The Sun Sentinel shares a new method of preventing brain injuries.
20 years ago, only 1 % of people who experienced a heart attack survived without a brain injury. Today that number has increased to 40 %. So, what’s changed?
The answer is cooling. The American Heart Association recommends dropping body temperature to 90-93 degrees after a heart attack. It may seem a little odd, but this technique has helped countless heart attack patients. Doctors now use emergency cooling treatments which reduce the brain’s need for oxygen and, consequently, reduce the risk of a brain injury. These cooling treatments are typically done with IV fluid.
But, about this new blanket… Well, it’s a cooling blanket which is filled with chilled fluids. The blanket has actually proven to be effective and doctors in South Florida recently began using it to assist heart attack patients.
20 years ago, only 1 % of people who experienced a heart attack survived without a brain injury. Today that number has increased to 40 %. So, what’s changed?
The answer is cooling. The American Heart Association recommends dropping body temperature to 90-93 degrees after a heart attack. It may seem a little odd, but this technique has helped countless heart attack patients. Doctors now use emergency cooling treatments which reduce the brain’s need for oxygen and, consequently, reduce the risk of a brain injury. These cooling treatments are typically done with IV fluid.
But, about this new blanket… Well, it’s a cooling blanket which is filled with chilled fluids. The blanket has actually proven to be effective and doctors in South Florida recently began using it to assist heart attack patients.
Follow this link to take a look at how the blanket works.
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