You can experience a cardiac arrest anywhere, a catastrophic heart condition. It is described as an abrupt loss of awareness, breathing, and cardiac function. If the right steps are not done right away, this situation could be fatal..…CONTINUE READING...CONTINUE READING
According to Medicalnewstoday, heart arrest, and cardiopulmonary infarction are further terms for cardiac arrest.
A heart attack, on the other hand, occurs when the heart’s blood supply is cut off. Breathing, awareness, or heartbeat are all unaffected. But it’s vital to remember that a heart attack can also cause cardiac arrest.
When bathing, showering, or going to the bathroom, you might not feel overly anxious. However, your heart and body can be stressed out by these daily activities. An episode of syncope, a cardiac arrest, a stroke, or even death could result from too much stress. The elderly and people with a history of heart problems are also at higher risk.
Below are reasons why cardiac arrest happens often in the bathroom.
1. Toilet Straining.
8–10% of documented cardiac arrests take place while the victim is using the restroom.
You need to utilise specific muscles in your colon and rectum to have a bowel movement. You’ve probably heard that it’s not a good idea to strain to pass a bowel movement. This is entirely accurate.
2. Changes in Breathing (the Valsalva Maneuver).
If you are straining on the toilet, you are probably performing the Valsalva technique. This breathing technique is sometimes employed to treat unnaturally rapid heartbeats. When trying to have a bowel movement, it should not be utilised.
According to another study that looked at patients in a hospital setting, cardiac arrests frequently occur in restrooms because of “greater emphasis on early mobility, constipation, or drugs such as opiates.” Opiates are a class of drugs used to treat pain. Constipation is a known side effect from them.
4. Bathing and showering.
Showering in water that’s either too cold (water temperature below 70°F) or too hot (water temperature above 112°F) can quickly impact your heart rate. As your body temperature rapidly adjusts in the shower, it may put stress on your arteries and capillaries.
There isn’t a lot of good data on how often sudden cardiac arrests happen in the shower. However, it makes sense that this setting would be more common for cardiac arrest than others due to the stress it can put on your vascular system.
Bathing in water that’s above your shoulders (and/or that’s significantly warmer than room temperature) may pose additional risks for people who have preexisting cardiovascular conditions, such as high blood pressure or heart disease.
5. Drugs and medication.
An overdose of medication can lead to sudden cardiac arrest in some cases. If you keep your medicine in the bathroom medicine cabinet, this may increase the risk of experiencing cardiac arrest in the bathroom.
It’s also possible that an overdose of recreational drugs can bring on cardiac arrest. If these drugs are used in or before entering the bathroom, this can be a cause of cardiac arrest that happens when you’re in there...…CONTINUE READING