Our body is acomplicated unit of checks and balances. Only when our balance is so far out of sync do we need outside help. Cardiovascular ,Respiratory,Digestive,MusculoSkeletal,Neurological system,antibodies, organs,and filtering are among some of our internal systems. I want to focus on the unique way our body tries to repair trauma to vessels (veins and arteries).

If a small vein ruptures a cell called a platelet dashes to the area. It becomes activated by becoming sticky and its shape becomes more spiny. It jumps into the breach along with red blood cells to plug up the opening. More and more platelets arrive and release proteins (thrombin) and other chemicals. Thrombin converts fibrinogen to long strands of fibrin. Fibrin forms a net to hold all the cells in a tight group to seal the break. This is a clot.

If your clot is to heal a trauma that is good. If your clot is from an abnormal condition or a broken piece from plaque on a vein wall,then it can be bad. These can cause heart attacks, thrombosis in deep peripheral veins, or pulmonary emboli.

Heart attacks can result in sudden cardiac arrest. Treatment is defibrillation and CPR for an SCA reversal. Time is the most important factor. The quicker the defibrillator information transmitted the higher the chance of survival.