performed correctly it is not as effective. Weisfeldt and Becker created a 3 phase model of resuscitation. 1) the electric phase: time of cardiac arrest -> 4-6 minutes 2) circulatory phase: cardiac arrest -> 4-10 minutes 3) metabolic phase: cardiac arrest -> 10 minutes and more CPR and defibrillation should occur within the electric phase for best outcomes. There are many possible causes of decreased resuscitation rates in young athletes. More young athletes suffer from SCA because of structural heart
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Introduction Bill Owens‚ DDS strives to provide a safe environment for all its stakeholders‚ including patients and employees. In order to discover the strengths and weaknesses of first aid and CPR training in our office‚ a needs assessment was conducted during a period of several months prior to the development of this training program. The needs assessment revealed that the current staff is unfamiliar with the concepts and skills needed to properly assess and administer first aid. A pre-training
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Rescue Breathing and CPR-Adults Rescue breathing is the act of breathing for a person who is not breathing‚ yet has a pulse. You should never perform rescue breathing on a stranger unless you have a resuscitation mask‚ so that you will not catch any contagious disease the victim is carrying. If the victim is not breathing yet has a pulse‚ initiate rescue breathing. Use a head tilt and a chin lift to keep the victim’s airway open. Pinch the victim’s nose shut gently‚ using your thumb and index finger
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man who is lying motionless and unresponsive. You do not see a lifeguard or authority figure close by‚ and no one else seems to be doing anything to help‚ so what do you do? The answer is a procedure called Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation‚ or C.P.R. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is a cycle of rescue breaths and chest compressions that can help restore circulation to the brain in someone who is not breathing. An individual can suffer permanent brain damage without oxygen for only a few minutes‚ making
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• Merit Certificate Millennium Development goals (MDGs) • Advanced Diploma Microsoft Certified Technologist Specialist(MCTS) in Data Processing QHSE • First Aid & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) • General Fire Fighting • Human Safety and Environment Experience: 2011-Till date Keystone Energy Services‚ Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout‚ P/H
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First aid compilation What is first Aid? Is an immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly taken ill. General objective’s of First Aid * To alleviate suffering * To prolong life * To prevent added/ further injury Different kinds of injuries and the procedure on how to give first aid said injuries: Minor burns * Procedure * Take the person away from the source of burning and let the airway of the victim be open. * You can remove
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A. INTRODUCTION 1. Attention-Getter: I think it is good for everybody to know CPR. It’s good for me‚ because I get to live.-Jeff Wilson 2. Bond: Link-to Audience: Knowing CPR is very important to me for a number of reasons. It’s not only important because I am an Emergency Medical Technician but because it has affected me in my personal life. Today‚ November 11th is the birthday of my Aunt Jackie that passed away in 2006. The point of me bringing this up is the way she died. She died going
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Reflective Practice on Responsibilities of A Nurse in managing Cardiac Arrest Leena Justus Introduction Nursing is a profession where we have to work collaboratively with both our colleagues and the interdisciplinary team. In emergency like cardiac arrest‚ if nurses work as a team without any role confusion‚ time is saved resulting in saving many precious lives. Background It was the time when I started to work in a medical ward for the first time after my graduation
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) CPR is a medical procedure for providing artificial respiration and blood circulation when normal breathing and blood circulation have stopped (Encyclopedia Britannia‚ 2007) CPR keeps oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and heart (Laffitte‚ 2006) until medical professionals arrive to perform defibrillation. CPR is an emergency procedure used on someone whose heart has stopped beating or who is not breathing; this procedure could save their life. CPR is a
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CPR - infant Email this page to a friend Share on facebook Share on twitter Bookmark & Share Printer-friendly version CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is a lifesaving procedure that is done when someone ’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen after drowning‚ suffocation‚ choking‚ or other injuries. CPR involves: • Rescue breathing‚ which provides oxygen to the lungs. • Chest compressions‚ which keep the blood flowing. Permanent brain damage or death can occur within
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