Pollution Awareness Program in Preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Pollution is one of the slow but steady killers of human beings. It can damage nature and all of her children in a continuous process. Pollution is man-made. Pre-historical, archaeological, anthropological, meteorological, and geological significance have enough proof to support the fact there had been no pollution on this earth before human beings started forming communities. Now world is so polluted that we are all diseased  in some or other ways by water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, sound pollution, and many other environmental pollutions.

Air pollution is one of the most fatal forms of pollution causing fatal diseases in human body. Most people suffer from allergy, cough, asthma, tuberculosis, respiratory troubles, cardiac ailments, and lung infection because of air pollution. Those who love or work in areas where air is highly polluted must take certain protections to get saved from killer diseases. Wearing face mask all time at work and most of the time at the living place, eating fruits rich in anti-oxidant, drinking plenty of water, and periodical checkup with doctor will give a good support to prevent many diseases that may caused by air pollution.

Heart diseases can result from continuous exposure in polluted air. This may cause clogging of arteries, low presence of oxygen in blood, and lung congestion. All these can result into a sudden cardiac arrest which may lead the patient to death if no cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be performed within 4-6 minutes of time. Otherwise, brain cells will start dying which is an irreversible process. Knowing CPR is important in Nashville not only to be able to save a person’s life in such cardiac emergency but also to get a job as a health assistant, health practitioner, teacher, coach, firefighter, Mall manager, and many others. In the United States, people are very much aware of health and they are interested in CPR certification from reputed and American Heart Association (AHA) authorized cardiac first aid training institutes.

Air pollution is a complex and heterogeneous combination of liquids, gases, and particulate matter. Epidemiological studies have proved that there is a steady increased risk for cardiovascular events in connection with both short- and long-term exposure to modern-day concentrations of ambient particulate matter present in air. The purpose of any awareness program on cardiac ailments is to offer regulatory agencies and healthcare professionals with a complete review of the research papers on air pollution and cardiovascular disease. Moreover, the inference of these findings in association with public health and regulatory policies need declaration. Practical references and recommendations for healthcare providers and their patients are also given importance. Two decades of research have proved that air pollution can initiate strokes, heart attacks, and irregular heart rhythms, especially in people already at risk for such conditions. Many reviews of current national studies including two American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statements, depict the scientific findings. This concludes that air pollution threats to heart health.

While CPR training can reduce the chances of death of people in Nashville because of sudden cardiac arrest, awareness and preventive measures can help governments take the right actions to stop premature death of many countrymen.