Hello Everyone,
I’ve been debating on trying to post this before the weekend and now I’m sure I should. It’s not going to be short but I will try and get too the point.
There is a lot of talk going on about Compression Only CPR and how it rivals traditional CPR. I’m going to shed some light on the technique and try to sneak in a bit of synthesized science to help understand what it is and what it’s not. Hold on to your seat…hear we go!
This 2010 CPR update training, I take a look at the 911 and Dispatch Changes. The biggest takeaway from this change is a simplification for the rescuer who is calling 911. The dispatcher is going to ask a series of questions to determine if the victim is breathing or “Not”. Not, can mean not breathing at all, or could mean not breathing normally(Agonal or gasping). Upon this finding as well as deciding if this victim is in cardiac arrest due to asphyxia or medical condition like cardiac disease will change the directives the dispatcher will give to the rescuer.
Watch this RoyOnRescue video to help understand the difference between 2005 and 2010 and why the change was made.
Roy Shaw, EMT-Paramedic and Instructor Trainer for ProTrainings.com has embarked on a quest to cover all of the important updates and topics related to the new 2010 ECC/ILCOR and American Heart Association updates which are in the process of being released and communicated via email, news, TV, blogs, twitter, Facebook and any other means of communication you can think of. Only one problem, many CPR instructors haven’t been told how to handle them yet! So after many emails, phone calls and questions, Roy Shaw has decided to work through the updates topic by topic and give the old and new standards, his take on them and then open them up for converstaion. So if you’re looking for some insight on how to handle the 2010 CPR changes, look no further.
Hello Everyone,
I wanted to let everyone know that I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth and I certainly haven’t quit Video/Blogging. This was a really wild week with one of my partners at ProCPR.org getting married this weekend. The summer is usually a bit slower in the training arena but not this year! We had one of our busiest training summers yet. I’m excited to say that the team and I have got some pretty exciting opportunities that we are going to launch this Fall.
These activities combined with some really incredible questions coming from you have all added up to a very full and exciting Fall season. My friends at Rescue 3 have asked me to help in the area of Triage Training for Laypersons. This is a great question and I’m taking a little extra time adapting what is normally training for professional rescuers into an easy to understand format for the volunteer Good Samaritan that may happen to be on a scene where there are multiple patients, like the horrible crash in the Mojave Desert races.
So, I’ll be back at it soon and I can’t wait to talk again soon.
Best Wishes,
Roy
Hello Everyone!
I am taken back at the kindness and encouragement that I received during this wisdom teeth procedure. I wanted to let everyone know that it went very well, with no complications after one week. For those of you that didn’t have it so easy, my heart goes out to you. Other than eating very soft food or liquids for about a week and worrying that I was going to get a condition called “Dry Socket” it has been very non eventful. For those of you who still must get your wisdom teeth pulled…I hear it’s better to do it when you’re young because your jaw bone is less dense and the procedure not only goes more effortlessly, but heals in a shorter amount of time.
I’m looking forward to video blogging on some very interesting topics that have come to my attention and it’s great to be feeling better.
P.S. I do wonder however, if anyone else thinks that getting their mouth numbed makes them a little “brain-dead” too? Hmmmm.
Hello Everyone. Well, as the subject line suggests, I will be a bit out of the loop for the next few days while I recover from getting not 1, not 2, not 3, but all FOUR wisdom teeth pulled. The good news, or so “they” tell me, is that all teeth have erupted,(this is suppose to mean the procedure will go better) are not impacted and should be a “sinch”! Hmmm. Why do I feel skeptical but in Good Faith I march forward with the procedure. In the meantime, I wanted to include an educational, though quite simple, video on what the procedure includes for wisdom teeth extraction. I suggest this video because it didn’t turn the stomach unlike some other educational but graphic videos located on YouTube under Wisdom Tooth Removal. For those of you whom I spoke with prior to this procedure, who did not have such a simple procedure, and you know who you are, I’ll be thinking of you while undergoing the procedure.
So, please say a prayer for me while I undergo the knife and I want you to know that I looks forward to my next video blog entry when the swellings gone.
Roy
