{"id":13061,"date":"2019-07-12T15:16:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T15:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinecprcertification.net\/blog\/?p=13061"},"modified":"2019-07-12T15:16:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T15:16:18","slug":"a-spotlight-on-heads-up-cpr-is-this-procedure-ready-to-apply-for-out-of-clinic-human-cardiac-arrest-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinecprcertification.net\/blog\/a-spotlight-on-heads-up-cpr-is-this-procedure-ready-to-apply-for-out-of-clinic-human-cardiac-arrest-care\/","title":{"rendered":"A Spotlight on Heads-up CPR: Is this Procedure Ready to Apply for Out-of-clinic Human Cardiac Arrest Care."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Heads up CPR Study: Can It Serve as a Standard Emergency procedure for Human Cardiac Arrest?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heads-up Animal-tested CPR is Not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinecprcertification.net\/adultcprcourse.php\">Ready for Out-of-clinic Human Cardiac Arrest\nCare<\/a>. Find Out Why!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical leaders will need to conduct further heads up CPR study\nbefore adopting this new resuscitation technique that has been tested on\nanimals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we have cases where medics and emergency safety providers\nmay need to use some application of the of a heads-up CPR method, moderation\nand care must prevail because the idea of heads-up CPR is based entirely on\nanimal studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no conclusive findings for the best way to implement\nthis practice in an outside-the-clinic environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, we\u2019ve seen emergency safety providers have fallen for\nnew life-saving gadgets that did not really deliver in life-threatening\nscenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These past mistakes should ring loud bells to industry leaders to\nappreciate the importance of conducting official tests to thoroughly scrutinize\nany innovation or process before they include it in their service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific studies should entail a thorough and careful\nexamination of the scientific literature. And because we are handling human\nlives, we have no room for blunders trying to implement unproven methods, like\nthe heads-up Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Heads-up CPR: What does it entail?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask most what is heads up CPR, and it would mean elevating the\nvictim\u2019s head, but medically, it isn\u2019t just about that. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crueltyfreeinternational.org\/why-we-do-it\/what-animal-testing\" class=\"broken_link\">Animal studies <\/a>have brought more insights into heads-up CPR.\nHere\u2019s the order of implementation that emerged from the animal tests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To begin with, the victim should be placed in a supine position, chest      compressions administered with the help of an impedance-threshold-device (ITD) and continuous compression\/ decompression (ACD) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.<\/li><li>Next, ACD-CPR + ITD should be applied for 2 minutes in the same body posture (supine) to boost up brain blood flow.<\/li><li>Lastly, the head and thorax of the victim should be lifted slowly, 30 degrees, step by step.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>During implementation, researches demonstrated twice as much\nincrease in cardiocerebral blood flow in the supine posture in animals alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, there are many ways to execute the process; the\nrescuer can either use ACD-CPR + ITD or apply mechanical CPR (using a piston or\nband chest compression device) + ITD with some form of head- chest-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while all these variations (as tested in animals) have\nreported an increase in brain blood flow in the supine position, none of them\nhave been tested on humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Emergency Safety Leaders Should do Before Adding a New cardiac Arrest Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the least, safety leaders should adhere to the following\nguidelines before adopting any new cardiac arrest process or device:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Develop a system to gather cardiac arrest data per the Utstein Resuscitation Registry Guidelines for Outside-hospital Cardiac Arrest.<\/li><li>Alternatively, and even better; they should be proactive in the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival or CARES. That way, they can learn how accurate and useful their      procedures are and decide on the improvements to make. We can also ascertain that no harm is caused when applying the new technique. <\/li><li>EMS heads should also look at the chain of survival, particularly the components it impacts most.<\/li><li>Today CPR. Bystanders perform hands-only CPR.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;       <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, they should also note that there will be a need for\ncontinuous training to maintain and better the execution of this new CPR\napproach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Verdict on Heads-Up CPR Protocol<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of the research on the heads-up CPR protocol has been\nconducted with pig models with one study using a human manikin model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other similar studies looked at the use of ITD with ACD-CPR or ITD\nwith piston-type mechanical CPR with but did not include elevation of the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientifically speaking, the above studies are not well-designed\nto allow the use of this approach in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinecprcertification.net\/blog\/pros-and-cons-of-administering-cpr\/\"> outside-hospital CPR<\/a>. No wonder emergency safety providers should\nwait for more conclusive findings before standardizing heads-up CPR as a safety\nprocedure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In essence, there are no apparent effects or miracles in elevating\nthe head of a victim in cardiac arrest. &nbsp;Accepting a concept that has been\nproven on animals is the scientific road to finding out the truth after more\nthorough studies and not a shortcut to implementing untested practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is crystal clear that supporters or advocates need to explore\nheads-up CPR further and come up with more reasons we should include it as an\nemergency procedure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heads up CPR Study: Can It Serve as a Standard Emergency procedure for Human Cardiac Arrest? Heads-up Animal-tested CPR is Not Ready for Out-of-clinic Human Cardiac Arrest Care. Find Out Why! 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