[Susan]

More than likely predisposed to it...... pre existing condtion I would almost say is a definite in a lady of this age to have a heart attack during a speech. Going off her demeanour I can tell she had heightened anxiety. My doctor once told me, "anxiety won't kill you". Well, sorry, that's bullshit.

Anxiety heightens your stress levels also. That's all you need if you have atherosclerosis to put you at a higher risk. You're either on track for a stroke or heart attack. I thought she handled the speech very professionally though, especically towards the end when you could tell she was feeling unwell, until the point she could, unfortunately, not carry on. RIP

[Susan]

Originally Posted by gimlet ↗

I read somewhere that CPR is only useful in a small percentage of heart attacks, I don't know how accurate that is. Of course you have to do CPR anyway...

I thnk it only works if the heart is in full arrest, if it has some sort of abnormal arrythmia going on, even with no pulse, then I'm pretty sure it's a lost cause without a defib.

[Susan]

Originally Posted by JoseQuinones ↗

It's true. Best-case scenario, in a clinical setting with 4 trained CPR performers (two active, two to relieve), only about 11% of CPR outcomes are favorable. Those movies where they shock people back to life are pretty much fiction.

I've done a crapload of CPR in the ER and almost all my patients have died.

A 'crapload'.

Nice to see how you refer to the treament of your patients that passed.

Current research shows 20% survive initial CPR with discharge dropping down to around 10 - 12 per cent - obviously cardiac arrest can cause many problems that will affect the person even after getting their heart working again due to the time they had a lack of oxygen and blood flow.

If bystander CPR is not provided, a sudden cardiac arrest victim's chances of survival fall 7 percent to 10 percent for every minute of delay until defibrillation.

Few attempts at resuscitation are successful if CPR and defibrillation are not provided within minutes of collapse.

I would imagine that time lapse is what causes your percentage outcome.