Excellent story, Dr. Haider, and so happy about the good outcome. For those who cannot take a class right away, YouTube offers many videos.
I cannot assess the quality of the following (I'm not medically trained), but I'm passing it along in case yes. I review this material every 3 months but have not needed to put CPR into practice -- YE…
Excellent story, Dr. Haider, and so happy about the good outcome. For those who cannot take a class right away, YouTube offers many videos.
I cannot assess the quality of the following (I'm not medically trained), but I'm passing it along in case yes. I review this material every 3 months but have not needed to put CPR into practice -- YET.
2. Push hard and fast in center of chest (120 bpm, 2 inches, arms straight)
3. Get AED (AED gives instructions)
4. Keep up compressions until help arrives, rotating compressor people as needed
(Mouth to mouth for kids and babies only)
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P.S. I thought about reviewing CPR again just yesterday when a man at a nearby restaurant table received a phone call that his implanted device indicated (remotely) that he was having an atrial fibrillation episode. The man reported no symptoms, but over the phone was prescribed another blood thinner and told to go to the nearest emergency room if the second thinner caused side effects such as blood in his urine or stool or if he fell (we live in a rural area where there's a family doctor but no hospital or ER). The man did not have his (possibly extensive) list of current medications with him, so there wasn't any cross-checking of possible drug interactions during this call or any way to ensure that whatever device was monitoring his afib was working properly.
Excellent story, Dr. Haider, and so happy about the good outcome. For those who cannot take a class right away, YouTube offers many videos.
I cannot assess the quality of the following (I'm not medically trained), but I'm passing it along in case yes. I review this material every 3 months but have not needed to put CPR into practice -- YET.
* Full CPR (6 min 30 sec): https://youtu.be/OaSovqEimyA
* Hands Only:
-- (1 min 10 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tx_8LHgxVw
-- (4 min 44 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lwRQTGzKcw
Text below is notes I took during the videos...
With Hands Only CPR, just 2 steps:
1. If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, call 911.
2. Start chest compressions.
- Use the heel of the hand, placed in the center of the chest with the other hand on top.
- Push hard and fast in the center of the chest until help arrives, 120 beats per minute, at about the pace of the song, Staying Alive.
American Heart Association article and videos: https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/hands-only-cpr
ACT - Assess; Call; Treat
1. Call 911
2. Push hard and fast in center of chest (120 bpm, 2 inches, arms straight)
3. Get AED (AED gives instructions)
4. Keep up compressions until help arrives, rotating compressor people as needed
(Mouth to mouth for kids and babies only)
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P.S. I thought about reviewing CPR again just yesterday when a man at a nearby restaurant table received a phone call that his implanted device indicated (remotely) that he was having an atrial fibrillation episode. The man reported no symptoms, but over the phone was prescribed another blood thinner and told to go to the nearest emergency room if the second thinner caused side effects such as blood in his urine or stool or if he fell (we live in a rural area where there's a family doctor but no hospital or ER). The man did not have his (possibly extensive) list of current medications with him, so there wasn't any cross-checking of possible drug interactions during this call or any way to ensure that whatever device was monitoring his afib was working properly.