Fortunately, the condition â caused by the strep A bacteria â is easy to treat and recovery is usually quick. Here are 11 things you need to know about strep throat: what it is, how to treat it, and how to prevent getting it in the first place. Strep throat is a bacterial infection in the throat and tonsils.
Accidental overdose of a number of different kinds of medications can cause pulseless arrest. Some of the most common include: tricyclics, digoxin, betablockers, and calcium channel blockers). Street drugs and other chemicals can precipitate pulseless arrest.
Out of hospital survival rates (even with emergency intervention) are less than 2%. Causes. The Hâs and Tâs of ACLS [1] is a mnemonic used to help recall the major contributing factors to a pulseless cardiac arrest including PEA, Asystole, Ventricular Fibrillation, and Ventricular Tachycardia. The Hâs include: Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen ion (acidosis), Hyper/hypokalemia, Hypoglycemia, Hypothermia.