Ubungaziva njani ukuba ugqirha wakho ebekuxelela ukuba unenguqu eyingozi kwisigqi sentliziyo yakho, kwaye intliziyo yakho ingayeka ngequbuliso nangaliphi na ixesha? Libali eloyikekayo. Nangona kunjalo, ngokuhambela phambili kwesayensi yezonyango, kukho izixhobo ezintle namhlanje ezinokukhusela abantu abasengozini enjalo. Namhlanje siza kuthetha ngesixhobo esikhethekileyo esinokunxitywa emzimbeni wakho kwaye sibe ngumsindisi wakho wobomi. Leyo yiLifeVest.
Kalula nje, yintoni le LifeVest?
I-LifeVest sisixhobo sokunciphisa i-fibrillator esinxitywayo esisebenza njengomlindi wakho. Ngamafutshane, i-Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) kuxa intliziyo iyeka ukubetha ngequbuliso. Le LifeVest yenzelwe ukukhusela abantwana kunye nabantu abadala abasengozini ye-SCA.
Oku kukwiziqendu ezimbini:
1. Impahla: Le yimpahla efana nevesti eyenziwe ngelaphu elikhaphukhaphu kakhulu. Ungayinxiba phantsi kweempahla zakho eziqhelekileyo. Ingaphakathi lale mpahla linee-electrode ezijonga ukubetha kwentliziyo yakho.
2. Imonitha: Esi sisixhobo esilingana nencwadi encinci ngobukhulu. Ungayinxiba esinqeni sakho ngebhanti okanye uyithwale egxalabeni lakho. Ifana nebhegi encinci. Idatha evela kwii-electrodes ezikwisambatho, oko kukuthi, i-EKG (i-Electrocardiogram) yakho, ijongwa rhoqo yile monitha.
Ufanele unxibe le LifeVest ngamaxesha onke, ngaphandle kokuba uhlamba. Le yindlela intliziyo yakho ekhuselwe ngayo iiyure ezingama-24 ngosuku.
Isebenza njani iLifeVest? Yindlela emangalisayo!
Indlela esebenza ngayo le nto iyamangalisa. Khawuthelekelele, uqhubeka nomsebenzi wakho wesiqhelo. Isikrini seLifeVest sijonge i-EKG yentliziyo yakho buthule.
Masithi ngequbuliso uqalisa ukuba ne-arrhythmia esongela ubomi. Umzekelo, ukuba unemeko efana ne-Ventricular Tachycardia , apho amagumbi asezantsi entliziyo abetha ngokukhawuleza kakhulu, okanye i-Ventricular Fibrillation , apho amagumbi asezantsi entliziyo angcangcazela ngokungalawulekiyo, i-LifeVest iya kuyifumanisa ngoko nangoko.
Emva koko ezi zinto zenzeka:
1. I-alamu: Okokuqala, isixhobo siza kuqala ukukhalisa i-alamu, sikwazisa ukuba kukho ingxaki.
2. Unethuba lokuphendula: Ukuba uphaphile ngeli xesha, oko kuthetha ukuba uyasiva esi sivutheli, unemizuzu engaphantsi kweyodwa yokucofa amaqhosha amabini kwisixhobo ukuze uyeke unyango. Oko kukuthi, ukwazisa isixhobo ukuba uphaphile kwaye uphilile.
3. Isilumkiso kwabo bakungqongileyo:Ukuba awucinezeli loo maqhosha mabini, isixhobo siza kugqiba ekubeni awukho zingqondweni. Okulandelayo, siza kulumkisa abo bakungqongileyo ukuba uza kothuka. Siza kuthi into efana nale "Babukeleyo, musani ukuchukumisa isigulana." Oku kubaluleke kakhulu, kuba ukuba umntu ukubambe ngelixa usenza loo nto, loo mntu unokuba sengozini naye.
4. Umothuko wombane osindisa ubomi: Ukuba intliziyo yakho iyaqhubeka nokubetha ngendlela engaqhelekanga kwaye awuphenduli, umothuko wombane uthunyelwa esifubeni sakho ngee-electrode ezikwisuti yakho. Oku kukwenza "ubuyisele" umsebenzi wombane ongaqhelekanga entliziyweni yakho kwaye uzame ukuwubuyisela kwisigqi esiqhelekileyo. Awuyi kuva umothuko kuba ungekho zingqondweni.
