In the previous article, we talked about some signs that may appear before sudden death.
Today, let’s talk about which group of people are prone to get sudden death and how to reduce the occurrence of sudden death.
The following groups are targeted by sudden death:
1. People with underlying diseases:
People with underlying cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, myocarditis and family history of myocardial infarction are group of people at high risk of sudden death.
2. People who do strenuous exercise:
Strenuous exercise causes a lot of sweating, which not only loses water, but also cause imbalance of electrolyte, especially potassium deficiency, which may lead to cardiac dysfunction and increase the risk of sudden cardiac death.
3. People who are overworked for a long time:
If always under the fast-paced of work and high-pressure mental burden for a long time, the sympathetic nerves will be continuously excited, the heart rate will increase, the heart load will increase, and the blood pressure will rise, all of which may cause myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction and other diseases.
4. People who are easily emotional:
Intense emotional fluctuations, such as anger or excessive excitement, will increase the blood flow of heart, increase the heart contractility and speed up the heartbeat, which not only increases the burden on the heart, but also easily induces myocardial infarction and even leads to sudden death.
5. People who often stay up late:
Staying up late causes the body loss of the opportunity to recover and regulate. A body that lacks rest is like a dry river that cannot nourish every cell. Staying up late will cause the sympathetic nerves overexcited and the heart has to work overtime which are very easy to induce acute heart disease.
How to reduce the occurrence of sudden death?
1. Develop a healthy lifestyle:
A balanced diet, moderate exercise, weight control, smoking cessation and alcohol restriction, adjusting negative emotions, and paying attention to the impact of extreme temperatures can all help reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases.
2. Regular body check-up:
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases or their high-risk factors can be detected as early as possible, thus achieving the goal of early detection, early intervention, and early treatment.
3. Master some first aid skills:
Such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automatic external defibrillator (AED) and others.
In short, we need to be alert to various physical discomforts at all times for detect the signs of sudden death in time. For example, many people think that myocardial infarction is manifested by chest pain, but some people experience left back pain, left shoulder pain, or even left arm pain. This reminds us that once the above conditions or other conditions occur but we cannot control, please seek for a doctor in time.
Bibliography: 赵智梅,陈晓松,杨仪君,等.我国5516例尸解猝死病例流行特征分析[J].中国急救医学,2020,40(2):158-163.
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