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Cardiac arrest, also known as Sudden Cardiac Arrest, is when the heart stops beating suddenly. The lack of blood flow to the brain and other organs can cause a person to lose consciousness, become disabled or die if not treated immediately.
The terms ‘heart attack’ and ‘cardiac arrest’ are often used interchangeably, but these are two different heart conditions.
A heart attack occurs when there is a blockage in the arteries that stops blood flow in the heart. Due to the lack of blood and oxygen flowing in the heart, the heart muscle tissue will become damaged. Heart attacks can increase the risk for cardiac arrest because heart attacks can alter electrical signals in the heart.
CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest.
If someone experiences cardiac arrest, they need immediate treatment to increase the flow of oxygen-rich blood to their organs. CPR is the compression over the chest to manually pump a patients heart. Rescue breaths are preformed to provide oxygen to the body.
During CPR, proper hand placement on the lower half of the sternum is crucial. Placing hands over the sternum ensures effective chest compressions directly above the heart, optimizing blood circulation throughout the body.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the overall survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is around 10%. However, survival rates can be improved if bystander CPR is started immediately. Studies have shown that bystander CPR increases the chances of survival for someone experiencing cardiac arrest. In fact, the AHA reports that survival rates increases to 40% or higher when bystander CPR is performed promptly. The surival rate is between 24% and 40% for those that happen in the hospital, according to the report published online in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
CPR is preformed between 100 - 120 beats per minute. Famously Staying Alive by the Bee Gees is the same beat. A large list of songs with the correct BPM can be found here
The American Red Cross gives the following list of steps to asses if CPR is needed and how to preform:
1 CHECK the scene for safety, form an initial impression and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
2 If the person appears unresponsive, CHECK for responsiveness, breathing, life-threatening bleeding or other life-threatening conditions using shout-tap-shout
3 If the person does not respond and is not breathing or only gasping, CALL 9-1-1 and get equipment, or tell someone to do so
4 Kneel beside the person. Place the person on their back on a firm, flat surface
5 The American Red Cross CPR guidelines recommend 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute, 30 at a time. Remember these five points:
Hand position: Two hands centered on the chest
Body position: Shoulders directly over hands; elbows locked
Compression depth: At least 2 inches
Rate of compressions: 100 to 120 per minute
Allow chest to return to normal position after each compression
6
Give 2 breaths
Open the airway to a past-neutral position using the head-tilt/chin-lift technique Pinch the nose shut, take a normal breath, and make complete seal over the person’s mouth with your mouth. Ensure each breath lasts about 1 second and makes the chest rise; allow air to exit before giving the next breath Note: If the 1st breath does not cause the chest to rise, retilt the head and ensure a proper seal before giving the 2nd breath If the 2nd breath does not make the chest rise, an object may be blocking the airway
7 Continue giving sets of 30 chest compressions and 2 breaths. Use an AED as soon as one is available! Minimize interruptions to chest compressions to less than 10 seconds.
Sources:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/cardiac-arrest
https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/cpr-facts-and-stats
https://www.mycprcertificationonline.com/blog/cpr-success-rate
Instructional images from the AHS Basic Life Support Manual (2020)
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So this isnt super trans related but it's been like 10 months on estrogen and in some ways I actually feel stronger. I started climbing and can now deadlift like 300 pounds somewhat easily, something I couldn't do while on testosterone (I also didn't climb though). My bench press has barely suffered, I used to bench like 85 pounds dumbbells for 5, I can do 70 pound dumbbells for 8 reps... My squat is steadily rising also. Idk lol I'm a bit surprised honestly
It took about 8 and a half months, but my left boob now fills out an A cup
there's still an awkward pocket of air on the right side thoughdreams, drugs, and suicide mention
Had an awful vivid nightmare last night. I was back in college and staying late on campus for some lab thing when news broke that the US and China declared war on each other and that nuclear strikes were on their way. I sprinted home and was trying to get my car to start so I could go find my sister but it wouldn’t start. I then just kind of wandered out into the streets and found this old man standing by himself. We had a brief conversation and I gave him a hug then the nukes fell. It all felt so real and I like accepted my mortality and that this was the end
Not this exact dream but this scenario of nuclear war is a reoccurring nightmare for me and it all ways feels so vivid and real. I have a couple other really bad vivid reoccurring ones like one where I kill myself and another where I’m attacked and eaten by roaches.
I’ve heard people say that weed gets rid of dreams but I smoke as often as I have money to do so and I still get awful vivid dreams
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Would it be the end of the world if I waited 2 months for this next one?The first chart mentions to open the airway after beginning chest compressions. This is wrong. It's supposed to be ABC not CAB for a reason. Great, you're tending to someone experiencing cardiac arrest with chest compressions. Oh wait, you didn't open their airway. So while you were attempting to restart their heart, they suffocated and died.
How do you cope with the dysphoria?🥹
Dysphoria and other bad stuff
Yaa idk I'm starting to feel awful and suicidal again. Like I've come pretty far, I seem to pass and be semi-stealth in day-to-day life (though I'm not sure), but dysphoria is still getting to me. I just get constant reminders, like I'll never be able to have kids, dating is a nightmare, I hate being trapped in my disgusting body. Puberty mangled me, and I'll never be able to fix the damage, and I doubt I'll ever find a boyfriend. I have a big urge to start selfharming again.
The thought of being stuck in this body for the rest of my life makes me feel sick, and I often wonder if it's all worth it. Like why suffer through the next many decades like this? I'll never have the life or body I want😞
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I quit dreaming at some point last year. Suppressing nightmares I think.
I started dreaming again recently. And had a very vivid one night before last that was pleasant.
Had an argument with my gf last night, we worked everything out but apparently I had some lingering emotions.
Had a nightmare last night that a very manipulative exgf was hanging out with my current gf. I think some of it's brainworms and doubts. As that was a lot of the narrative manipulative ex was pushing about me.
I need to find a gender therapist. I like my current one but she's cis and treating early transition people isn't her wheelhouse.
A lot of babies and toddlers sleep with their heads down and their butts in the air (it looks very silly), it's the fetal position just not on their sides. I don't have anything in particular to say about it but it does make my soul-ovaries squeeze in joy lol
