Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Averi Kessler Social Change Less than 8 percent of people who suffer from cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive. When someone suffers from cardiac arrest it is best to give the person Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation also know as CPR. Cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in America. Each year, more than 350,000 people outside the hospital have cardiac arrest in the United States. The survival rate really depends on if CPR is given right away or not. Almost 90 percent of…

Language and literacy in a discourse community are useful in keeping the community running smoothly and help accomplish its goals. While the literacy in many different communities has been researched and talked about, the lifeguard community, on the other hand, is not highly researched. Much is known about the physical aspects of lifeguarding and the skills that are required, but little is talked or known about the literacy in the community. Many different factors such as acronyms and devices…

Tennis coaches—or coaches in general—are defined as people who teach amateur and professional athletes the skills they need to know to be successful at their sport. Being a coach requires many technical and personal skills and usually all coaches have their own teaching style. There is no right or wrong when it comes to teaching methods; however, the philosophy that the coach applies has a significant influence on their athlete’s performance and behavior and also determines his or her coaching…

After conducting some medical tests and evaluation, I talk to Mr. Jones, a husband’s patient who currently has surgical repair of her left femur. I told him that she had comminuted fracture of epiphyseal plate; it means in the region of bone growth in her left thigh has been broken into pieces due to the previous accident. Because the calcification in her bone is less than normal, which is called osteopenia; it made the fracture was even easier. In addition, she had injury in both syndesmoses,…

Over all, I can say that I enjoyed this entire week here at my host agency. Even though I was not required to come into the department Monday for the holiday, I still choose to come and be involved with the family and friends of the organization. On Memorial Day, here at the department there were snacks and games that both the officers and their families could be involved in. I acknowledged the environment and thought it was genuinely a nice thing for the department to do for each other. I’ve…

charting on the patient to hold one accountable for the care provided. Completing all of these tasks for eight or nine patients per nurse is unlikely to happen and have an increase chance of giving the wrong medication, making errors during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, having an increase in acquired pressure…

discomfort (Stojkovic, S., & Lovell, R. 2013). For example if a prisoner has a tooth decay that is disturbing him, the medical attention that he will receive is to remove the tooth, not to re-fill it. The officers are trained on first aids, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and physical fitness training. Right to be free from discrimination Inmates come from different backgrounds and have different cultures. However the law requires that they should all be treated equally regardless of their…

In 1991 the Patient Self Determination Act was implemented which pertains to several legal documents as well as those not written in a legal setting. The Patient Self Determination Act states that all health care facilities Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement must recognize a patient’s advance directive, the facilities must ask every patient if they have an advance directive, and provide education to the patient informing them of their rights to communicate their wishes regarding future…

Jaime: How Do You Become a School Speech-Language Pathologist? Anyone who wants to become a school speech-language pathologist must have an accredited degree, state licensure and the right training. Speech-language pathologists must have a master’s degree in speech pathology. Almost all of these speech pathology master’s programs will prepare students for state licensing exams. Earn a Bachelor’s Degree Most degree programs offer specializations for either children or adults with speech…

Give 15 chest compressions. For children 1 to 8 years old, give 1 rescue breath and 5 chest compressions. Repeat steps until successful or help arrives. CPR HELP Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) involves a rescuer performing chest compressions and artificial respiration (rescue breaths) on an unconscious heart attack victim. Chest compressions are at least 5cm (2 inches) deep except for infants 4 cm (1.6 inches) and at…