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This is a partial answer, without the requested statistics. Lighting strikes can disrupt the normal electrical signals in the heart. See Cardiac Effects Of Lightning Strikes Assuming that no othe...
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<p>This is a partial answer, without the requested statistics. </p><p>Lighting strikes can disrupt the normal electrical signals in the heart. See <a href="https://www.aerjournal.com/articles/cardiac-effects-lightning-strikes" rel="noreferrer">Cardiac Effects Of Lightning Strikes</a> Assuming that no other life threatening physical trauma has occurred, CPR can maintain oxygen flow until the heart restarts.</p><p>CPR by it's self is unlike to restart a stopped heart but it people do recover while CPR is being preformed see <a href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-cpr" rel="noreferrer">Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)</a> </p><blockquote><p>CPR alone is unlikely to restart the heart. Its main purpose is to restore partial flow of oxygenated blood to the brain and heart. The objective is to delay tissue death and to extend the brief window of opportunity for a successful resuscitation without permanent brain damage. Administration of an electric shock to the subject's heart, termed defibrillation, is usually needed in order to restore a viable or "perfusing" heart rhythm. Defibrillation is effective only for certain heart rhythms, namely ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia, rather than asystole or pulseless electrical activity. Early shock when appropriate is recommended. CPR may succeed in inducing a heart rhythm that may be shockable. In general, CPR is continued until the person has a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) or is declared dead. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_resuscitation" rel="noreferrer">source</a></p></blockquote><p>The nature of the type of cardiac issues that lighting strikes cause, make them the most survivable. There have been successfully recoveries from CPR last hours (google 'longest successful cpr'). Ultimately survival is dependent on two factors, the exact internal cause of the heart failure and access to machinery to stop the bad rhythm and allow a good rhythm to start. (defibrillator) </p>
- <p>This is a partial answer, without the requested statistics. </p>
- <p>Lighting strikes can disrupt the normal electrical signals in the heart. See <a href="https://www.aerjournal.com/articles/cardiac-effects-lightning-strikes" rel="noreferrer">Cardiac Effects Of Lightning Strikes</a> Assuming that no other life threatening physical trauma has occurred, CPR can maintain oxygen flow until the heart restarts.</p>
- <p>CPR by it's self is unlike to restart a stopped heart but people do recover while CPR is being preformed see <a href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-cpr" rel="noreferrer">Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)</a> </p>
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- <p>CPR alone is unlikely to restart the heart. Its main purpose is to restore partial flow of oxygenated blood to the brain and heart. The objective is to delay tissue death and to extend the brief window of opportunity for a successful resuscitation without permanent brain damage. Administration of an electric shock to the subject's heart, termed defibrillation, is usually needed in order to restore a viable or "perfusing" heart rhythm. Defibrillation is effective only for certain heart rhythms, namely ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia, rather than asystole or pulseless electrical activity. Early shock when appropriate is recommended. CPR may succeed in inducing a heart rhythm that may be shockable. In general, CPR is continued until the person has a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) or is declared dead. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_resuscitation" rel="noreferrer">source</a></p>
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- <p>The nature of the type of cardiac issues that lighting strikes cause, make them the most survivable. There have been successfully recoveries from CPR last hours (google 'longest successful cpr'). Ultimately survival is dependent on two factors, the exact internal cause of the heart failure and access to machinery to stop the bad rhythm and allow a good rhythm to start. (defibrillator) </p>