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Medically-Induced Hypothermia Can Help After A Heart Attack
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When a patient suffers a heart attack, they can experience return of spontaneous circulation through the use of medically-induced hypothermia. This method involves a machine that removes CO2, adds oxygen, and pumps the blood back into the body while the heart and lungs are stopped.
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Medically-induced hypothermia can be used to slow or stop the heart during surgery, and involves cooling the body with ice packs and cold blankets.
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Medically-induced hypothermia can be used to slow or stop the heart during surgery, and involves cooling the body with ice packs and cold blankets. It can be used in conjunction with a machine that removes CO2 and adds oxygen to the blood while the heart is not functioning.
ChapterMedically-Induced Hypothermia Can Help After A Heart Attack
EpisodeSelects: How Therapeutic Hypothermia Works
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Medically induced hypothermia can extend the time between clinical death and true death after a heart attack by helping to restore spontaneous circulation without causing brain damage, increasing the chances of survival.
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Medically induced hypothermia can extend the time between clinical death and true death after a heart attack by helping to restore spontaneous circulation without causing brain damage, increasing the chances of survival. One in ten cardiac arrests that happen outside of the hospital result in full recovery with no brain damage.