5. Ukujonga kwakhona: Emva kokuba umothuko ufikile, ukuba isantya sentliziyo yakho sibuyela kwisiqhelo, i-alamu iya kuma kwaye i-LifeVest iya kubuyela kwisimo sayo esiqhelekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba isantya sentliziyo yakho asiqhelekanga, olu mjikelo wonyango lunokuphindwa. Esi sixhobo sinokuzisa iimothuko ezintlanu ezinjalo.
Ngamafutshane, le LifeVest isebenza njengomlindi wobomi onokusindisa ubomi bakho, nokuba usekhaya wedwa okanye ulele.
I-LifeVest yahluke njani kwi-AED kunye ne-ICD?
Ii-AED kunye nee-ICD zezinye iintlobo ezimbini zezixhobo ezisetyenziselwa ukunyanga iingxaki zesingqisho sentliziyo. Makhe sibone ukuba iLifeVest yahluke njani kwezi.
| Isixhobo | Umahluko kunye nokusebenza |
|---|---|
| I-AED (i-Automated External Defibrillator) | Mhlawumbi ukhe wazibona ezi ndawo zikawonke-wonke (kwizikhululo zeenqwelo-moya, kwiindawo zokuthenga ezinkulu, njl.njl.). Ukuba umntu uhlaselwa yintliziyo ngequbuliso, kufuneka omnye umntu eze azokuthatha esi sixhobo, alandele imiyalelo, aze amothuse loo mntu. Oku kuthetha ukuba uncedo lomntu obukeleyo lubalulekile. Amathuba okusinda ancipha malunga ne-10% kumzuzu ngamnye odlulayo emva kokuba intliziyo iyekile. Yiyo loo nto kubaluleke kakhulu ukwenza ngokukhawuleza. |
| I-LifeVest | I-LifeVest ayifuni ncedo lomnye umntu. Ihlala ijonga intliziyo yakho kwaye iyinyanga ngokuzenzekelayo xa kukho ingxaki, ngesiqhelo kumzuzu omnye. Ikukhusela nokuba uwedwa, nokuba ulele. I-AED ayinakukwenza oko. |
| I-ICD (I-Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) | I-ICD ikwasisixhobo esikhusela rhoqo. Kodwa asiyonto oyinxibayo njengeLifeVest. Sisixhobo esifakwa ngotyando phantsi kwesikhumba sesifuba sakho size singene emthanjeni . Sisisombululo esihlala sihleli. ILifeVest yinto oyinxiba ngaphandle, njengengubo. |
Ngubani ofuna le LifeVest?
Oogqirha badla ngokucebisa le LifeVest njengokhuseleko lwexeshana kwiimeko ezithile. Oko kukuthi, ukukhusela isigulana okwangoku de kufunyanwe isisombululo esihlala sihleli.
Nazi ezinye zeemeko ezinjalo:
- Kwabo balinde ukuba kufakwe isixhobo se-ICD esisisigxina.
- Kwabo balinde ukufakelwa intliziyo.
- Kwabo bajongwayo de kuthathwe isigqibo sokuba i-ICD iyadingeka na ngenxa yemeko yempilo.
- Okwexeshana de kususwe i-ICD ebifakelwe ngaphambili ngenxa yosulelo okanye ukungasebenzi kakuhle kuze kufakwe entsha.
Kwakhona, iLifeVest inokuba lukhetho olufanelekileyo kubantu abanezi meko zilandelayo:
- Kwabo bangafanelekanga utyando lwe-ICD ngesizathu esithile.
- Kwabo baye bahlaselwa yintliziyo kwaye bane-fraction ejection ye-ventricular yasekhohlo ebuthathaka.
- Kwabo baza kwenziwa utyando lwe-bypass okanye ukufakwa kwi-stent okanye abakwixesha lomngcipheko emva kokuba benayo.
- Kubantu abanezifo ezenza buthathaka izihlunu zentliziyo, ezifana ne-cardiomyopathy.
- Kwabo banesifo sentliziyo.
Kwabo bane-Ejection Fraction engaphantsi kwama-35%?
Ewe, mhlawumbi ukhe waliva eli gama kugqirha wakho. I-Ejection Fraction (EF) yindlela yokulinganisa ukuba lingakanani igazi elikhutshwa kwi-ventricle yasekhohlo yentliziyo lingene emzimbeni ngentliziyo enye, emva kokuba lizaliswe ligazi. Ngamafutshane, yindlela yokulinganisa amandla okupompa entliziyo yakho.
