Introduction to CPR The body requires a constant circulation of oxygen from the lungs to the organs to live. The heart is responsible for pumping oxygen carrying blood throughout the body. When the heart fails to pump the blood, and the organs do not receive oxygen, a downward path of damage begins, leading to the […]
Good Samaritan Laws Good Samaritan Laws exist in many states to protect volunteers offering aid to an injured person. Under the law, a person giving assistance to an injured person is free from civil liability under the following conditions: The person giving assistance must be acting voluntarily, without the expectation of reimbursement or compensation in […]
Chain of Survival The Chain of Survival is a treatment method designed by the American Heart Association to treat victims with sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). In this condition, the victim’s heart twitches irregularly, stopping the flow of blood and oxygen throughout the body. SCA is fatal unless medical intervention is provided in a timely manner. […]
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Adult/Child/Infant The procedures used when administering CPR depend on a few variables. The victim’s age and the number rescuers are the most important. Infant CPR is used with victims under the age of one. Child CPR is used with victims between the ages of 1 and puberty. Adult CPR is used […]
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Pulse CPR School Evans,GA. brings you the CPR News. Anemia, a lack of red blood cells, may be linked to a higher risk of death in older adults who have had a stroke, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. […]
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Pulse CPR School Evans,GA. brings you the CPR News. Many lives could be saved if more people performed CPR immediately after seeing someone go into cardiac arrest, a new study contends.To come to that conclusion, the researchers looked at the results of a four-year program in North Carolina that promoted bystander CPR.”During that time, survival […]
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CPR Class Aiken,SC.Being sedentary is not just a lack of exercise, it is a potentially independent risk factor for heart disease and stroke, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association. “Regardless of how much physical activity someone gets, prolonged sedentary time could negatively impact the health of your heart and blood […]
