CPR
Have you ever wanted to take CPR and are wondering what you have to do and why it's important? CPR training or classes are important especially when you are working with children, even if you are just a mother. If something happened to the child you would be able to do nothing if you didn't take a CPR class, or not the right thing. You could injure the child if you do it incorrectly.
You HAVE to be gentle with the child, it's imperative!! The child has bones that break if you don't push you compressions on the right spot. CPR might not seem like an easy class, but you have to remember that it's for the good of the children. I'll teach you what you have to do during CPR, BUT I still recommend that you go and take a class, because you learn lots more.
For the infant you need to: Shout their name and gently tap the infant on their shoulder. DO not shake or if you do shake a little, DO NOT shake hard. You could kill the baby. If there is no response from your shout and gentle tap then position the baby on their back. (This is so that you can see if the baby's breathing.) The next step is to open the airway by using a head tilt, lifting of the chin. DO NOT tilt had back too far! You could break the baby's neck and then you wouldn't be saving it anymore. Step 3 is to give two SMALL gentle breaths into the baby's mouth, but only if the baby's not breathing. You HAVE to cover the nose and the mouth of the baby. That is IMPARITIVE. There are no ands, ifs, or buts about it. The small breaths that you gave should be 1.5 to 2 seconds long. You should see the infants chest rise with the breathing that you put in. Step 4 is when you need to feel for a pulse. Try to feel for the pulse in the inside upper arm, it's easier that w...
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... infants.) Still give the chest compressions at the rate of 100 sets per minute. Instead of giving two small gentle breaths, you are going to give one full breath. You follow that by the 5 chest compressions.
These are some simple basic steps to follow. I recommend that everybody go take a CPR class. They are actually pretty fun. You get to learn how to be safe with the children and make sure that they don't die or get hurt. When you become a lifeguard, if you do, then there are going to be other things involving CPR that you'll have to do. You'll have to go the children out of the water and then start doing CPR. There are other things that come into play too. I'm sure it's that way for every job.
I hope all you you had fun learning about the basics steps of CPR. I would enjoy seeing all of you at a CPR class. I hope that you understand WHY CPR is important.
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In order to become a paramedic, you’ll need to become EMT certified and also be CPR certified (How to Become a Paramedic). You can obtain these certifications in a year or two through a community college. Once you have completed these, the next step is to find a paramedic program (How to become a Paramedic). Some paramedic programs will only accept you if you’ve worked as an EMT for a minimum of six months (What are the Requirements).
While walking to school one day Florida sophomore Jalen Lee came upon a woman who wasn’t breathing. Thanks to training Lee received during his high school’s first aid class he knew just what to do. Lee administered CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and possibly saved the woman’s life. CPR training in high schools has helped countless students around the country save the lives of friends, loved ones, and strangers. Providing CPR training to all students will save even more lives.
They teach me how to weigh the babies, how to take their temperature, and how to monitor their heart rate. Although I learned all this in College, its nothing compared to doing it hands on. Every move we as neonatal nurses make are vital to the safety of these children. As I walk around the Nursery, I see all the little ones and hear them crying. One of the first things I notice is a very small infant in the corner of the room hooked up to bunch of tubes just like my brother was. An incubator is pressed against the wall with a light extending from it and in it, the child. I ask my supervisor what's wrong with Baby Michael, as the bracelet on his foot says. Her face gets serious as she looks at me and says “ He’s 10 weeks premature, his organs aren't fully developed and he's got a hole in heart. He is just so small. He won't make it thru surgery. “ These words sink in as I lower my head and walk to the restroom. It is there in that stall,on the 3rd floor of the maternity ward, where my tears start to flow. Possibility of death is always an outcome in the nursing field and I knew that before I even started in this direction, but why does it have to be so hard? I can't imagine what his parents are feeling after hearing this news. My family was once in the same situation and I know how scared we all were at the thought of losing my brother. As I think about this, I take a second and say a prayer
They also continuously assess the patient by observing vital signs, and developing communication skills with children and family members and with medical teams.” (https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+main+role+of+a+pediatric+nurse&oq=what+is+the+main+role+of+a+pediatric+nurse&gs_l=psy-ab.3..) Why did I choose this specialty you may also ask? Well, to be honest with you, I absolutely love being around children. I really enjoy helping others when in need of help.
