1. What is a cardiac arrest?
Kirthi Machireddy
B Block
11/22/10

2. Introduction
 Cardiac arrest- sudden loss of heart function
 “It is also called sudden cardiac arrest”, states the
American Heart Association.
 The majority that have had a cardiac arrest are men
and people who have coronary heart disease.

3. Who would be more likely to have a cardiac
arrest?
 People who have had a heart attack
 Any kind of heart disease contributes to a cardiac
arrest.
 Men
 Athletes
 60 year old people
 Women over 60 have a chance of getting a cardiac
arrest

4. Who would be more likely to have a
cardiac arrest? (In Florida)

5. Why is a cardiac arrest dangerous?
 Can’t breathe
 Irregular heart beat
 Too much cholesterol in heart arteries
 Heart gets no blood
 Possible death

6. How can you prevent a cardiac arrest?
 Don’t smoke
 Eat healthy food
1. Limit food with cholesterol
in it
2. Eat fat free food
 Exercise daily

7. How can you prevent a cardiac arrest?
 Treat your body problems regularly
 Treat cholesterol problems
 Treat blood pressure problems

8. How long will it take for someone to have a
cardiac arrest right after the symptoms?
 Immediate reactions
 In a couple of minutes and sometimes seconds

9. What are the steps you should do when you
see someone who you think had a cardiac
arrest?
Ask the person if they’re okay
Call 9-1-1
Use defibrillator
Administer CPR if trained

10. Physician, Internist
Internist-“Diagnose and provide non-surgical
treatment of diseases and injuries of internal
organ systems.”
Entry level is $115,500, average is $166,400+, and
potential is $166,400+ too
-Increasing trends
-Good as in +22%
-Cardiologist, gastroenterologist, pediatrician,
nurses, etc.

11. High School Career Academies
Atholton High School
Allied Health Academy
Interested in health/medical field
especially about the human body

12. Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD
21218
Yearly tuition- $41,180

13. Johns Hopkins University
 Requirements- Good essays, SAT Reasoning Test
or ACT, recommendation forms, Academic GPA
(4.0), reasonable class rank, application essays,
volunteer work, and work experience
 Bachelors Degree
 Undergraduates- 4,998
 Blue Jay- School Mascot

14. Johns Hopkins University
Other Information:
 Number of Students: 4,998
Demographics of Student Population: 47% Women,
53% Men
43% White, 22% Asian, 11% Non-resident Alien,
7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% American Indian/
Alaskan Native

15. Community Service
 Grassroots- Mental Disabilities
o Know different kinds of people and how
they make a living
o Be happy for who I am
o The way they eat
o Play games with them and see how they
enjoy it and the differences between me and
them

16. Prior Job Experience
 Jobs I could of done:
Babysitting
Volunteering in a children's hospital with a
pediatrician in India
Helping in a homeless shelter
Helping people with mental disabilities

17. Citing
Cardiac arrest chart:
http://heartcurrents.com/men-more-likely-to-
have-sudden-cardiac-arrest/
Johns Hopkins University Photo:
http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/johns-
hopkins-university-baltimore-mdbt125.jpg