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CPR

CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a technique combining cycles of chest compressions and rescue breaths to oxygenate and circulate blood to maintain life. Ask and answer questions regarding the CPR techniques, training and history.

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What is labored breaths?

shallow breathing. Basically if it is hard to breathe, like asthma, you'd be breathing slower than the average person which would make your breathing labored.

Where can one find an online CPR certification course?

If one were interested in obtaining an online CPR certification course there are many available. Websites such as Simplecpr, Red Cross and Procpr all offer them.

How does hypertrichosis affect the victim?

it makes the human who as the sickness get extensive hair growth wich makes him "furry", :-)

Where should you position an conscious choking infant's head?

You should support the infants head with your hand, body along the arm. The head should be angled down, to be the lower than any other part of the body to use gravity to help dislodge the object.

Describe the recovery position of CPR?

When a person is unconscious (but breathing and pulse are present) they can be placed in the recovery position. There are a few aims for this, they are:

1. It is a comfortable position for the patient.
2. The airway can remain open (making breathing possible).
3. Any vomit can be drained from the mouth (the person will not choke on his/her vomit).
4. The person can not fall (as he/she is already on the floor).
5. There is room for the chest to rise and fall during breathing.

What are agonal gasps or agonal breath sounds?

Agonal sounds is an official medical term for what would unscientifically be called the "death rattle".

While the sound is entirely different in both timing and form with each person and situation, there is a distinct commonality acknowledged by those who are exposed to it regularly.

There are both academic and professional conversations on what actions if any should be attempted once the sound has been heard.

Why is the CPR manikin named Anne?

There is an urban legend regarding the CPR manikin's name:

"You may have heard the story of how "Annie" the CPR doll came to be. As the story goes.. A Swedish doctor's 16 yr old daughter drowned in an ice covered pond behind his house. When they got to her they did not do CPR on her because the paramedics did not have the training. When the DR asked why they did not do CPR it was explained that the only way to train CPR was on a cadaver - so the good DR then made "Annie" to help train others on CPR. "Annie" and the male version "Andy" were made to look like his daughter at 16, blond hair, short and named after her "Annie" as a tribute to her.".

This legend is a myth.

In the mid-1950s, Dr. Peter Safar, a pioneer in emergency medicine, developed a method of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation combined with chest compression; in 1958 he presented a paper on this technique in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Safar believed his methods could be employed by those outside the medical field to save lives, provided these laypeople were given adequate training in his techniques. To more effectively teach this procedure to them, he envisioned having a life-sized doll that novices to cardiopulmonary resuscitation could practice on, and so he approached toymaker Asmund Laerdal with the idea of developing a realistic mannequin for CPR training. Laerdal took up the challenge.

The face Laerdal used for his training dummy was that of "L'Inconnue de la Seine," the by-then well-traveled death mask of an unknown Parisian girl. The modern CPR dummy was built in 1960 and sold under the name "Resusci Anne." In North America she has been christened "CPR Annie." Many a student of basic CPR has been taught to check if a patient is unconscious by gently shaking the doll and calling, "Annie, Annie, are you OK?"

The legend collides with reality in that while the doctor behind the creation of CPR Annie did not model its face after that of his deceased daughter, he was indeed the father of a girl who died in childhood. In 1954, Dr. Peter Safar and his wife, Eva, produced a daughter, whom they named Elizabeth. This girl child came into the world prematurely, and soon after her birth she was diagnosed with severe asthma. She suffered from this malady throughout her brief life, which ended at age eleven in 1966 after she underwent an asthma attack and slipped into a coma.

What is the price of an AED?

An AED will cost about $1000; and will go up in price based on the unit capability and options.

What should you do after performing chest compressions on an unresponsive adult with airway obstruction?

After the compressions, look in the mouth and if you see the object, sweep it out. If not, attempt to ventilate again; if breaths don't go in, repeat: compressions, look, sweep if object seen, and attempt to ventilate.

Which ribs normally break during CPR?

Yes it's very possible and quite common because compressing the chest is an unnatural movement. If a rib or two break, please do not stop CPR as this is an injury that can be repaired later, your priority is giving the patient a chance at survival.

Where can I get re-certified for CPR?

You can get trained for CPR at your school. You can also be trained at the Fire Department, police station, local pool, or hospital. Many jobs require CPR training. Sometimes you can find free training, but most often, there are fees.

Do firemen need cpr and first aid training?

It depends on the state. I'd check online for your state's particular requirements for firefighter certification. (Either way, CPR and first aid training is a good thing to have if you're training to be a firefighter.)

How can you determine if rescue breathing is effective?

You should be able to see the persons chest rise and fall with each breath you give them along with feeling and hearing the air come back out with each breath. That is where you get "Look, Listen and Feel" for breathing. You are going to see and feel the same thing as if the person was breathing on their own. You are just doing it for them.

What is CPR-FPR?

CPR-FPR is CPR for the Professional Rescuer.

Why did they build the CPR?

it was made to cross the trains.

When to give rescue breaths to an adult or child?

Start compressions, after 30 compressions you give 2 rescue breaths. Compresssions should be at least 100 per minute, with rescue breaths after every 30 compressions - the ratio is 2:1. - Recheck for a pulse every 2 minutes for NO LONGER than 10 seconds.

How many beats per minute are given during CPR?

If your heart beat is below 50 and above 100 you may have arrhythmia. To make sure you don't it would be wise to visit a doctor to determine if you actually do or don't.

What to do after a CPR?

Continue to monitor the patient until help (EMS) arrives.

What rhythms do AED shock?

The two rhythms an AED will only shock are Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib) and Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach).

What does high CPR mean?

A high CPR reading means an infection or chronic disease.