RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 1
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%).
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 2
IVESEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES
CPRCardiopulmonary 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?
IVESEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES
CPR
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 3
Signs of Cardiac Arrest Unresponsive
Not breathing
Only Gasping (agonal)
No pulse
CALL 911
Do CPR
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 4
CPR CompressionsHand Position
Lower half of breast bone
Heel of hand on chest
Interlock fingers to focus compression
CPR CompressionsWrong Hand Positions
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 5
IVESEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES
START CPR
Kneel next to patient
Lock your arms
Push using upper body
Do Not flex your arms
IVESEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES
START CPR
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
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 6
IVESEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES
WHAT ABOUT BREATHING ?
WHY DO WE BREATHE?
IVESEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES
WHAT ABOUT BREATHING ?
Tip head back
Lift Jaw to open mouth
Pinch Nose
Blow into mouth until chest begins to rise
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 7
IVESEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES
BREATH !!!
IVESEFIBRILLATION SAVES LIVES
BREATH !!!
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 8
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
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 9
Time and AEDs
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
0
20
40
60
80
100
1 3 6 10
Survival
minutes
CPR and AEDDEMO
https://www.cprseattle.com/adult-one-rescuer-cpr-and-aed-demonstration
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 10
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
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 11
Signs of Stroke
Facial Droop
Arm Weakness
Speech 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
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 12
ACTIVE SHOOTER
RUNHIDE
FIGHT
RARA General Meeting Presentation Tim Brown, WB2PAY
8/9/2019 13
CPR TRAINING
American Heart Association
Perinton Ambulance
Gates Ambulance
Henrietta (CHS ) Ambulance
Greece Ambulance
YOU CAN
SAVEA LIFE
