🫀Cardiac Arrest VS Heart Attack Part 2️⃣🚰Myocardial infarction (MI) 🚰Think of plumbing issues, there is a CLOGGED pipe, blood flow is blocked to getting to the heart! These patients often require cardiac catheterization with/without stent placement, may require bypass (CABG), and thrombolytic therapy. These interventions depend on the extensivity of blockage and individual patient case ⚡Cardiac arrest⚡Think of a power outage, the lights go out immediately. Same for when the heart stops pumpin

A cardiac arrest is the most extreme emergency and happens when the heart stops pumping in a normal way, preventing blood from circulating around the body. It can happen at anybody at any age, anytime, anywhere. Someone who is having a cardiac arrest will suddenly lose consciousness and will stop breathing normally. There are usually no obvious symptoms or warning signs prior to this happening. Unless immediately treated with CPR and defibrillation, the person will die within minutes. Search ‘ho