Dr Jide Owolana, a medical practitioner with a private hospital in Benin, has advocated regular heart check-up for persons above 35 years to curb cardiorespiratory arrest.
Owolana gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday.
He defined cardiorespiratory arrest as abrupt loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness.
She added that “during the respiratory (or pulmonary) arrest, breathing stops. During cardiac arrest, blood flow stops.
“Cardiac arrest means that the heart has stopped beating, but it’s really assessed by the fact that blood flow is no longer detectable, even if the heart might still be trying to beat.”
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Source: Nigerian Tribune
