Some patients who survive a cardiac arrest are put into what is called an induced coma. This is where the person is given anaesthetic drugs, similar to those given when someone has an operation, to put them temporarily to sleep. This allows the body time to recover from the cardiac arrest. The person will be … Read more
Induced hypothermia is called ‘cooling’. The person is cooled, using special blankets, to reduce the demands that their body is making on their brain. This is done where there is a risk that the person who had the cardiac arrest might suffer from damage to their brain, to give their body time to recover.
A noninvasive diagnostic test used to evaluate blood flow through the leg