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
AED stand for? AED stands for automated external defibrillator (or automated external defibrillation). What's an AED? An AED is a device used to administer an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart. Built-in computers assess the patient's heart rhythm, judge whether defibrillation is needed, and then administer the shock. Audible and/or visual prompts guide the user through the process. How does an AED work? A microprocessor inside the defibrillator interprets (analyzes) the victim's
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Are nurses angel-faced, doctor’s maids or educated contributors to their patient’s health? Timmy Turner is a 10 year old boy who wishes for a perfect life. His parents work full time and often neglect him for their own desires, but thanks to his fairy odd parents, Cosmo the idiot, and Wanda, Cosmo’s perfect-sweet wife, Timmy still manages to enjoy his life. Throughout the series Timmy goes on many adventures with Cosmo and Wanda. During some episodes Dr. Rip Studwell, the attractive but dimwitted
Knowing what to do in an emergency medical situation can mean the difference between life and death. Being trained in First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) skills can be invaluable when someone is in serious medical distress. This training is empowering as it allows people to save the lives of others, to act confidently when using the skills learned, and to be able to properly use an AED device should the situation require it (Berry, 2015). It
CPR Training is an incredibly useful tool in life that if introduced into the classroom will save lives, secure jobs, and make society a much safer place. Some parents are skeptical about the idea of having their children trained in CPR, and they have reason to. Giving CPR to strangers, feeling pressured in tense situations, and being encouraged, even pressured, into giving CPR makes being trained in it a scary thing. However, with the Good Samaritan laws we have in place today, along with the knowledge
In March of 2015, I acquired a Lifeguard Certification through the American Red Cross. Furthermore, in May of 2015 Cedar Ridge Country Club hired me onto their staff as a Lifeguard. Popular belief states that being a lifeguard is a great summer job because “you get a tan, while you’re working” as luxurious as that sounds, lifeguards are held accountable, responsible, and liable for the work they do. As a lifeguard, you are expected to: maintain the safety of the patrons in and around the pool communicating
Comfort In The Air Have you ever been on an airplane where you were so desperate to use the lavatory that you rush out of your seat only to abruptly hail to a stop as you see the food trolley moving ever so slowly down the aisle? Nature calls and mentally all you want to do is push everyone out of your way, hurl the trolley against the wall and run like your life depends on it towards the lavatory. Of course, that would not be the action of a sane individual. Instead, they would wait patiently
and then go back to doing compressions – counting out loud to 30 and then 2 more breaths at the rate of five repeats in two minutes. This will continue until another rescuer arrives with the AED and you will change positions. An AED (automated external defibrillator) is a machine that can be found in many public places, and are available for home use. These machines have pads or paddles to place on the chest during a life-threatening emergency. They use computers to automatically check the heart
When choosing my field of interest, I was undecided between physical therapy or physical education. I come from a long line of teachers, coaches and athletes so I felt one of the two options were destined for me. My strong desire is to help people, specifically athletes and to make them feel good about themselves as they’re developing their athletic abilities so with the help of my parents and advisor, we chose that kinesiology would be the perfect fit for me. Under the kinesiology field, I have
Negligence in Sports In today’s society, especially sporting activities involving youth and young adults, it is imperative to ensure the safety of those involved. When an individual is injured either physically, emotionally or both, there is the concern of legal action towards coaches and the association conducting the sporting activity (Wolohan, 2013). The litigious culture that Americans live under has produced a heightened awareness to avoid negligence in athletic activities through proper training
The American Red Cross The American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that has made its mission to help people worldwide and help make our world a better place. The American Red Cross has supported the military families of America, provided Disaster Relief, Health and Safety Training and Services, Blood Drives, and other endless services since 1881. Clara Barton and a few close associates founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881. Clara Barton heard of the global
Commotio cordis occurs after a blunt, non-penetrating blow to the precordial area of the chest wall that results in the induction of an often fatal ventricular fibrillation in a heart that does not have a preexisting structural or electrophysiological cardiovascular disease (Yabek, 2011). The blow is often perceived to be irrelevant, yet can cause a debilitating injury or even death. Death may be sudden or after a brief period of lucidity with purposeful movement prior to collapse (Yabek, 2011).