Practice development issues around Induced Therapeutic Hypothermia (ITH) on Cardiac Arrest Patients Contents 1. Introduction 2. Pathophysiological changes during cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation 3. Physiological benefits of therapeutic hypothermia 4. Guideline for induced therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest 5. The UHL guideline’s goal of therapeutic hypothermia 6. Preparation‚ Monitoring and Supportive therapy 7. Cooling Methods 8. The relative experience 9
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Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest Jaime Bromley Jefferson College of Health Sciences Hypothermia is a decrease in the core temperature below 35 degrees Celsius or 95 degrees Fahrenheit. There are various medical uses for hypothermia. Therapeutic hypothermia is the only proven effective treatment for post cardiac arrest patients. Hypothermia decreases the amount of cerebral oxygen needed and also lessens the inflammatory response post cardiac arrest. This prevents brain damage and death
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Walton Unit 2 Assignment 2 Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Cardiac arrest My article was titled “Therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest: a review of the evidence.” The use of cooling the body below the normal physiology temperature has just being used in the past 10 years for post cardiac arrest patients (Collins & Samworth‚ 2008). In this article it discusses the facts and results of using hypothermic therapy in a post cardiac patient. It also explains that in trials done on this the
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presents the care to a patient during one shift in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Tony*‚ a 79 year old‚was admitted to ICU with suspected anoxic brain injury;post Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest; and Head Injury. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation was initiated by his son. When the EMTambulance arrived Tony was pulseless‚ cardiac monitoring showed Ventricular fibrillation – he was cardioverted twice at the scene. Inthe Emergency Department (ED) he developed Ventricular tachycardia and required a further
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into cardiac arrest‚ almost drowns or suddenly stops breathing. Anyone with a small child at home could benefit from knowing CPR. Small children can easily choke on a toy‚ food or even come close to drowning in the bath tub or any pool of water. Everyone in a household where there are adults in the home that are at risk of going into cardiac arrest‚ should take a training course on CPR because cardiac arrest victims that receive CPR have a better chance of survival. Sudden cardiac arrest‚ where
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that passed away in 2006. The point of me bringing this up is the way she died. She died going into sudden cardiac arrest. Cardiac Arrest is the sudden abrupt loss of heart function (http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4481). We don’t know what caused her going into cardiac arrest but I know that is someone was with her within the first 4 minutes of her going into cardiac arrest she might still be with me today. When the ambulance got to my Aunt’s house she was not breathing for about
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emergencies‚ including heart attacks‚ near downing‚ when absence of breathing‚ or absence of a heart beat. In our fast paced world‚ there is a growing need for quick reaction in an emergency situation. Anyone can learn CPR. Did you know that 88% of cardiac arrest occurs at home? Knowing how to perform CPR can triple he victim’s chances of survival. If you are fearful your knowledge or abilities are not 100%‚remember‚ the difference between doing something and doing nothing at all could save someone’s even
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Mechanical V. Manual CPR Mechanical CPR has become a hot button topic in the emergency medical field. CPR alone is unlikely to restart the heart; its main purpose is to restore partial flow of oxygenated blood to the brain and heart. “Victims of cardiac arrest require rapid and effective chest compressions for an optimal chance of successful defibrillation and to decrease the likihood of neurological deficit (Nolan et al 2005).” Chest compressions by the rescuer artificially produce a blood flow by
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situation. However‚ it happens. Anyone can learn CPR – and everyone should! Sadly‚ 70 percent of Americans may feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency because they either do not know how to administer CPR or their training has significantly lapsed. This alarming statistic could hit close to home‚ because home is exactly where 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur. Put very simply: The life you save with CPR is mostly likely to be someone you love. This is a very hard statistic to grasp. We all
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examples. Topic: Performing CPR on cardiac arrest patient. Specific Purpose: Give a lesson on recognizing need of CPR and performing CPR and defibrillator (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) effectively. Thesis: Everybody should know how to give a CPR on cardiac arrest patient to increasing the rate of survival. Introduction: 1. Importance of proper CPR and defibrillator. How can you save the life just listening me for 7 minutes. 2. What is the cardiac arrest? Making decision if patient need CPR
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