AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers Location: Holiday Inn Express (Carrollton) Address: 104 S Cottage Hill Rd Carrollton, GA 30117. Date: Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 Time: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (First Aid/CPR/AED class to follow at 1:00 pm) Total Spaces: 10 This AHA CPR course is designed for healthcare providers (RNs, LPNs, Medical Students, …
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What is bystander CPR? (1) Non-medical personnel performing chest compressions (or full CPR) on a cardiac arrest victim, prior to the arrival of EMT/paramedics/nurses. (2) Performed in less than 30% of cardiac arrest events (3) The key to a city/community/state getting their CA survival rates above 10% (4) Can be learned in approximately 30 minutes …
The cardiac chain of survival, is a common term in emergency medicine, safety, and health education circles – a term that is comprised of the steps that will determine if someone will survive a cardiac arrest, also the steps to improve your liklihood of survival. Those steps are: Early access to the Emergency Response System, …
Hands-Only CPR interests a lot of people for two big reasons: (1) Because medical studies have shown it is more effective (survival to hospital discharge) for witnessed collapse of teens and adults (from apparent cardiac arrest) than traditional compressions and breaths. (2) Because people are reluctant to put their mouth on a stranger’s …
Hands-only CPR, also called Compressions-Only CPR (COCPR), is relatively new concept, just recommended since 2008. Recent studies have shown it is more effective than traditional CPR (compressions and mouth-mouth breaths) for lay responders,, in cases of a witnessed collapse of adult or teen. If you see a teen or adult collapse, that does not respond, …
Did you learn CPR in the 90’s or 2000’s? Do you remember “Airway, Breathing, Circulation”? Also called “The ABC’s of Survival”? Do you recall being taught that step 1 is “Look, Listen & Feel for breathing”? Do you know that resuscitation experts since 2010 have changed all of that, and that ALL national EMT/CPR training …
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Teaching quality First Aid, CPR, AED, Bloodborne pathogen courses for your workplace, family, church, medical clinic, or fitness center. AHA, ARC, NSC certified. Most clients are businesses – we come to you and teach your crew or workforce. We do have classes monthly in the communities of Newnan, Peachtree City, Palmetto, Fayetteville, Senoia, Sharpsburg, Fairburn, …
Real life story of a 33 year old Mom that suffered cardiac arrest, with “New CPR”, or Hands-Only CPR, performed by her husband. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/cheating.death.harden.cpr/#cnnSTCVideo Learn CPR – Save a Life !
In the early 1970’s, the NHTSA used to have signs on the highway “Drive Carefully, the Life You Save May Be Your Own”. One of our slogans is similar – “Learn CPR, the Life You Save May Be A Family Member”. CPR is learned to save others, not yourself, and over 80% of cardiac arrests …
Cough CPR – as the email goes (yea, I know you got it, too), “it’s 4:17 pm, you’re driving alone, and start experiencing severe chest pain that radiates out into your arm. You’re five miles from the hospital, so take a deep breath and cough every 2 seconds, all the way to the hospital, and …
High-quality CPR (the type that saves lives) starts with proper hand position on the chest. Here’s a graphic that shows proper hand placement. On most fit/thin/healthy body weight people – halfway between the nipples works great. On all people, bring your hands from their underarms inward, and that’s the proper hand position. Usually, halfway between …
Does Cardiac Arrest happen only to folks in their 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s? Can young, seemingly healthy young people, even under 20, die from sudden cardiac arrest? Are Cardiac Arrest victims all overweight, with clogged arteries and high blood pressure? Cardiac arrest strikes all ages, and even healthy young people with no prior health issues …
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Hands-only CPR, also called “Compressions-only” CPR is what we’re talking about. Yes, for witnessed collapse of teen or adult that is not responsive – 1) Call 911, and 2) chest compressions, in the center of the chest 2″ deep and about 100 compressions per minute. Hands-only CPR saves lives! Learn CPR – Save …