Coronavirus has created a “perfect storm” for cardiac death

More people are suffering from cardiac arrest because the Covid-19 virus attacks the heart and lungs. stage During lockdown, some may enter the hospital environment.

In addition to this, there is “firm evidence” that the fear of getting the virus from mouth-to-mouth breathing has reduced the number of people performing bystander CPR.

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Dr. Andrew Rocky, head of the British Resuscitation Council and consultant for emergency medicine, said that in addition to these factors, lockdown could be a tragedy, increasing the risk of living alone in a cardiac arrest at home. There is.

A major study is underway to confirm the extent of bystander CPR decline by Dr. Rocky’s warning, Scotland “May be canceled” through national initiatives and school lessons.

He said: “We saw an increasing number of people having out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

“Some potential explanations for that. One is that, as Covid attacks the heart and lungs, sadly an increasing number of people succumb to Covid.

“Consistent evidence comes from journals from other countries, not only from China and the United States, but also from the closest Paris, which show a clear trend for increased cardiac arrest and decreased survival.

“But especially in the early days of lockdown, the number of people who are willing to go for care such as a heart attack has declined.

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“It’s raised the level. But, unfortunately, not only does it increase the number of cardiac arrests, but it also reduces the CPR rate for bystanders.

“There is strong evidence for this. It’s a perfect storm.

“It’s a tragedy because most cardiac arrests happen at home.

“Otherwise, they were out and realized they might have been arrested for work.”

The council has attached new guidelines for post-pandemic CPR along with a video that advises not to speak mouth-to-mouth but instead focus on chest compressions.

It is also advisable to put a cloth or towel loosely on the victim’s mouth and nose to reduce the risk of infection.

Dr. Lockey said: Only compress-this has been found to be effective.

“We are conducting a YouGov survey to look at attitudes and see if people are more afraid to do CPR.

“It’s a tragedy, as we certainly have made a quantum leap in terms of CPR rates over the past decade, including the Restart a Heart initiative.

“Scottish lifesaving operations are a tremendous undertaking. It’s at risk of understanding everything.

“The guidance provided in the animation shows how to continue to do CPR in an emergency, but be aware of Covid-19

CPR is safer for both bystanders and people in cardiac arrest. ”

Barbara Cobson, a senior heart nurse at the British Heart Foundation, adds:

“Hands-only CPR can buy significant time to arrive for emergency services.”

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In April, a leading cardiologist in western Scotland warned that patients with heart disease were sick and sick because they were avoiding hospitals. Coronavirus Outbreak.

Professor Hany Eteiba, a cardiologist and deputy dean at Clinbank’s Golden Jubilee Hospital, said some patients would be hospitalized “much later than planned.”

The numbers also show that the number of people with serious heart problems at Scottish hospitals halved in the first month of the blockade.

A 40% reduction in the number of people diagnosed with a heart attack at the Dumfries Royal Clinic was also seen in a study published in The Journal Open Heart.

The researchers found that there were 18 chest pain hospitalizations at the DRI between March 21 and April 20.

This was 40 between January 21 and February 20 and 35 in the four weeks prior to the lockdown.

Heart attack hospitalizations were also reduced from 30 in each of the four-week periods before lockdown to 18 in the first month after the restrictions were imposed.

To see the new CPR video for Resuscitation Council UK, please visit resus.org.uk / watch.