This podcast’s mission is to bring cardiopulmonary topics to the forefront of conversation, but Dr. Burriesci did not need much help with this topic as people around the country have found themselves glued to the tv waiting for updates on  Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills player who went into sudden cardiac arrest. Everyone wants to know exactly what happened to send the 24-year-old into this scary moment. After staff performed CPR on the field in front of his family, fellow players and fans we were all shocked. There were words like “commotio cordis,” “myocardial infarction” and “cardiac arrest” being thrown around, but what does that mean and how can a bystander help in these sudden moments of panic? 

Dr. Burriesci helps define the differences between cardiac arrest and myocardial infarction and brings to light the frequency of these episodes in the community.  She describes how cardiac arrest occurs and potential causes of this type of event.   She brings to light the things we can do in those moments to better our patient/family member/friend’s odds of survival, including the importance of BLS (basic life support) as a community member, activating emergency response system, locating AEDs in the community and apps that can help with CPR.  

In This Episode:

• Defining differences between myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest
• Incidence and survival rate of outside-hospital cardiac arrest 
• Incidence and survival rate of in-hospital cardiac arrest 
• Heart conditions:  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart failure, commotio cordis 
• Importance of timing in the initiation of high-quality CPR and emergency response systems
• BLS
• AED usage and location

Transcript: https://www.allthingscardiopulm.com/transcript-ep-6

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