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Can Telephone CPR Instructions Help Save More Lives?

For passersby who’ve never attended CPR training, the best you can do if a person collapses near you is call 911.

Word is going around that there’s a way a passerby can save a victim’s life by applying over-the-phone the instructions from a remote dispatcher. But what is the accuracy of telephone CPR instructions (T-CPR)? Is it as helpful in saving lives as proposers say?

Well, its effectiveness is a concern because human lives are at risk, put aside the fact that the bystander might be you, and the victim your loved one.

What Makes a Competent Workplace Safety Manager?
Safety management can be a challenging job if you lack the right qualifications, knowledge, and expertise.

This job requires dedication, and the knack to adhere to stringent standards, and deal with more than uncooperative workers. To succeed, you must meet all requirements by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

A workplace safety manager facilitates the prevention of any possible accidents while promoting safe and healthy surroundings in a working environment. Their work is to develop policies and ensure all workers abide for a conducive, accident-free, and healthy workplace.

To do so, they need to pinpoint all potential threats an organization may face and find ways to remedy them while improving the existing working conditions.

Picking the Best Automated External Defibrillators for Home, Public & Office.

Today, AEDs are not only handy in public areas, offices, institutions, and airports but also in homes and cars too.

With the constantly advancing technology, this essential medical tool is transforming to an easy-to-use and safe gadget for any would-be lifesaver.

An AED is an equipment designed to quickly remedy sudden cardiac arrest victims by shocking their erratic heart rhythm back to usual state.

Anyone with AED knowledge, even bystanders can utilize this tool in case of sudden cardiac arrest (SDA).

Chocking in Babies.

Choking in babies is a common incident in the US. It can be severe and even threaten to rob a baby of his precious life.

Research shows that at least a baby dies every five days from choking, and most of these deaths are brought about by foods, sweets, and metals such as coins.

Infants are vulnerable to choking because they have a small airway, which cannot act as effective as that of an older person. 

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among Passersby. .

CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. When you notice that an individual is not breathing, CPR steps (chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths) could come in handy in restoring blood circulation and oxygen in the victim’s body.

If an AED is available, it could be used to restart a heart with an abnormal rhythm.

You must check the airway to confirm breathing before administering CPR to adults. If he/she is breathing, call for help before proceeding with resuscitation.

CPR training saves lives often, especially in places where medics would take a bit longer to come to a victim’s rescue.

While training classes are an excellent way people learn cardiac arrests and carry out CPR, an unskilled person can also be valuable in the survival of the victim.

When a rescuer forgets the chest compression ratio to rescue breaths, one can only carry out compressions, also referred to as hands-only Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

This technique can help circulation blood and oxygen in the victim’s body until someone uses an AED to restart the heart or until the arrival of the medical response team.

Flying Automated External Defibrillators to Emergency Zones

If drones can deliver that hot pizza order to your doorstep in a jiffy then incorporating them in an emergency response strategy is not a bad idea.

No doubt, drones aka UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles can attain the need for speed in saving lives of victims who collapse all of a sudden— and would benefit from an automated external defibrillator (AED).

Flying AEDs to emergency zones can help save more lives. Though an AED device is not a must-have when initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation, its availability and use can help increase the chances of a successful CPR.

Packing a Custom-Made, First Aid Kit Is Crucial for Any International Travel

Accidents tend to happen when you least expect it. For this reason, it is always crucial to pack a first aid kit when you’re traveling. First aid kits come in handy, especially during international travel where people go to unfamiliar or dangerous places.

Designing a custom-made, first aid kit allows you to create a reliable kit that fits your specific needs. During international travel, you may get injuries and sudden sicknesses that require emergency remedial action. Still, with a first aid box, you can use emergency aid assistance when necessary.

Tracing the Corona Virus to its Source

You may think Professor Gabriel Leung from Hong Kong is a pessimist for predicting the figures you are about to hear until you discover more about him.

“40, 50, even 60 percent…” is his response to the question of how far the virus could impact the world when speaking in a documentary by 60 Minutes, an Australian investigative program.

That translates to anything between 45 to 60 million, given its transmission rate and the fact that people continue to mingle on a daily basis.

And the man (Prof. Leung) is not mad having been on the forefront to fighting SARS back in 2002.

Still the World Health Organization (WHO) won’t declare Corona Virus a Pandemic which has raised reaction among critics citing the Chinese government as an obstacle.

But the Professor is positive that maybe it is not the right time to go public with such an announcement.

The Tattoo Shop in Niles and Bloodborne Pathogens

Recently a Tattoo Shop in Niles was closed for OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Violations. The health officers alleged that the famous Tattoo & Piercing hub has been engaging in “unsafe and unsanitary practices” as regards to the sharps they use on customers.

Here’s how the story appeared on ABC News on Mar 3, 2020.

The Berrien County Health Department said Tuesday that it has identified “unsafe and unsanitary” piercing practices at Paparazzi Tattoo & Body Piercing in Niles.

The practices may have exposed former customers to the blood of other customers, the health department said.

As a precaution, the health department is asking that customers who have ever received body piercings at the shop to undergo blood tests for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation during COVID-19

A lot of heat hassurrounded cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) since coronavirus hit the world with health institutions moving to protect healthcare workers at the expense of patient lives.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), is an emergency treatment that aims at restarting a human heart. It helps one to start breathing and reduces the risk of death.

The CPR process involves activities such as chest compressions that aid in pumping blood around the body, and the famous ‘kiss of life’, also known as rescue breaths, that are done to supply the patient’s lungs with oxygen.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials have advised all medical personnel not to get close to their patients to avoid contracting the virus. This led to the abolishment of many CPR procedures (like mouth-to-mouth) due to the risks of contracting a disease when attempting to save a life.