Cardiopulmonary arrest is a heart disease that includes two diseases, one is cardiac arrest and another is respiratory arrest.

Respiratory arrest is disturbance in normal function of lungs. Result of respiratory arrest is paralysis of the lungs diaphragm, collapse of the lung or any number of respiratory failures. Respiratory arrest is a very emergency condition and related to cardiac arrest.

Cardiac arrest is disturbance in normal blood circulation. Result of cardiac arrest is any ventricular of heart becomes fail during systole process. Ventricular failure leads to cells death in absense of lack oxygen and blood.


Causes of Cardiopulmonary arrest :

There are 8 causes that may leads cardiopulmonary arrest. All 8 causes may divide into 2 categories 4 Ts and 4 Hs.

4 Hs are Hypoxia, Hypovolemia, Hypo/Hyper-metabolic disorders, Hypothermia. Hypoxia means deficiency of oxygen rich blood to the heart, brain and other organs.
Hypovolemia means deficiency in circulation process of body fluids and it may possible because of blood lose in bleeding. Hypo/Hyper-metabolic disorders means either high or low level of electrolytes like potassium and calcium that circulates in the body. Hypothermia means Low body temperature, 35 or less than 35 degrees Celsius.

4 Ts are Tension pneumothorax , Tamponade (Cardiac), Toxins, Thrombosis. Tension pneumothorax means a rush of air into the pleural cavities. Tamponade means problem in heart beat due to pressure of blood and fluids on pericardium. Toxins means harmful toxins. Thrombosis means blood clots in the heart or lungs .

Diagnosis of cardiopulmonary arrest :

An ECG text easily identify the disease. Following are some symptoms of cardiopulmonary arrest.

Asystole or flatline - the heart is not likely to respond to defibrillation
pulseless electrical activity - is a condition in which heart generates and conducts the electrical impulses those are required to stimulate heart but fails to produce mechanical contraction.
Ventricular fibrillation – deficiency in coordination of the contraction of muscle tissues of chambers of the heart.
Ventricular tachycardia – abnormal heart beat.

Treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest:

First aid treament is very important for cardiopulmonary arrest and that mainly includes CPR. CPR is short term of cardiopulmonary resuscitation that can be explained by 2 steps first is Rescue breathing means inflating the lungs by using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and second one is Chest compression in which we can pump the heart by external cardiac massage.

Hospital treatment will depend on diagnosis and condition of patient. Generally surgery, medication is suggeted to a person but in all cases CPR is must.