A natural disaster is when events such as earthquakes, mudslides, floods or wildfires affect people. Despite our inability to control these events, we can plan and prepare for them to minimize damage when they do happen. Below are brief explanations of disasters that are common in California. Follow the links to more information about a specific disaster.
When this happens the patient is said to be on bypass.. The person who operates the machine is called a perfusionist. Before and while your child is on bypass, a blood-thinning drug will be administered to prevent blood clots from forming.
With the heart still, the surgeon then bypasses the blocked coronary arteries with vein taken from your leg or arteries taken from your chest or arm. Your heart is then allowed to resume beating, it is disconnected from the heart-lung machine, and your breastbone is closed with wires.