EARLY DEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES Extent of the Problem More than - PDF document

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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