I know medical shows aren’t accurate but I’ve been watching House MD and something commonly repeated is that heart failure is always dangerous because the lack of oxygen to the brain can cause irreparable damage in a matter of minutes.
Modern medicine is so advanced, why isn’t there a way to get oxygen to the brain if the heart stops pumping? Or is it not feasible to fix the heart problem and get it pumping again if the defibrillator doesn’t work?
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There are machines that can take over the function of the charts and lungs temporary. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_bypass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_bypass) is commonly used in hear surgery.
The problem during a hear attack is simply time because you need open the chest cavity and attach the machine to arteries and veins close to the heart. So the correct personnel and equipment need to be ready, this would be very hard thing to manage in time.
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