playing basketball all of a sudden one person fell and was unresponsive and turned blue and very pale. Immediately you dial 911. Sudden cardiac arrest is the number one reason people die in the U.S and in one year can kill 325,000 people or more. Fortunately, medical research has been done and there are many ways to revive a person, one being CPR. 2. Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Other Emergencies: SCA and heart attacks are not the same. SCA is when abnormal rhythms of the heart disrupt the heart’s impulses
from cardiac arrest are treated with mild therapeutic hypothermia is now recognized as standard therapy in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) leading to unexpected death 1 in 1500 adults each year in this hi tech world (Zheng et al 2001). Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) may increase survival and reduce the amount of neurologic damage after cardiac arrest. According to the recent guidelines, comatose survivors of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest should
Introduction Hypothermia protocol for the post cardiac arrest patient has been an evidence based practice of this therapy for about a decade now. This intervention, often used in the critical care setting, is now expanding to primary emergency responders as well. This paper will present some of the notable research that has been done on therapeutic hypothermia, and current use of this intervention. Control studies, animal studies, and case studies have been published related to these medical interventions
his dream, a game winning shot, of a cardiac arrest. ( Moisse Sec. 1 Par. 1-3) What happens when an athlete that is in the best of physical health suffers a sudden cardiac death? The sudden death leaves the community, team, and family shocked and devastated and looking for answers.Whether they are throwing a pitch, shooting the game winning shot, running to the finish line, or making the tackle, an athlete in the United States suffers a sudden cardiac arrest every three days. ( Subasic 18 ) The
student was directed to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) to observe a patient that was critically ill and receiving extensive treatment. The student observed a nurse caring for a patient while administering therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. The patient L.E. is a 73 year old male. The patient has no history of coronary artery disease or any problems with his heart. Yet, he suffered an event of ventricular fibrillation which he was shocked for followed by a massive heart attack while
What I wanted to talk about today is this life save device called a automated external defibrillator. It has become the number one way to resuscitate a person who has had a cardiac arrest unwitnessed by emergency medical services and who is still in persistent ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. Many people have played a big role in creating this device to become more efficient, smaller and easier to use for the general public. Here are just to name a few that played a part in the
in the community are lacking. Nearly 400,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the United States (American Heart Association, 2012), and of this 89% of the people die because they did not receive immediate CPR by a bystander (American Heart Association, 2012). In communities throughout Contra Costa County in the state of California, several cities have experienced tragedies of teens that have died due to sudden cardiac death and lack of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or defibrillator
General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After my speech my audience will be more informed about hands only CPR. Thesis Statement: Compared to traditions CPR studies have shown that hands only CPR can help save the life of a person in cardiac arrest by keeping the perfusion to the brain. Introduction Attention Greeter: We all here have a love one at home or friends just imagine one your sitting at a restaurant and your love one suddenly starts to choke and falls to floor. Motionless your
and First Aid I have learned a lot about both procedures and have found that they go hand and hand. Even though yes both have difference. CPR is preformed on somebody who is experiencing cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest. Knowing how to perform CPR and first aid is very important. People experience cardiac arrest everyday and they are thankful for the person who responded and performed CPR to save there life. That is where First Aid comes in because First Aid is usually given by the first person
have broken a bone sit still until EMS can get there to properly splint the arm and transport them to an emergency room, or putting an ice pack on a sprained ankle until proper medical care can be administered, to performing CPR on a patient in cardiac arrest, or rescue breathing to a person whom is not breathing but has a pulse. First Aid encompasses so much more than just bandages and antibiotic cream. One of the biggest components to first aid is CPR. One of the major advancements in first aid today
administered for a lot of medical issues with something as simple as a scrape on the knee, sprain, tooth ache, a bug bite, a burn, or splinters. To something severe like Seizures, Heavy Bleeding, Hypothermia, Poisoning, Heat stroke, Heart attack, Cardiac Arrest, Choking or having to administer CPR. Most public and work places have access to a First Aid Kit. The kit usually has band aids, burn cream, peroxide, gauze, antibiotic ointment, gloves, masks, medical tape, aspirin, roller bandage, tweezers,
hazards. Next, I have to tap the person’s shoulders and call out to them along with checking for any signs of breathing. If all of a sudden, the person takes a breath, this does not mean the person is conscious; in fact this is a sign of cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest means that the heart has stopped beating; therefore it cannot pump blood to the rest of the body. Immediately, I have to call 911. If I do not have my phone with me, I must call someone else for help. For example, if I see a person wearing
impact of cardiac arrest and ICD implantation on a patient’s intimate partner. What little is known about caregiving responsibilities and caregiver burden after a cardiac illness or event has previously been focused on the spousal experiences following an acute myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (Dougherty & Thompson, 2009). The researchers in this article chose to study the physical and mental health effects of the intimate partners of persons after sudden cardiac arrest
is in cardiac arrest. All the cells in a human body require oxygen to survive, they also require a good supply of nutrients and removal of all waste products. In your lungs oxygen enters your blood and carbon dioxide is removed, this process is called gas exchange. Cardiac arrest is when your heart completely stops beating. Although your heart stops, this is not the same as a heart attack . a heart attack may lead to cardiac arrest. There are many causes that can put you in a state of cardiac arrest
American case of closed-chest cardiac massage was performed by Dr. George Crile. In 1954, James Elam was the first to prove that expired air was sufficient to maintain adequate oxygenation. In 1956, Peter Safar and James Elam invented mouth to mouth resuscitation. In 1957, the United States military adopted the mouth to mouth resuscitation method to revive unresponsive victims. In 1960, the American heart association started a program to advise physicians with closed-chest cardiac resuscitation and became
During the 1960’s, anesthesiologist began the common practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on children and adults suffering from cardiac arrest. The American Heart Association in 1974 “advocated that physicians document in the chart when CPR is not indicated after obtaining patient or surrogate consent (ibid). This documentation formally became known as the DNR order” (Braddock 1). Acting
brain stem), and cardiac death is defined as irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions.1 Even though the definitions seem clearly defined, issues have developed in regards to the amount of time allotted before declaration of death after cardiac arrest and regarding the possibility of resuscitation. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center uses a protocol for cardiopulmonary death in which they declare the patient dead after two minutes of cardiac arrest.1 This has become
There are many different thoughts and beliefs surrounding ethics. Ethic codes of conduct are in place. Ethics has always existed but has been more closely looked at over the last 40 years. There is discussion about futile care to patients in intensive care settings and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for surgical patients. Guidelines and regulations need to be followed and set forth. Patient Rights and Ethical Decisions Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss nursing ethics
Health Care workers are constantly faced with legal and ethical issues every day during the course of their work. It is important that the health care workers have a clear understanding of these legal and ethical issues that they will face (1). In the case study analysed key legal and ethical issues arise during the initial decision-making of the incident, when the second ambulance crew arrived, throughout the treatment and during the transfer of patient to the hospital. The ethical issues in this
If you were ever confronted with a life threatening situation, wouldn't you wish there was someone who was able to revive you? Once upon a time, there was a boy whose father collapsed in front of him and went into cardiac arrest (“a sudden, sometimes temporary, cessation of function of the heart.”- dictionary) luckily, the child knew first aid and CPR, so he automatically started CPR until paramedics arrived on scene in which they continued CPR and transported the patient to the hospital. The patient