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R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY CPR AND EARLY DEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES Extent of the Problem More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year. The majority of Out of Hospital Cardiac


  1. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY CPR AND EARLY DEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES Extent of the Problem ฀ More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year. ฀ The majority of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) occurs at public settings (18.8 percent), mostly homes/residences (69.5%) and nursing homes (11.7%). 8/9/2019 1

  2. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY IVES EFIBRILLATION SAVES CPR LIVES Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest. What does CPR do? IVES CPR EFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES 8/9/2019 2

  3. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY Signs of Cardiac Arrest ฀ Unresponsive ฀ Not breathing ฀ Only Gasping (agonal) ฀ No pulse ฀ CALL 911 ฀ Do CPR 8/9/2019 3

  4. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY CPR Compressions Hand Position ฀ Lower half of breast bone ฀ Heel of hand on chest ฀ Interlock fingers to focus compression CPR Compressions Wrong Hand Positions 8/9/2019 4

  5. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY IVES START CPR EFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES ฀ Kneel next to patient ฀ Lock your arms ฀ Push using upper body ฀ Do Not flex your arms IVES START CPR EFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES ฀ PUSH HARD AND “FAST” ฀ PUSH AT 100 TO 120 BEATS / MINUTE ฀ PUSH AT LEAST 2 INCHES ฀ ALLOW CHEST TO RECOIL ฀ USE THE AED WHEN IT ARRIVES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_49wMpdews 8/9/2019 5

  6. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY IVES WHAT ABOUT EFIBRILLATION SAVES BREATHING ? LIVES WHY DO WE BREATHE? IVES WHAT ABOUT EFIBRILLATION SAVES BREATHING ? LIVES ฀ Tip head back ฀ Lift Jaw to open mouth ฀ Pinch Nose ฀ Blow into mouth until chest begins to rise 8/9/2019 6

  7. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY IVES BREATH !!! EFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES IVES BREATH !!! EFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES 8/9/2019 7

  8. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY WHAT DOES AN AED DO? AEDs and Ventricular Fibrillation ฀ VF is the most frequent initial rhythm in sudden cardiac arrest ฀ VF is a useless quivering of the heart that results in no blood flow ฀ Defibrillation is the only effective treatment for VF ฀ Successful electrical defibrillation diminishes rapidly over time 8/9/2019 8

  9. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY Time and AEDs ฀ Approximately 50% survival after 5 minutes ฀ Survival reduced by 7% to 10% each minute 100 ฀ Rapid defibrillation 80 is key to survival 60 ฀ CPR helps extend Survival 40 survival time 20 0 minutes 1 3 6 10 CPR and AED DEMO ฀ https://www.cprseattle.com/adult-one- rescuer-cpr-and-aed-demonstration 8/9/2019 9

  10. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY Signs of a Heart Attack ฀ Chest pain or pressure in the center of the person’s chest. ฀ Lightheaded, short of breath, or nauseated. ฀ May faint, or breakout in a cold sweat. ฀ Pain may radiate to arm(s), up into the jaw, or to the back. ฀ Women have subtle symptoms 8/9/2019 10

  11. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY Signs of Stroke ฀ F acial Droop ฀ A rm Weakness ฀ S peech Difficulties ฀ Time is Critical - Call 911 Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBOA) ฀ Universal Choking sign ฀ “Are you choking?” ฀ “Can you speak?” ฀ “Can you cough?” ฀ GIVE ABDOMINAL THRUSTS 8/9/2019 11

  12. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY ACTIVE SHOOTER RUN HIDE FIGHT 8/9/2019 12

  13. R A R A General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY CPR TRAINING ฀ American Heart Association ฀ Perinton Ambulance ฀ Gates Ambulance ฀ Henrietta (CHS ) Ambulance ฀ Greece Ambulance YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE 8/9/2019 13

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