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In a third of those affected, the first manifestation of the disease may be cardiac arrest, potentially leading to sudden death. [8] This can occur in very young children, presenting as sudden infant death syndrome or 'cot death'. [1]
In one review, sixty-one percent of pediatric cardiac arrests were caused by respiratory failure and twenty-nine percent by shock, which are both preventable and potentially reversible causes. [14] Thus, to ensure timely care for pediatric patients and improve outcomes, systemic assessment of key symptoms and their severity is essential.
Clinical death is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two criteria necessary to sustain the lives of human beings and of many other organisms. [1] It occurs when the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm, a condition called cardiac arrest .
Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) is the death of a child over the age of 12 months which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation and autopsy. There has not been enough research to identify risk factors, common characteristics, or prevention strategies for SUDC. SUDC is similar in concept to sudden infant death syndrome ...
A 2011 autopsy-based study found that sudden death was attributed to a cardiac condition in 79.3% of cases, and was unexplained in 20.7%. [ 3 ] In the Philippines, sudden adult death syndrome (or in their term, bangungot ) is mainly caused by the Brugada syndrome.
Based on death certificates, sudden cardiac death accounts for about 20% of all deaths in the United States. [ 151 ] [ 152 ] In the United States, approximately 326,000 cases of out-of-hospital and 209,000 cases of IHCA occur among adults annually, which works out to be an incidence of approximately 110.8 per 100,000 adults per year.
In the United States in 2001, trauma was the third leading cause of death overall, and the leading cause of death in those aged 1 to 44 years. While trauma spans all demographics, it disproportionately affects the young with 40% of injuries occurring in ages 20 to 39 years by one country's account.
The rarity of short QT syndrome makes calculating prognosis accurately difficult. The risk of sudden cardiac death has been estimated at 0.8% per year, [2] leading to a cumulative risk of sudden cardiac death of 41% by the age of 40. [1] A previous history of cardiac arrest predicts a higher likelihood of further dangerous arrhythmias. [1]