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1、EditorialSavingTimeSavesLivesDouglasP.Zipes,MDonsiderthefollowing3patientstories:tonight,hethought,butthelongdrivebackfromtownConthedarkcountryroadsconcernedhim.Besides,hecoulddowithagoodnight’ssleep.HewasnervousaboutthatstudyhewastohaveonhisheartinaReluctantl
2、y,A.B.heavedhisbulkoutoftheair-coupleofdays,anablation,thedoctorcalledit,andconditionedcarandintothehot,brightafternoonsun.hewantedtobewellrestedwhentheyburnedtheThewalkacrossthesteamingmacadamparkinglotleftextrapathwaythatcausedhislightheadedspells.Ashimbreat
3、hless,andhishandshookasheburiedtheE.F.walkedtothehouse,hiswifelookedupfromcigarettebuttintothesandontopoftheshiningbrassreceptacleguardingtheentrancetothecasino.Hisheadfeedingtheirsoninhishighchair.Hewavedbackbutpoundedwiththeexertion,andherealizedheforgottoth
4、enseemedtolosehisbalance,andfelltothetakehisbloodpressurepill.Onceheadjustedtotheground.dimlylitinteriorandbreathedthecoolair,hecaughthisbreathandcashedin$500worthofchips.HeSeep2513quicklygravitatedtotheblackjacktable,butin30Ineachoftheseanecdotes,thevictimexp
5、eriencedaminuteswascleanedout.Hischestnowachedwithawitnessedsuddencardiacarrest(SCA)duetodiversecauses,sorenessthathadbeenwakinghimupatnightfortheeg,coronaryarterydisease,dilatedcardiomyopathy,andlast2weeks.AsA.B.massagedhisleftbreast,hebeganWolff-Parkinson-Wh
6、itesyndrome.However,theimmediatetofeellightheaded,andthentheroomwentblack.projectedoutcomeforeachvictimismarkedlydifferent,notWhenC.D.heardtheoverheadpageannouncingthatjustbecauseofthedifferentunderlyingcardiacproblem,buthisflightwasfinallyreadyforboarding,heg
7、ulpedbecauseofwherethecardiacarrestoccurred.A.B.,whohaddownhiswineandhurriedoutoftheVIPlounge,aSCAepisodeinaLasVegascasino,1andC.D.,wholuggingthedistendedbriefcaseoverhisshoulder.experiencedtheeventonatransatlanticflight,2bothhaveanAftershowinghispassportforwh
8、atseemedthetenthexcellentchance,probably50%,ofbeingresuscitatedandtime,heboardedtheDC10andheadedforthelivingtohospitaldischarge.Unfortunately,E.F,whohadthebusinesssection.Theplane
