Online CPR Certification Blog
There is an Allergy Drug Tested for Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Date: November 23rd, 2014
How the trial went through with Clemastine?
There was a prearranged test about an OTC drug that may possibly save the lives of the people, especially those who are suffering from multiple sclerosis or MS. This news draws a lot of feedbacks from the readers simply because the drug wasn’t named yet.
There is an allergy drug that can help MS patients
Date: November 22nd, 2014
The tests for the over the counter drug for MS patients
There was a planned test of an OTC drug that can possibly save people from the disability of MS or multiple sclerosis sufferers. The post about the test got a lot of attention from the people, since the drug name wasn’t revealed then.
50% of American Women are not familiar with the Signs of Stroke
Date: November 21st, 2014
There was this woman named Donna Arnett and she had stroke when she was only 27 years old, but because she worked as a nurse, she knew the signs and she was able to get help quickly. Few people are so fortunate, because stroke is the leading cause of death of around 130,000 people yearly in the
Should Athletes Need to Screen their Heart Disease Before the Game?
Date: November 20th, 2014
With the records showing sudden death of young individuals who joined a competition were disastrous and very horrible. There is a journal wherein the experts have said that the athletes should be screened for heart disease to prevent tragic events from taking place. Unluckily, these are just rare
The Truth behind Adrenaline as the Optimum yet Awful Type of Drug
Date: November 19th, 2014
Aside from becoming the very first type of drug for patients with cardiac arrest condition, there are also studies that have shown how people have checked the affectivity of epinephrine. Usually, there are few questions about Adrenalin’s affectivity and safety along with its efficiency in terms of sudden cardiac arrest.
Large retail stores should consider having AEDs on premises
Date: November 18th, 2014
While a customer was shopping in a California’s Target store, he suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest. The premises didn’t have any emergency AED- automated external defibrillator. The customer tragically died even before the arrival of medical responders. The deceased’s family sued the store for negligence as they had failed to install an AED at the store which they believed could have saved her life.
How technology is helping with CPR
Date: November 17th, 2014
How the Smartphone app works
The man did the noble act after being alerted on his phone that someone who was nearby required CPR. The grandmother of Baby Nolan had gone to a dance shop together with his older sister to take some ballet slippers when the baby suddenly stopped breathing. The clerk of the store who used to be a lifeguard started to administer some rescue breathing techniques to the baby after he called 911. This shows the importance of mastering the skills of offering a CPR for adults as well as for children.
The Spoken Fire Department people were hooked up to PulsePoint, a great app which uses the GPS of the people to alert people who are trained in performing CPR of cases of cardiac arrest to their emergency dispatch center. A nearby car mechanic, Jeff Olson, who is also a volunteer of EMT had downloaded this app and received the alert on his cell phone. Olson said that the alert he received on his phone was similar to an Amber Alert and as he checked it, he was alerted that CPR was needed and the address was shown.
Jeff rushed to the store quickly where he started performing chest compressions on the baby until the arrival of the first responders. Nolan thankfully managed to pull though and is currently recovering at a local hospital. The baby was born having adult sized kidneys and this might be what could have caused his cardiac distress. His family is currently undergoing training on CPR just in case something similar happens in the future. Brian Schaeffer, the assistant Fire Chief noted that the investment had his department had made in technology was the right step towards providing the community with the vital assistance required.
Information about STEMI Tx, kids’ cholesterol and Bystander CPR
Date: November 16th, 2014
Even without HF, eplerenone might help
After suffering an acute ST segment elevation myodcardial infarction, giving epleronone early enough when heart failure is absent has been found to be beneficial especially in reducing the level of natriuretic peptide in the brain. This was showed by a randomized REMINDER trial.
Mechanical and manual CPR outcomes found to be similar
Date: November 15th, 2014
When pneumatic device assisted CPR compressions with defibrillation are compared to manual CPR during compressions, the researchers found that the two seemed to have similar outcomes statistically.
When more people help, bystander CPR is even better
Date: November 14th, 2014
CPR quality among the cases analyzed of cardiac arrests happening out of hospital showed that it was associated with bystander CPR being initiated by multiple rescuers. A family member less commonly performed good quality bystander CPR, which was P= 0.0001 and by older bystanders was p= 0.00005