CPR Performed on Adults, Children and Infants Whenever an adult is in need of CPR you will have to immediately check for a response from the person that is having a difficult time breathing and talking. Once you check for a response you then will need to either have someone call 911 if there is someone else near you or immediately begin CPR which you will start to pump the persons chest 30 times in the very center of their chest, once you have done that you will pinch the persons nose while you are blowing air into their mouth and then call 911 for help to arrive while still giving the person CPR. If you see a child in need of CPR you will first begin to check for a response from the child. Next you will have someone call 911 if there is
Topic 1). Let's begin with the basics... What is CPR? It is a live saving procedure done by performing chest compressions to pump the heart in order for it to circulate blood and deliver oxygen to the brain. Who knows what CPR stands for? (pause) CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Have you ever thought about what you would do if a family member suddenly stopped breathing? Imagine that you grow up in a small town, the population is 700 people, and one morning you wake up and everyone in the town is dead. On any given day 670 people die of sudden cardiac arrest. Could it be a loved one, someone you care deeply for, or just a complete stranger? The chances are that someone in your family is going to die of sudden cardiac arrest in your lifetime. On average it takes an ambulance no less than seven minutes to reach someone in need, therefore, every adult should know how to administer CPR.
With an increasing number of people attending CPR classes, many of them wonder about whether they can be held liable if a person they help receives injuries from emergency medical care. It is certainly a plausible concern, as broken ribs are a common occurrence. Anytime CPR is performed, there is essentially a 50/50 chance that it will result in a broken bone.
Attention Getter: What if one of your friends just fell to the ground because they couldn’t breathe, would you know what to do, could you perform CPR if it was needed? It is said by the American Heart Association that sadly 70% of Americans do not know how to do CPR, or they just don’t remember how.
compression first then a breath, after 1 minute check for a pulse. Repeat steps if there is no
Call for help immediatly, than ask the patient question like , where is the pain coming from and how much pain is the patient is in.Observe the patient and hear the patient for his breathing.The patient can be having a heart attack or angina.If its angina they can take aspirin until help comes. Lay the patient down and make sure the patient is as comberable as possiable. Then keep checking the patients vitals signs til helps arrive. If patient becomes unconscious you will have to do CPR until help arrives ( Heller,2013).
“Cardiac disease is the most common cause of death in the United States” (Graham Nichol, 518). This is the leading number of death with in the US. It is important to know how to perform CPR and not may people know how to so with the help of the fast responding Emergency Medical Services, they have been able to save numerous lives. It has been stated that in the U.S. there are “More than 1,000 patients experience sudden cardiac arrest each day, Treatment for this includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency medical services (EMS) that provide CPR” (Graham Nichol, 517). In my EMT class this summer our instructor said there has always been questions weather or not the bystander who is around and knows how to perform CPR should do it. The answer is yes. Because the faster you begin CPR the higher of a chance you have to saving the patients life from dying from a heart attack. It only takes a few minutes before the brain goes brain dead from lack of oxygen to the brain. The point of CPR is to hopefully save the patients life, but that is not always the case. CPR helps circulate blood through the body, brain and other organs to help the patient stay alive while either the ambulance is en route to your location or while the EMT or paramedic is heading to the
Learning to properly perform CPR is something we should all know how to do. Just think if it as a gift you can give to your community. The more people that have taken a proper CPR class the better. Just think of the pleasure of receiving a CPR certificate after you have successfully taken a CPR course. Please remember that your CPP card does not last forever. Most classes that use the Red Cross CPR guidelines and American Hart Assoc. guidelines require a refresher
When not given CPR right away , the cardiac arrest victim may have no chance to survive until professional care providers arrive on the scene. On an average it takes three to four minutes for the EMS to get there. It is most effective immediately after a victim’s heart stops beating. According to The American Heart Association(2017), “For each minute CPR is not performed the chance of survival decreases by 10%”(para.5). Saying that by the time the EMS arrives to the scene that victim’s chance of living decreased by 40%. For a bystander to perform CPR they would be getting the blood pumping to the brain and other organs. If a cardiac arrest were to take place the victim may have chest pains then collapse or faint. By collapsing they will go
Provide appropriate emergency assistance: Emergency assistance should be appropriate and available immediately. Having first aid and CPR training is important. In addition, have the proper consents completed and available.
Saves Lives: CPR can help save the life of a person who is in cardiac arrest. When blood flow is unable to reach a person’s brain, lungs, and other organs, it can lead to death quickly. Performing CPR on a person in distress can help keep them alive until further emergency assistance
As a child, the medical field has been a heightened interest of mine. Having taken classes to become and emergency medical responder, being taught CPR, watching and learning from media about emergency services, my want to excel in medicine has only increased. I feel one of the biggest purposes in my life is to understand and help others through the pain and suffering that they might be going through. I wish to develop the knowledge and the skillset to be able to help or even save those in need. In addition, I hope to help others see how successful you can be if you are passionately driven for what you do.
Paramedics have several duties that include taking vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and respirations. They are certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for any patient that may stop breathing while in the paramedics care. CPR certification has to be renewed every 2 years. Providing first-aid treatment
RJ Walker then makes a statement that most will not understand unless you’re in the Medical profession. He said “But we knew from the beginning this blue baby boy had been dead for who knows how long.” Most people would then ask, if he knew the child was dead then why start CPR. Why do anything other than call the police to investigate this family and why their child is no longer alive. This ties into his struggle with Deceit. You see, in the EMS field it is better to grab the baby and start CPR, and head towards the hospital and do something (CPR) then to do nothing. It is a persona that you give to the family that you tried to do everything possible to save their child. This tends to show the family that you tried hard to save their child,
Let's hope you are never in a situation where someone is in need of CPR. CPR stands for "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation". If you are CPR certified, you then have the ability to save an individuals life. As an Emergency Medical Technician,I went through special training, where I was required to have learn how to preform CPR.