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    Heimlich Maneuver

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    CPR- There are many ways to perform CPR, these include regular CPR on an adult,Heimlich maneuver, and an Automated External Defibrillator. To perform CPR on an adult you must first shake the patient and speak loudly to see if he/she is responds in any way. If they do not you must then proceed to perform CPR. If this patient is not breathing normally, coughing, or moving begin chest compressions. To do this you must use the palm of you hand to push down hard in the center of the chest.…

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    I. Introduction A. CPR is an emergency procedure that is performed when a person’s heart has stopped beating due to sudden cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation uses chest compressions and breathing to try to mimic and restore your heart’s natural rhythm. B. Introduction to Four Main Topics 1. First, I will discuss a brief history of CPR. 2. Second, I will discuss the steps to perform CPR. 3. Third, I will share some statistics on CPR. 4. And fourth, I will discuss on where…

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    Specific Purpose: To demonstrate and inform the audience how to properly conduct CPR on an infant. Thesis: I would like to make this occasion a subject of much interest in saving a life, it’s about learning to conduct CPR on an infant correctly. Introduction: Conducting CPR is an important technique. Performing simple procedures and following some specific guidelines, you may save lives if a basic treatment is administered until professional medical help arrives. Attention grabber – As a…

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    Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been a topic of intense debate within the medical community. Medical professionals have concerns regarding the efficiency of the code process as well as the safety for all parties involved when family is allowed to stay for resuscitation. In contrast, family members desire to remain close to their loved ones, in what may be the last moments of their life. Meeting the psychosocial needs of the patient as well as their family members is at…

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    The four ethical principals that are the base for most medical decisions will aim to provide patient satisfaction and safety as the end result. Justifying the level of importance is based on those principles as they play a big role in deciding whether life-support should be available regardless of chances of recovery. The first principle is the respect for autonomy. This principal cites that the patient has the right to choose, which is problematic when they are in a futile state. As a…

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    Sports Sampling Program

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    Stage A: Agency Culture Our Mission and Vision Statement: Maryland Sports Sampling Program (MSSP) is a program created for children from low income families between the ages of 6 and 12. Our mission as a nonprofit agency is to get children to play an array of sports. Our vision is to have children from the Maryland area to come together and grow and develop through various sports. MSSP aims to accommodate the concepts of good sportsmanship, integrity, loyalty, and developing good teamwork…

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    A Great Nurse

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    “Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin ' alive, stayin ' alive,” is not only a popular disco song that almost everyone in America can sing but also a life saver measure in CPR. This song is a trick to know the right amount of compressions to do per minute to an unresponsive person. This trick is one of the many tricks a nurse remembers to do their job efficiently. While a nurse is working in a CPR situation, there are certain traits nurses need to handle this and other stressful situations. Under these…

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    DNR In Health Care

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    For the major focal point of this discourse, as explained before, advance directives are used to convey the patient and families’ preference in treatment, including to do or not resuscitate when the patient may suffer from cardiac or respiratory arrest after. The aim of CPR is to save the patient, but the evidence shows that the implementation of CPR does not ensure a high rate of survival to hospital discharge (Enohumah et al., 2006; Landry, Parker, & Phillips, 1992; McNally et al., 2011). Due…

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    Airway Management Case

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    Discussion Vascular access, along with airway management is a standard of emergency care, and is an essential part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in many groups of patients. Peripheral vascular access is the most efficient means of gaining vascular access as it’s induces minimal trauma, is the safest method of gaining access to venous circulation. It may however be difficult in stressful situations and require several attempts despite its widespread usage failure may result in prehospital…

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    Analyzing this ad, you first notice the bright orange (Live Longer) implying this cancer medication will make you live longer. The color orange in Live Longer is intended to make you feel an increase in your oxygen levels to your brain and warmth. This then drawls your eyes to the phrase above live longer “If you have a type of advanced stage lung cancer you may now have a chance to” this font all in capital letters, however smaller, and blue that makes you feel calmer and strength that this…

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