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Upon arrival, you quickly assess the situation and spring into action, working to save a man's life through CPR and defibrillation. Finally, the man's heart begins to beat again, and the relief and gratitude of his family and onlookers are overwhelming.
It focuses on essential lifesaving skills, such as CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), controlling bleeding, and managing shock. This equipment ranges from basic first aid supplies to sophisticated devices like defibrillators, oxygen therapy units, and advanced airway management tools.
On the other hand, you could be called in to attend to the victim of a car accident or a shooting or a heartattack, drowning, mountaineering accident, or drug overdose. Some EMT courses require CPR as a prerequisite, while others, including ours, include CPR training and certification.
He reportedly told his family "I think I'm having a heartattack", then they immediately drove him to the ED, and he was able to ambulate into the triage area before he collapsed and became unresponsive. CPR was initiated immediately. It was reportedly a PEA arrest; there was no recorded V Fib and no defibrillation.
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month, so High Performance EMS and PulsePoint are encouraging everyone to locate and register Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). It’s relatively recent that providing CPR instructions to callers (t-CPR) was considered best practice.
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