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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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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Safety/Emergency Question 1 Prior to beginning any therapeutic interaction with a client‚ the nurse aide MUST: Edit question | Remove question from test | Show tests | | | | A) | verify the procedure | | B) | check the care plan | | C) | ask the nurse | | D) | properly identify the client | Type: Multiple choice Category: Generic Points: 1 Randomize answers: No Feedback Before any therapeutic interaction with the client‚ the nurse aide must first identify the client to
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life richer‚ more meaningful‚ or simply easier. But to choose a skill that most people have not mastered that I believe everyone should master is Basic First Aid (BFA). Most people who I know personally which have completed the Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification have not completed BFA certification. The mistake in allowing this to happen was very apparent in my first CPR course. I received BFA training as a teenager. Some of the questions asked in the CPR class by students seemed evident
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As a general rule‚ a municipality is not liable to a person injured by the breach of a duty —like the duty to provide police protection‚ fire protection or ambulance service—that the municipality owes to the general public. However‚ an exception to the general rule exists when a ‘special relationship’ exists between the municipality and the claimant. The elements of this ‘special relationship’ are: • (1) an assumption by the municipality‚ through promises or actions‚ of an affirmative duty to act
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at least 2 inches‚ make sure to keep a steady pace and let the chest completely rise before pushing down again. Make sure to use your body weight and not your arms. Counting out loud helps keep a steady pace. The next step is to place the resuscitation mask on the patient‚ making sure their chin is tilted up keeping an open airway. You want to make the mask kind of like suction by applying pressure to the edges of the mask. You use the mask to help provide effective breathes and to protect yourself
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Awni Ghanem 3/11/15 903 CPRTRAINING/FIRSTAID CLASS/ELECTIVE Dear Mr. Schilling‚ A elective that I think should be available for juniors and seniors next year is a CPRTraining Class. I think this class would be very beneficial and efficient to out body of students. A CPRTraining/FirstAid class could open up a tremendous amount of opportunities and ideas for young students seeking a career. Also‚ it’s just great in general to know how to care for someone in immediate situations
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Christie Informative Speech Outline Title: How to perform CPR Specific Purpose: To inform my audience how to perform CPR when responding to an emergency situation. Central Idea: In order to save a victim’s life it is important to know the three steps of CPR: survey the scene‚ contact emergency medical services (EMS)‚ and start CPR. Body: I. According to the American Red Cross‚ the first step in any emergency is to survey the scene. A. The most important thing to remember while performing
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DEFIBRILLATOR Definition An electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation. Defibrillation is a procedure used to treat life threatening conditions that affect the rhythm of the heart such as cardiac arrhythmia‚ ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. The procedure involves the delivery of an electric shock to the heart which
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An AED Is a device that delivers an electric current to "shock" the heart in order to restart a rhythm and beat. It should be used when a person goes into sudden cardiac arrest. AED stands for automated external defibrillator. The steps for using an AED are 1. turn on AED. 2. expose victims chest and wipe dry to ensure that the pads stick properly to the chest. 3. Apply the pads to chest. 4. plug the connector into AED‚ if necessary. 5. Let the AED analyze the heartbeat‚ and tell all bystanders
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