Woman Collapses Due To Heart Problem

micMares · #31 ● 02-04-2010, 08:45 AM

Intoxication.

Laniebell · #32 ● 02-04-2010, 09:51 AM

I have seen a lot of pictures with foam. What exactly causes that to happen when you die, anyone know?

Foam may be present in a variety of deaths such as electrocution, epilepsy and in certain poisonings such as morphine, cocaine, barbiturates and organophosphate poisoning.

It is also seen in certain natural diseases, where the lungs get full of water (edema of the lungs). One of these natural diseases is heart failure. Edema of the lungs is very commonly seen in chronic heart failure patients, and this causes the froth to appear at the mouth.

Hope this answers your question adequately!

Lanie <~~~ NOT a doctor, but a long time EMT

Earthbound Misfit · #33 ● 02-04-2010, 01:23 PM

That always happens when you use too much detergent.

catalyzt · #34 ● 02-04-2010, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by enter_text ↗

Man, this is the only time i'd be no good in a crisis involving strangers. I'd have no problems giving her heart massage, or scooping out the goop to clear up her airways some, but i'd balk at giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.. be fkd if i could bring myself to put my mouth anywhere near that. I'd have to wait for an ambulance to arrive.. and, unfortunately, that time would probably be the difference between life and death. :\

i just got cpr certified
they no longer require you to breath in
cuz they finally figured out that blowing carbon monoxide into a person's lungs doesnt actually keep them alive
the heart massage does tho and it creates a vacuum

Brazilusa · #35 ● 02-04-2010, 02:14 PM

nasty

juancarlos331 · #36 ● 02-04-2010, 07:50 PM

RABIES!!!! :D

jenna_live · #37 ● 02-04-2010, 09:23 PM

the foam comes from having air in the lungs

BAMitsSam · #38 ● 02-04-2010, 09:25 PM

Rabies.

iceshark4 · #39 ● 02-04-2010, 09:29 PM

It wasn't a heart problem, it was rabies. Sheesh...

Weatherly · #40 ● 02-04-2010, 10:20 PM

Could have been CHF and she is aspirating out the fluid in her lungs.
Oh and fun fact, you only need to breathe in 21% oxygen. That's what we breathe in normally in our "air". When we exhale we exhale enough O2 to restart the circulatory system with compressions. Honestly using a bag valve mask is the best, but there are portable masks you can buy the have a tube on the side that doesn't allow blow back or vomit to come up into your mouth. Just adding some nerdy health care info.

Woman Collapses Due To Heart Problem

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