in cardiac arrest-induced encephalopathy‚ neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy‚ traumatic brain injury‚ stroke‚ hepatic encephalopathy‚ and spinal cord injury‚ and as an adjunct to aneurysm surgery. In this review‚ we address physiological mechanism of hypothermia to mitigate neurological injury‚ the trials that have been performed for each of these indications‚ the strength of the evidence to support treatment with mild/moderate hypothermia. Evidence is strongest for prehospital cardiac arrest
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Name of Hospital Designation Duration Madinah cardiac centre‚madinah munawara‚kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Staff Nurse 19/10/2010 to 14/02/2011 Current Licensing and Certification Membership Staff Registered Female Nurse and Midwife‚ public health nurse‚Andhra pradesh Nursing Council‚ Hyderabad. Registration No. 62424‚as nurse‚62183 as midwife‚3344 as public health nurse. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:COMPUTERS‚BASIC LIFE SUPPORT‚ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT. Computer Literacy: Basic Packages
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you never want to use. In the emergency of a Cardiac arrest‚ quality and effective applications of the lifesaving techniques of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) are crucial to saving the victim’s life. Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function‚ not to be confused with a heart attack. A heart attack is a blockage that stops blood flow to the heart‚ but do not necessarily result in death of the victim. On average about 295‚000 Cardiac arrest incidents occur in the United States‚ and can
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respiration and blood circulation when normal breathing and blood circulation have stopped‚ usually as a result of trauma such as heart attack or near drowning. (Definition) 1. According to Jess Febros’ February 2011 article‚ “AHA: Cardiac Arrest”‚ Cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. (Opinion) 2. CPR buys time for the trauma victim by
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needs to know to perform effective CPR including delivering compressions‚ delivering rescue breaths‚ and performing the cycle. Introduction: 95% victims of cardiac arrest die prior to reaching a hospital or care facility. By performing CPR the chances of survival immediately increase. The way to decrease the percentage of deaths by cardiac arrest is to increase the number of people aware of CPR methods. How do I know? I have been a lifeguard for 6 years‚ performing CPR twice. I am also a certified
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First aid compilation What is first Aid? Is an immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly taken ill. General objective’s of First Aid * To alleviate suffering * To prolong life * To prevent added/ further injury Different kinds of injuries and the procedure on how to give first aid said injuries: Minor burns * Procedure * Take the person away from the source of burning and let the airway of the victim be open. * You can remove
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Once they decide‚ they have to sign the patients chart for legality purposes. But what is exactly DNR? A Do Not Resuscitate‚ or DNR order is a written order from a doctor that resuscitation should not be attempted if a person suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest. Such an order may be instituted on the basis of an advance directive from a person‚ or from someone entitled to make decisions on their behalf‚ such as a health care proxy; in some jurisdictions‚ such orders can also be instituted on the
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Why are named drugs used in sports? When we exercise‚ there is an increase in the blood flow which provides the muscles with a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients and all the toxic waste products are removed from the body by this metabolism. There are many instances where an athlete has used a drug to enhance the desired output in an unfair and illegal manner. Such a practice is termed as “doping”. Eventually in the long run‚ the effect of drug taking leads to other mental disorders and even
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early 1960s for restoring the circulation and respiration in a patient who has suffered cardiac arrest‚ often leading to heart attack. Lack of oxygen to the brain causes loss of consciousness‚ which then results in abnormal or absent breathing. Brain injury is likely if cardiac arrest goes untreated for more than five minutes. If there is no medical provider around to give quick medical care‚ the cardiac arrest may lead to brain injury. The only mean is to keep the blood circulating by providing quick
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An AED Is a device that delivers an electric current to "shock" the heart in order to restart a rhythm and beat. It should be used when a person goes into sudden cardiac arrest. AED stands for automated external defibrillator. The steps for using an AED are 1. turn on AED. 2. expose victims chest and wipe dry to ensure that the pads stick properly to the chest. 3. Apply the pads to chest. 4. plug the connector into AED‚ if necessary. 5. Let the AED analyze the heartbeat‚ and tell all bystanders
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