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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or better know as Cpr is an emergency procedure used to revive the heart. On average 70 percent of people either don't know cpr or have gotten how to how to administer the possibly life saving measure. All high schools should require a cpr course to be taking in order to graduate because Cpr saves lives, most cardiac arrest situations occur at home, and so they should be able to tell the difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack. About 900 americans die everyday due to cardiac arrest According to the new york times. when you know how to perform Cpr you might be saving a relative's life, loved ones, or even a stranger. One of the reasons why people often don't want to preform Cpr is when it comes…

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving method that is used daily in many emergencies that involve trouble with the heart or breathing. This technique allows you to restore flow of oxygenated blood to a person’s brain and heart, and restore breathing in the person when the heart is stopped. When the heart stops, blood flow to the brain and organs stops which causes damage to these necessary body parts. Without help, the person could die within eight to ten minutes. Therefore, knowing…

should decrease the continuation of ventricular arrhythmias. • What are the side effects of lidocaine? The side effects of lidocaine usually occur when excessive doses are administered or there is drug interaction that creates a potential toxicity. The following systems can be affected: - Central nervous System: Can excitatory and/or depressant. Symptoms can include slurred speech, drownsiness (early sign of high lidocaine plasma level), and confusion. Rare reactions include persistent…

magine coming home and seeing a family member on the floor that’s not breathing and their unresponsive. The first reaction is to call 911 and then perform CPR but if there is no knowledge on how to perform CPR then the person could die. CPR can save a person's life if they quit breathing and if they're heart quits beating. CPR means Cardiopulmonary Recitation. The word cardio means heart, pulmonary means lung, and recitate means bring back to life. People usually stop breathing if they are…

Saving Lives, Outside the Hospital (Informative Speech) Bradley Dryden, Western Governor's University General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform the general public of the need and efficacy of compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Thesis statement: Any attempt to perform CPR is better then no attempt at CPR. I. Introduction Imagine this situation. You are at a family dinner. Everyone is enjoying conversation after the meal, and you notice uncle Leroy with a worried look…

Cardiopulmonary arrest which might occur unexpectedly at any time or any place is taken into account as one of the most common factors leading to death (1, 3). It is also considered as one of the most important medical emergencies which can arise in various situations from unexpected events out of hospitals to the foreseeable ones in intensive care units (4). In the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure, there are efforts to restore two vital organs of the body (the heart and the lung)…

CPR Mask Response Heart disease and sudden cardiac arrests in people around the world are rapidly on the increase due to a number of health problems. Knowing how to address the situation on how to perform CPR including the removal of the ventilation mask from the packaging to applying the mask correctly and performing the CPR correctly can be the difference between life and death. When a single rescuer without any CPR training when faced with the problem of performing CPR can face many…

Therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest has shown improved neurological outcome rate in multiple trials. Current AHA guidelines report Class 1, Level B recommendation of therapeutic hypothermia for cardiac arrest with out-of-hospital shockable rhythm while it is a Class 2b, level B recommendation for in-hospital cardiac arrest with any rhythm or out of hospital arrest with a non- shockable rhythm. In North Shore Medical Center, therapeutic hypothermia is offered to all cardiac arrest patients…

In cardiac arrest, perfusion of the brain ceases causing oxygen stores to rapidly deplete. The brain will suffer irreversible damage if blood flow is not quickly restored. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends activation of the emergency response system (EMS), high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and early defibrillation as crucial interventions to improve survival rates as well as minimize brain damage in cases of cardiac arrest (Kleinman et al., 2015). In cases where CPR…

CPR and The Renaissance A heart beats to signify life. The beating of the heart could be interpreted either physically or metaphorically. If a heart stops to beat, life is no longer existent. A beating heart can represent and symbolize two topics: resuscitation and religion. This can relate to the process of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church during the Renaissance. Both CPR and the reformation of the Catholic Church during the Renaissance can…