyond 12 hours may offer little benefit
e.) Don’t seek medical care for 2hrs or more after symptom onset
f.) Most wait 12 hours or more
g.) Reperfusion therapy given beyond 12 hours may offer little benefit
HEART ATTACK SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
CHEST PAIN
CHEST DISCOMFORT
Accompanied by breathing difficulty, diaphoresis, or a feeling of impending doom
Suspect
a heart attack, call emergency services or go to the nearest hospital emergency
department
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While
waiting for the ambulance, chew 2 baby aspirin or at least half of a regular
aspirin – at least 160mg
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Nitroglycerin
tablets, place one under your tongue
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Take
10 – 25 drops CTMD placed beneath your tongue
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Chest
pain continues in the next 5 mins, take
another dose of CTMD
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After
3 doses of CTMD & still no relief,
immediately call emergency or go to the nearest emergency department
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Cardiac
Arrest
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sudden
blockage of a coronary A.
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may be fatal, but most patients survive it
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Death can occur when the occlusion leads to an
abnormal heartbeat (severe arrhythmia) or death of heart muscle (extensive
myocardial infarction)
Death occurs:
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Heart
stops beating
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No blood flow
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No pulse
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No blood flowing to the brain and other organs
in the body, the person becomes unresponsive and stops breathing normally
CARDIAC ARREST
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First
thing to do is check for responsiveness
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Gently
shake the victim and shout, "Are you OK?"
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No
response to your voice or touch, they are unresponsive
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If
the victim is unresponsive & you are alone, leave the victim &
immediately call emergency
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If
someone is with you, tell him or her to call emergency and then return to help
you.
RESCUE BREATHING
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Check
for normal breathing
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1st
open the airway - Tilt the victim's head back by lifting the chin gently with
one hand, while pushing down on the forehead with the other hand
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Place
your ear to the victim's mouth &
nose
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See,
hear, or feel any signs of normal breathing movement for no > 5–10 secs.
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If
none, you must breathe for the victim
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Keep
the head tilted back, place mouth around the victim's mouth & pinch the
victim's nose shut
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Give
2 slow breaths, make sure that the chest
rises with each breath
CHEST COMPRESSSION
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Heel
of one hand on the center of the chest, right bet. the nipples & the heel
of the other hand on top of the 1st hand
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Lock
elbows & position your shoulders directly above hands
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Press
down on the chest with enough force to move the breastbone down about 2 inches
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Compress
the chest 30x, at a rate of about 100x /min.
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After
30 compressions, stop, open the airway again, & provide the next 2 slow
breaths
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Do
30 chest compressions
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Continue
until an rescue unit arrives
Magnesium
and the Heart
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Dilate
blood vessels
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Prevent spasm in the heart muscle and blood
vessel walls
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Counteract the action of
calcium, which increases spasm
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Help
dissolve blood clots (inhibiting platelet aggregation, promoting fibrinolysis
just like the "clot busters")
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Dramatically lessen the site of reperfusion
injury and prevent arrhythmia
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“Reperfusion injury" happens when blood flow is
rapidly restored to the heart causing
the release of so many free radicals that the heart can be damaged
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Magnesium
act as an antioxidant against the free radicals forming at the site of injury
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Plays a crucial role in
myocardial energy production
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Preserve ischemic myocardial tissue – particularly important early in
the evolution of an AMI, when the heart muscle is being deprived of oxygen and
is in that "twilight zone" between cell recovery and cell death
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For
that benefit to be realized, magnesium has to be given before or during
fibrinolytic therapy
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Mg was most effective, when given during the
first 24 hours