- Ixabiso eliqhelekileyo le-EF liphakathi kwe-55% kunye ne-70%.
- Inqanaba lomngcipheko: Ukuba i-EF yakho ingama-35% okanye ngaphantsi , usemngciphekweni omkhulu wokubanjwa yintliziyo ngesiquphe (SCA). Ugqirha wakho unokucebisa iLifeVest kwiimeko ezinjalo.
Isebenza kangakanani iLifeVest? Zithini izinto ezilungileyo nezingalunganga?
Uphando lubonise ukuba iLifeVest inezinga lempumelelo eliyi-99% ekunyangeni iingxaki eziyingozi zesingqisho sentliziyo ezifana ne-ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation. Kwiimeko ezininzi, ikwazile ukubuyisela isingqisho sentliziyo ngomothuko omnye.
Njengayo yonke enye into, iLifeVest ineengenelo zayo kunye nezinye iingxaki.
| Iingenelo | Iingxaki okanye iingozi |
|---|---|
| Ukuba nje unxiba le nto, uya kukhuselwa kwi-sudden cardiac attack (SCA). | Ukuba awuyinxibi le nto, akukho nto iya kusebenza. Ngoko ke kufuneka uyinxibe rhoqo. |
| Isebenza ngokuzenzekelayo, ngaphandle koncedo lomnye umntu. | Kufuneka ulungele ukuphendula kwizandi zezilumkiso nangaliphi na ixesha. |
| Ibonelela ngokhuseleko olufanelekileyo lwexeshana de kufumaneke isisombululo esihlala sihleli, njenge-ICD. | Kuya kufuneka uyikhuphe le nto xa uhlamba. |
| Ekubeni idatha ye-EKG irekhodwa entliziyweni yakho, kulula ukuba ugqirha ayihlole. | Ibhetri yesikrini kufuneka itshintshe/itshajwe yonke imihla. |
| Akukho mfuneko yotyando. | Ukuba kukho umntu okubambe xa uhlaselwa ngumothuko, loo mntu naye usenokuba sengozini. |
Udinga nini ukubona ugqirha wakho?
Xa usebenzisa iLifeVest, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlala unxibelelana nogqirha wakho. Ingakumbi kwiimeko ezinje, yazisa ugqirha wakho ngoko nangoko.
- Ukuba ubuyela ezingqondweni emva kokufumana umothuko kwiLifeVest: Wakuba ubuyele ezingqondweni, kufuneka ufowunele ugqirha wakho ngoko nangoko. Ungacelwa ukuba uye kwiSebe lezeMpilo eziNgxamisekileyo (ETU) lesibhedlele.
- Ukuba unemibuzo malunga neLifeVest: indlela esebenza ngayo, into omawuyenze xa i-alamu ikhala, okanye nantoni na enye, ungathandabuzi ukubuza.
- Ukuba isixhobo asivakali kakuhle okanye asihambelani kakuhle: Kubalulekile ukuba isixhobo sidibane kakuhle nomzimba. Ukuba asihambelani kakuhle okanye uziva ngathi kukho into engalunganga, xelela ugqirha wakho ngoko nangoko.
Ukuphila nomngcipheko we-SCA kunokuba luxinzelelo. Kodwa ukuba ne-defibrillator enxibekayo, njengeLifeVest, kunokuzisa uxolo olukhulu lwengqondo kuwe nakusapho lwakho. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuqinisekisa ukuba wena nosapho lwakho ninolwazi olufanelekileyo malunga nendlela esi sixhobo esisebenza ngayo.
Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya
- I-LifeVest sisixhobo esikhethekileyo esinxitywayo esikukhusela kwingozi yokubanjwa yintliziyo ngequbuliso.
- Oku kusebenza ngokuzenzekelayo, ukuze ukhuseleke nokuba uwedwa okanye ulele.
- Oku kudla ngokuba yindlela yokhuseleko yexeshana esetyenziswayo de kufunyanwe isisombululo esihlala sihleli, njenge-ICD.
- Ukuze ufumane okuninzi kwesi sixhobo, kubalulekile ukusinxiba kakuhle ngamaxesha onke, ngaphandle kokuba uhlamba, kwaye unakekele ibhetri.
- Ukuba ufumana umothuko kwisixhobo, okanye ukuba unemibuzo okanye iinkxalabo ngaso, ungaze ungathandabuzi ukubuza ugqirha wakho.











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