Samson chirchir Prof. M Bacon English. 170 sect. 13 Annotated bibliography 10/25/2011 Resuscitation Blackhall‚ Leslie J. ‘Must we always use CPR?’ New England Journal of medicine; November 12‚ 1987; 317(20): 1281-1285. This article present a case in which the patient and the family made a decision in favor of resuscitation that ran contrary to the physician’s medical judgement. The author argues that‚ where a patient
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URSI NG Witnessing resuscitation Guidance for nursing staff Witnessing resuscitation Guidance for nursing staff This publication provides a literature review on witnessing resuscitation and offers guidance to help nursing staff understand the issues and implications for nursing practice. Acknowledgements RCN Accident & Emergency Nurses Association Steering Committee and members Members from RCN Forums and Advisory Panels Comments and support from: Resuscitation Council (UK) British
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Resuscitation Simulation Course for In-Training Residents Residents are often responsible for performing resuscitations during codes; however‚ student’s levels of proficiency and capabilities differ. To be effective‚ residents needs to practice simulation and perform return demonstration in an effective and conducive to learning setting. We describe the design and implementation of simulation in Residency Program as an introductory curriculum targeted at improving residents’ readiness for being
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ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING SKILL AN ACCIDENT I WITNESSED Assignment by: OLADIPO Tosin Ayobami I have longed for this getaway from the moment my friends told me of their plans to have us all go to Ghana for the weekend. I packed my bags and got my nails and hair done. Nothing on earth was going to deprive me of a weekend in La Palm Royal Beach Hotel situated on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. We had decided it was going to be a road trip. The thoughts of the nice things usually sold on the road
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BLS CPR Training Guide CPR stands for Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation. This involves the giving if life giving breaths and a series of external chest compression to person who has no breathing and no pulse. Often‚ CPR is associated with medical emergencies such as heart attack‚ drowning‚ chocking. It should be noted however that CPR is applicable to any situation where in the victim or patient has no breathing and no signs of life The Chain of Survival The chain of survival
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Ashley Crane Central Maine Community College Jurassic Park was a very popular film that entertained the notion that scientist could bring back an extinct species with DNA from mosquitos that were carefully preserved in amber. Now‚ a group of scientists are trying to bring back the great passenger pigeon‚ Ectopistes migratorious. According to the Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds‚ there were 3‚000 million passenger pigeons in the late 18th Century‚ making it one of the most abundant species in the world
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CPR‚ Adult Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a skill that almost anyone can learn to perform. It can be lifesaving when performed on a person whose breathing or heartbeat has stopped. When the heart stops beating‚ the flow of blood to the brain and other vital organs also stops. This usually causes brain damage or death if not treated within minutes. CPR consists of steps that are based on the CAB sequence: chest compressions‚ airway‚ and breathing. If you see an adult collapse and lose
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Shock Shock is a syndrome characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism. This results in an imbalance between the supply of and demand for oxygen and nutrients. The exchange of oxygen and nutrients at the cellular level is essential to life. When a cell experiences a state of hypoperfusion‚ the demand for oxygen and nutrients exceeds the supply at the microcirculatory level. Classification of Shock The four main categories of shock are * cardiogenic‚: *
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Sepsis; pathophysiology‚ etiology and treatment Abstract To define the disease known as sepsis‚ briefly discuss its pathophysiology‚ etiology‚ signs‚ symptoms‚ and treatments. Outline protocols for sepsis screening‚ early directed goal therapy‚ and to establish the nurse’s role in the process. Sepsis is a complex disease‚ or response to a disease process that can lead to patient mortality rates up to 60%. Gram negative infectious organisms invade the blood stream‚ and activate a systemic
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I. Introduction a. Audience hook: Lives could be saved if more of the population was trained in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). According to the Heart Rhythm Society “An estimated 382‚800 people experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the United States each year” (Sudden Cardiac Arrest Facts). Only 32% SCA victims get CPR because most bystanders do not have training. Training CPR and AED would save lives (About SCA: Sudden Cardiac
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