Few days ago I heard of someone who slumped suddenly just after addressing a group of people, he was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately he died the next morning.
Why do people slump and die?
When a person slump, two major organs are affected, the heart and the brain. A slump occur as a result of electrical disturbances in the heart, resulting in heart grip (heart arrest) when there is heart arrest there is a temporary stop in the heart function that is the heart stops pumping blood to the body, when there is no blood supply there will be no oxygen supply. When the brain stops getting blood and oxygen a person slumps, in other words, there is sudden fall and immediate loss of consciousness, if there is no immediate action to resuscitate the person death follows.
There are certain conditions that could lead to slumping
- Poorly controlled high blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Heart enlargement
- Hypoglycemia I.e low glucose level
- Heart attack
- Stress build up
- Poor diet
- Electrocution
- Bleeding
What happens when a person slump
There is:
- Sudden fall
- Loss of consciousness
- No pulse
- No respiration
What to do when a person slump
- Call for medical help
- If you can, start a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
To perform a simple CPR; check if the person is breathing, if not: place your hands below the left breast of the person and press down hard and fast, average of 100-120 times per minutes. Keep pressing till the medical emergency team arrives
How to prevent sudden slump
- Regular medical checkup
- Adopt a healthy lifestyle
- proper treatment of any known illness
- Adopt a healthy stress management technique
- Quality rest
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