In the realm of hearts, a dire alarm does sound, When life's rhythm falters, chaos does surround. Cardiac arrest, a sudden, fearsome plight, When the heart's dance halts, plunging us into the night.
Distinguish it from a heart attack's cruel woe, Where arteries clog, blood's steady flow. Yet the heart endures, its beat may strive, While in the case of arrest, it may cease and not survive.
Ventricular Fibrillation, an unruly dance, Chaotic, irregular, a perilous trance. Preventing blood's flow, it takes its stand, In the fragile chambers of our vital strand.
Ventricular Tachycardia, swift and abnormal's call, A heartbeat racing, a dangerous sprawl. Towards the precipice, where arrest may lay, In the shadows of a heartbeat's disarray.
Asystole, the flatline, a ghostly sight, Where the heart, once vibrant, surrenders its fight. No electrical pulse, no rhythmic sound, Only silence where life's symphony was once found.
Electrolyte imbalances, drugs gone astray, May disrupt the heart's electrical sway. A silent assassin, it may come to steal, The heart's faithful beat, its life to conceal.
Trauma and injury, a cruel twist of fate, A blow to the chest, a life left to debate. When the heart stumbles, and darkness looms, Cardiac arrest arrives in somber rooms.
Heart conditions, both known and concealed, May amplify the risk, a fate unsealed. From congenital flaws to structural strife, They may lead to cardiac arrest's cruel knife.
But in the midst of this daunting night, A beacon of hope, a path to light. CPR and AEDs, in the hands of the bold, Can restart the heart and its story retold.
In this battle for life, we must not relent, For time is of essence, it's truly well spent. When cardiac arrest knocks, without delay, Seek medical aid to light the way.
A life hangs in balance, a delicate thread, In this medical emergency, where hope may be spread. Cardiac arrest's shadow, we can defy, With knowledge, compassion, and care, we may yet fly.