Imagine one night you are putting your baby to sleep like you always do, when you wake up in the morning to find that your infant has all of the sudden passed away in their sleep. This phenomenon has become a parent’s worst fear. Their baby has passed away from sudden infant death syndrome and there is nothing they can do or could have done about it. SIDS is a real thing and has occurred all throughout history. It is very important to understand variables that can increase your chance of losing a baby to SIDS, looking for signs in their cry that could hint towards SIDS and taking every step you can to avoid sudden infant death syndrome from striking your family.
If the mother waits until the third trimester (when the baby is more developed), then she must have Partial Birth Abortion. Using Ultra-sound, the doctor grabs the baby’s legs and forces out all but the head. Scissors are then jammed into the back of the skull and opened, creating a larger hole. A suction tube sucks the brains out, causing the skull to collapse. Then the dead baby is removed.Believe it or not, the mother is also harmed. In Suction Aspiration, if any tissue is left inside, it’ll become infected.
A second drug is given afterwards which makes the uterus of the mother contract, causing the baby to be expelled. There is also the Suction-Aspiration method, which works by paralyzing and stretching the cervical muscle ring. Once that is done a hollow tube with a knife-like edge is inserted into the uterus and suction is applied so the babies body is teared into pieces and the placenta is cut from the uterus wall. Everything that has been sucked out from the uterus is sucked into a bottle. Dilation and Curettage is similar to the suction procedure except a curette is used (a loop shaped steel knife) and is inserted into the uterus.
A neonatologist has many tasks and responsibilities before, during, and after the birth of an at-risk newborn. If there is reason to believe there are going to be complications with a birth that would cause negative side effects for the infant, a neonatologist will be brought in to help. In these high-risk situations, a team effort is required and the neonatologist takes the lead position. The neonatologist will be responsible for advising the parents on what to expect during and after labor. After the infant is born, the neonatologist has to find a method to properly care for the baby. Because most premature babies have a low birth-weight, their lungs need to be supported and they need to be kept warm. During this whole process, the neonatologist interacts with the parents to keep them updated on their baby’s condition (Weaver, 2009).
provide basic life support when a victim has no pulse and is not breathing. The Heimlich
As you sit in a classroom at the Community College, you may not think that saving a life is something you could do today, but, in fact, it's quite easy to do.
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There are 2 types of breathing, costal and diaphragmatic breathing (Berman, 2015). Costal refers to the intercostal and accessory muscles while diaphragmatic refers to breathing using your diaphragm (Berman, 2015).It is important to understand the two different types of breathing because it is vital in the assessment of the patient. For example, if a patient is suing their accessory muscles to aid in breathing then we can safely assume that they are having breathing problems and use a focused assessment of their respiration. Assessing respiration is fairly straightforward. The patient’s respiration rate can be affected by anxiety so a useful to avoid this is to check pulse first and after you have finished that, while still holding their pulse point, check their respiration rate. Inconspicuous assessment avoids the patient changing their breathing because they know they are being assessed which patients can sometimes do subconsciously. Through textbooks and practical classes I have learned what to be aware of while assessing a patient’s respiratory rate. For example; their normal breathing pattern, if and how their health problems are affecting their breathing, any medications that could affect their respiratory rate and also the rate, depth, rhythm and quality of their breathing (Berman, 2015). The only problem I found while assessing respiration rate was I thought it seemed a bit invasive looking at the
Most AEDs are designed to be used by nonmedical personnel such as police, firefighters, flight attendants, security guards, and other lay rescuers who have been properly trained. Having more people in the community who can respond to a medical emergency by providing defibrillation will greatly increase sudden cardiac arrest survival rates.
...ause it can cause harm to the infant’s lungs. If an infant requires shock, one pad goes on the front and one pad goes on the back. You should keep performing CPR until EMS arrives. If you begin CPR you cannot quit until they arrive, you have already committed to that victim.