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A 19-year-old girl returned to school after sitting on a hard seat for 31 hours. She suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and was rescued! Doctor reminds…
Source: China Youth Daily
According to @Guangzhou Daily
At around 5 a.m. on February 21
At Dongguan East Railway Station in Guangdong
A female college student returns to school after sitting on a hard seat for 31 hours
Had a cardiac arrest on the platform after getting off the train.
Fortunately, after being sent to the hospital for rescue for 6 hours, the situation was saved.
Doctor said
Knocked out the 19-year-old girl
It’s “Economy Class Syndrome”
It is understood that Xiao Ai had been suffering from chest tightness for two days before departure.
But in order not to delay registration for the start of school,
She still insists on taking a hard seat on the train for 31 hours to return to school
The result is after arriving at the station
Overlay of fatigue and illness
causing her heart’s ejection function to suddenly cease
Typical symptoms of cardiac arrest occur.
What is “Economy Class Syndrome”?
How to prevent it?
One of the risk factors is sedentary life, and long-distance travel, hard seats in long-distance buses, trains, especially economy class flights will increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, so this phenomenon is also called “economy class syndrome” in medicine.
Yin Wenpeng, deputy director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, reminded that sitting in a relatively small space for a long time will affect the venous return of the lower limbs. If there are some basic blood vessel problems, it may cause venous thrombosis in the lower limbs. Once the embolus breaks off, life-threatening pulmonary embolism can occur.
ifSudden unexplained pain and swelling in the legsshould seek medical treatment in time. Before getting a clear diagnosis, the patient should reduce activities as much as possible, and should not perform massage or hot compress to avoid causing blood clots to fall off;
How to prevent “economy class syndrome”?
Try to avoid sitting in the same posture for long periods of time. Get up and walk around every hour and a half, or move your feet or legs regularly to“Knee lift, ankle pump, toe wrap, chest stick”Wait for lower limb movements.
drink
Drinking more water can dilute the sticky blood. At the same time, you can passively change your sitting posture by drinking water and going to the toilet frequently. You can sit, stand, and walk, killing two birds with one stone.
wear
Try to avoid wearing clothes that are too tight, and wear loose and comfortable clothing. High-risk groups can choose to wear elastic stockings to help reduce the formation of venous thrombosis in the lower limbs.
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