“We are responsible for what we are, and what ever we wish ourselves to be; we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that what we wish to do in future can be produced by our present action; so we have to know how to act. ” Swami Vivekananda. Birth and death are the two natural phenomena that all of us have to accept. When a child is born we are happy because a new person is added to our company, where as, when someone dies, we grieve because he/she is no more with us. Death can occur at any time due to any cause. However death in certain instances can be prevented. For instance death due to cardiac arrest can be prevented by giving cardio pulmonary resuscitation
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As a result, the combination of closed – chest cardiac massage and mouth-to-mouth rescuer breathing, coupled with the introduction of external defibrillation, created cardio pulmonary, resuscitations as it is known today. Thus the foundation of modern CPR was laid in 1960. How CPR works? The air we breathe travels to our lungs where oxygen is picked up by the blood and then pumped by the heart to the body tissue and organs. When a person experiences cardiac arrest either due to heart failure or an injury such as drowning, electrocution or severe trauma– the heartbeat goes from a normal beat to an arrhythmic pattern called ventricular fibrillation, and eventually the heart ceases to beat altogether. This prevents oxygen from circulating throughout the body, rapidly killing cells and tissues. Here lies the importance of CPR, cardio pulmonary resuscitation serves as an artificial heartbeat on artificial respirator. CPR may not save the victim even when performed properly, but if started with in 4 minutes of cardiac arrest and defibrillation is provided within 10 minutes a person has a 40 percent chance of …show more content…
Nursing Administration The community health nurse should take extra care in policy making, planning and organizing the educational session to create awareness on basic life saving measures. Nursing Research The researcher found that the knowledge and skill is deficient among the adolescents regarding CPR. Hence we can effectively conduct research on different aspects of first aid and CPR in different settings. Recommendations for further studies: Based on the findings of the study the following recommendations are made: • A similar study can be conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of adolescents regarding CPR. • A similar study can be conducted to assess the attitude of the community people regarding CPR. • A similar study can be conducted on schoolteachers to assess their knowledge and skill regarding CPR. • Comparative study can be conducted between GNM’s and B.SC nursing students. REFERENCES 1. Sandra M. Nettina. The Lippincott manual of nursing practice. 7th ed, Philadelphia: lippincott Williams & wilikins, 2001 P.
As a result, the combination of closed – chest cardiac massage and mouth-to-mouth rescuer breathing, coupled with the introduction of external defibrillation, created cardio pulmonary, resuscitations as it is known today. Thus the foundation of modern CPR was laid in 1960. How CPR works? The air we breathe travels to our lungs where oxygen is picked up by the blood and then pumped by the heart to the body tissue and organs. When a person experiences cardiac arrest either due to heart failure or an injury such as drowning, electrocution or severe trauma– the heartbeat goes from a normal beat to an arrhythmic pattern called ventricular fibrillation, and eventually the heart ceases to beat altogether. This prevents oxygen from circulating throughout the body, rapidly killing cells and tissues. Here lies the importance of CPR, cardio pulmonary resuscitation serves as an artificial heartbeat on artificial respirator. CPR may not save the victim even when performed properly, but if started with in 4 minutes of cardiac arrest and defibrillation is provided within 10 minutes a person has a 40 percent chance of …show more content…
Nursing Administration The community health nurse should take extra care in policy making, planning and organizing the educational session to create awareness on basic life saving measures. Nursing Research The researcher found that the knowledge and skill is deficient among the adolescents regarding CPR. Hence we can effectively conduct research on different aspects of first aid and CPR in different settings. Recommendations for further studies: Based on the findings of the study the following recommendations are made: • A similar study can be conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of adolescents regarding CPR. • A similar study can be conducted to assess the attitude of the community people regarding CPR. • A similar study can be conducted on schoolteachers to assess their knowledge and skill regarding CPR. • Comparative study can be conducted between GNM’s and B.SC nursing students. REFERENCES 1. Sandra M. Nettina. The Lippincott manual of nursing practice. 7th ed, Philadelphia: lippincott Williams & wilikins, 2001 P.