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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
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More than 350,000
cardiac arrests occur
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%).
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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.
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Unresponsive Not breathing Only Gasping
(agonal)
No pulse
CALL 911 Do CPR
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Lower half of
breast bone
Heel of hand
Interlock
fingers to focus compression
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Kneel next to
patient
Lock your arms Push using
upper body
Do Not flex
your arms
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
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Tip head back Lift Jaw to
Pinch Nose Blow into
mouth until chest begins to rise
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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
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Approximately 50% survival after 5
minutes
Survival reduced by 7% to 10% each
minute
Rapid defibrillation
is key to survival
CPR helps extend
survival time
20 40 60 80 100 1 3 6 10 Survival minutes
https://www.cprseattle.com/adult-one-
rescuer-cpr-and-aed-demonstration
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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
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Facial Droop Arm Weakness Speech Difficulties Time is Critical - Call 911
Universal Choking sign “Are you choking?” “Can you speak?” “Can you cough?” GIVE ABDOMINAL THRUSTS
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