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News items on 'Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation'
Britain's first-aiders advised to keep giving kiss of life
(The Scotsman 17/11/2009)
HEALTH campaigners yesterday urged first-aiders to ignore advice that they should stop doing the kiss of life on patients whose hearts have stopped. Researchers in the US claim that giving cardiac arrest victims breaths between heart compressions is almost a complete waste of time because it interrupts the process of pressing on a victim's chest. But the British Heart Foundation urged first-aiders to continue with the life-saving techniques which were widely taught under official guidance.
Dummy run
(BBC 06/05/2009)
If you have ever done a first aid course, the chances are you have been intimate with Resusci Anne. Resusci Anne's creators Laerdal have now brought out SimMan 3G, the next generation of simulator, able to mimic an array of medical complications. He has a pulse, he can cough and wheeze, his eyes can water, his jaws can lock and his body can breathe and convulse. Those are just the visible features but he can also simulate breathing complications, cardiac arrests and reactions to drugs.
(BBC 30/11/2008)
After calls from the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), a group of designers and doctors, have come up with a new trolley that they believe will help save lives. It is laid out in a more intuitive way so that you have everything you need first at the top and subsequent things lower down. The trolley splits into 3 sections so that equipment can be used by separate groups working on the patient.
'Slush Puppy' injection to save heart victims
(Daily Mail 18/11/2008)
An ice slurry that is injected into the bloodstream could save the lives of heart-attack victims. It rapidly cools the brain to stop cells being killed off by lack of oxygen. This gives paramedics more time to try to restart the heart. The slurry, developed by scientists from the American Department of Energy, capitalises on the discovery that rapidly cooling major organs can postpone cell death.
Chest compressions 'save lives'
(BBC 12/03/2008)
Giving heart attack patients uninterrupted chest compressions boosts survival rates, a US study finds.
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