An 8 year old boy was seriously struck by a vehicle on McDonald Avenue & Avenue T while returning home after Kol Nidrei. Hatzolah arrived on the scene in seconds to find the boy in traumatic arrest. He was revived while en-route to Coney Island Hospital, and is in extremely critical condition.–YW Editor.
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There is no such thing as traumatic arrest. I hope you did not mean cardiac arrest. Malky T (I am an EMT).
You obviously have no clue what you are talking about, or you are obviously not an EMT as you claim you are.
There IS such a thing as a traumatic arrest, and unfortunately this is exactly what the child was in.
Hocker,
No need to be rude. But from Wikipedia-
Traumatic arrest
Traumatic arrest is a condition in which the heart has ceased to beat due to trauma to the chest area that involves the heart.
It is a medical emergency which will always result in death without prompt advanced medical care.
Any update on the boy’s condition?
There is such a condition as traumatic arrest. However, it is not a familiar term in the EMS business. More common is cardiac arrest or trauma induced cardiac arrest. However, no matter what you call it, the treatment is almost
(unless you have obvious differences i.e. open chest wound). As a medic, you would intubate and start dropping epi (and/ or atropine) like there’s no tomorrow. As a basic, you would BVM / CPR / and AED your heart out and pray you get ALS fast.
(googled traumatic arrest)
Traumatic arrest is a condition in which the heart has ceased to beat due to trauma to the chest area that involves the heart.
It is a medical emergency which will always result in death without prompt advanced medical care.
“However, it is not a familiar term in the EMS business.” & “and AED your heart out”
Do yourself a favor and if you have no clue what your talking about then kindly don’t comment.
The FACT remains: Traumatic arrest IS a familiar term used practicly by EMT’s and Paramedics by the minute accross America.
Also AED is NOT an option by a traumatic arrest since the heart is WORKING. AED is used by a cradiac arrest when the heart is NOT working. By traumatic arrest the heart is working but the patient is “bleeding heavily” either internally and/or externally.
most of you guys just missed the boat. alex bless your heart
BTW I hope that you gusy are ashamed of yourselves. It does not matter whether or not you think it exists what matters is praying for this young boy and his family an dnot your petty arguments… get over it!
Tova Orshten
Please post the boy’s name for tehillim and update condition if possible.
In addition, we could daaven that people in Klal Yisrael not fight with each other … Ah freilichen Yom Tov, everyone!
Baruch Dayan Ha’Emet…..With a heavy heart….the child passed away this morning, HoShana Rabba. The funeral will be in Magen David 67th street this afternoon.