Takoma Park CPR

This stuff works. Especially when it’s given immediately, without waiting for EMS.

Boy in stable condition after receiving CPR at Six Flags America | WTOP A boy who was given CPR after he was found in a pool at the Six Flags America amusement park in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Saturday afternoon, is now in stable condition.

Yes, we’re sharing a competitor’s ad, because it’s an important short article about unconscious sexism in bystander CPR. Remember, the outcome of a sudden cardiac arrest is usually determined *before* EMS shows up — by the presence or absence of immediate bystander CPR.

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5 Reasons Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Receive CPR in Public | ProCPR Both men and women may experience cardiac events requiring CPR. However, research shows a gap when it comes to equitable performance of CPR on men versus women. At the American Heart Association’s Scientific Session in November 2017, global researchers and clinicians shared data that showed men we...

Highlights of the new 2020 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR & Emergency Cardiac Care:

- Recovery support has been recognized as the sixth link in the Chain of Survival (all patient populations).

- Never hesitate to start chest compressions on a pregnant cardiac arrest patient.

- Solo rescuers may use the 2-thumbs hand-encircling technique for infant compressions.

- Ventilation rate for an intubated child/infant, or a child/infant who has a pulse but is not breathing, is 1 breath every 2-3 seconds.

- Feedback devices such as metronomes and depth sensors result in a 25% higher survival rate (“survival” defined as hospital discharge). In the absence of feedback devices, realtime peer coaching from another rescuer is the next best thing.

- Rescue team debriefings are strongly recommended.

- The mnemonic “FAST” has been recognized as an aid to stroke awareness (Facial droop, Arm weakness, Speech defects, Time since onset of symptoms).

- All rescuers should encourage conscious adults with chest pain to chew and swallow an uncoated aspirin while waiting for EMS unless (a) the patient has an allergy or doctor’s orders not to take aspirin or (b) the chest pain is due to an injury.

- All rescuers should administer Narcan if there are signs of an opioid overdose, but do not delay starting CPR to give Narcan.

The AHA is rolling out an alternative approach to CPR refresher training called Resuscitation Quality Improvement. Under this method, trained CPR providers will be able to take brief refresher exercises every quarter instead of a full-length refresher course every two years. Details will be available in early 2021.

Every CPR class includes the Heimlich maneuver, a simple, effective treatment for "foreign body airway obstruction" (choking). Each of the countless lives saved by this technique is to the credit of Dr. Henry Heimlich, who died yesterday at the age of 96, not long after saving a neighbor's life using the Heimlich maneuver.