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Of late, cardiac arrest has<br />
become a prominent<br />
source of medical<br />
concern across the<br />
world. Globally,<br />
cardiac arrest is a foremost cause of<br />
death as it is annually responsible<br />
for no less than 7 million deaths. It is<br />
important to emphasize that cardiac<br />
arrest differs from heart attack.<br />
Heart attack (also called myocardial<br />
infarction or MI) occurs when the<br />
blood flow that brings oxygen to<br />
the heart is reduced or completely<br />
blocked, resulting in damage or<br />
death of part of the heart muscle.<br />
During a heart attack, a victim may<br />
be conscious and can complain<br />
about symptoms they experience.<br />
The person may be awake and the<br />
heart is still beating.<br />
In contrast, in a sudden<br />
cardiac arrest, there is an electrical<br />
malfunction in the heart that causes<br />
it to suddenly stop beating. The<br />
casualty will abruptly lose awareness.<br />
Sudden cardiac arrest is delicate,<br />
and onlookers will usually notice<br />
what has occurred. Curiously, most<br />
cardiac arrest patients never survive<br />
it. Except, there is the possibility of<br />
Dealing with cardiac arrest<br />
vital intervention, survival chances<br />
are often very minimal. However,<br />
an intervention as simple as chest<br />
compression may be life-saving if<br />
started immediately.<br />
Sudden cardiac arrest symptoms<br />
are instant and severe. It includes<br />
sudden collapse, no pulse, no<br />
breathing and loss of consciousness.<br />
However, other symptoms often pave<br />
the way for sudden cardiac arrest.<br />
These possibly will include fatigue,<br />
fainting, blackouts, dizziness, chest<br />
pain, shortness of breath, weakness,<br />
palpitations or vomiting. A family<br />
history of coronary artery disease,<br />
smoking, high blood pressure, high<br />
blood cholesterol, obesity, diabetes,<br />
a sedentary lifestyle, excessive intake<br />
of alcohol, nutritional imbalance,<br />
such as low potassium or magnesium<br />
levels, using of illegal drugs such as<br />
cocaine, heroin, cannabis etc could<br />
also increase the risk of cardiac arrest.<br />
In Nigeria, the risk of cardiac arrest<br />
is becoming quite alarming. Available<br />
data indicates that most critical cases<br />
in Nigeria’s public health facilities<br />
are heart related. And surprisingly,<br />
the elites and those who engage in<br />
physical sports are becoming more<br />
and more involved in cases of fatal<br />
cardiac arrest. Not too long ago,<br />
the country lost two of her most<br />
industrious sports personalities,<br />
Stephen Keshi and Shuaib Amodu, to<br />
cardiac arrest.<br />
Steps to take in order to reduce the<br />
risk of cardiac arrest include regular<br />
checkups, screening for heart<br />
disease and living a heart-healthy<br />
standard of living such as saying no to<br />
smoking, taking alcohol in moderation<br />
or staying away outright from it, eating<br />
a nutritious balanced diet, getting<br />
involved in regular physical exercise<br />
and a host of others.<br />
Health educators insist that<br />
embracing a healthy lifestyle,<br />
especially in terms of eating habit<br />
could really go a long way in<br />
enhancing a healthy heart. Such<br />
eating habit being prescribed includes<br />
consumption of fat-free or low-fat<br />
dairy products, such as skim milk;<br />
fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, such<br />
as salmon, tuna, trout, about twice a<br />
week. Also, regular intake of fruits such<br />
as apples, bananas, oranges, pears,<br />
and watermelon as well as legumes<br />
such as beans, lentils, chickpeas,<br />
black-eyed peas and vegetables, such<br />
as broccoli, cabbage, and carrots<br />
is highly recommended. Adults in<br />
particular are equally advised to<br />
consciously avoid the consumption of<br />
too much red meat, excessive oily and<br />
salty stuffs, sugary foods, saturated fat,<br />
baked and processed foods.<br />
Perhaps, more importantly is the<br />
fact that Nigerians need to cultivate<br />
the culture of taking out time to rest<br />
and relax regularly. Inasmuch as it is<br />
true that the times are a bit tough, it is<br />
also true that it is only the living that<br />
can actually conquer tough times.<br />
Research has shown that when people<br />
set out time to relax, it sharply reduces<br />
the risk of a wide range of diseases,<br />
including heart disease, hypertension,<br />
colon cancer and diabetes. Relaxation<br />
relieves symptoms of depression and<br />
anxiety, improves mood, and enhances<br />
general psychological well-being.<br />
No doubt, the alarming increase<br />
in cases of heart related deaths calls<br />
for constant public enlightenment<br />
campaigns by all critical stakeholders<br />
in the country’s health sector. Efforts<br />
must be geared towards putting in<br />
place an all inclusive health education<br />
to boost consciousness of the major<br />
risk factors for heart related illness and<br />
also to closely bring to the knowledge<br />
of the citizenry the various causes and<br />
signs of most heart related disease.<br />
In a rapidly digital world that ours<br />
is, ignorance about critical health<br />
matters shouldn’t exits any longer.<br />
Everyone must begin to take deep<br />
interest in all health-related matters.<br />
As people transit from one phase of<br />
life to the others, they must recognize<br />
certain decisive changes in their body<br />
make up and deal decisively with such<br />
as occasion demands. According<br />
to health educators, sudden death<br />
is only a culmination of medical<br />
complications that are left unattended<br />
to over time. It could be a reflection<br />
of ignored symptoms and harmful<br />
habits. A stitch in time, as the adage<br />
goes, saves nine.<br />
Ogunbiyi is of the Lagos State<br />
Ministry of Information & Strategy,<br />
Alausa, Ikeja.<br />
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