iRescueradio has been retooled and is on again after some time away. Thank you to our number one fan, Ryan, for encouraging us in our endeavors. You won’t want to miss this comeback show where Dan shares an upsetting story, Roy flushes out an interesting article, and Jody laughs alot.
As I reflected on yesterdays video blog; “Gasping for Life”, I thought I should expound on what real agonal respirations really are and maybe even find some examples for you to see or hear. Well, let me tell you this has turned out to be more difficult than I imagined. As I searched the internet for some medical records of what I have seen during episodes of agonal respirations all I could find was one well intentioned but non realistic version of agonal respirations while everything else was simply informational. I then began thinking about the times I had seen low blood sugar patients or postictal seizure patients and thought…I bet a good snoring respiration would be close!
After some time, I found an actual serious sleep apnea(OSA) case and thought I would include the link in the video blog for you to see. Though this is not exactly what agonal respirations look or sound like, it is a far cry closer than other replications I found and will at least get the idea across that any form of agonal or distressed drive to breath is not oxygenating the body well and should be treated with Rescue Breathing or Full CPR depending on the symptoms.
I hope this helps clear up any confusion and please let me know if you would like me to expound on anything else relating to this video blog.
Best Wishes,
Roy Shaw, EMT-P
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Actual Video Of Sleep Apnea (Warning! This video could be disturbing. Viewer discretion advised.)
If an unconscious person is gasping but not breathing normally should you call 911 and leave them alone, or should you begin aggressive CPR? In this Video Blog, Roy Shaw, EMT-P tells a true story about how a child may have died due to not having life saving CPR because she was showing signs of agonal breathing. This caused the rescuer to stop the life saving CPR and ended tragically.
Watch this Video Blog to learn what agonal breathing is and how to respond to it.
Ever wonder why someone passes out unexpectedly? More importantly, ever wonder what to do if someone passes out? Today, Roy Shaw, EMT-Paramedic answers a question that was sent to him where someone who really cares about rescue asks, “How do I handle a situation where someone has passed out?” Roy explains what is happening when someone passes out and how to apply basic first aid in order to help. So, the next time someone goes unconscious for any reason, you may know what to do.
Ever wish you didn’t have to go to another CPR classroom? Ever wonder why after sitting through 4 to 8 hours of training you can only really remember the first 5 to 10 minutes? In this video blog, Roy Shaw, Paramedic Instructor explains the negatives of a traditional classroom CPR course compared to the benefits of self paced Online CPR training. Roy caught a cold and it reminded him of how much he hated having to go to class, or teach a class when he was sick. With eLearning, you’ll never have to worry about going to another boring class. In fact, if you take CPR with ProCPR, you may be able to drink your favorite beverage while wearing your bunny slippers!
An estimated 294,851 emergency medical services-treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States each year.(http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4741)
And only 10% of people do something to help. What stops people from providing life saving techniques during a tragedy? In this video podcast Roy Shaw, Paramedic and BLS/ACLS/PALS instructor gets to the bottom of why people don’t get involved and what can be done increase the survival rate from cardiac arrest, regardless of what causes it.
Join us for the Christmas episode of iRescueradio as Jody almost gets choked, the guys discuss how acetaminophen affects psychological pain, and the results are in on bystander CPR.
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In this weeks episode get ready for a good time as we serve up wolves, pancakes, syrup, and H1N1. Dan has some interesting opinions on living with wolves, Roy says he can live off pancakes, and Jody gives a play by play of the action. The iRescue guys defend ProCPR and ProFirstAid and why the training is offered for free. And all of that with a healthy dose of some medical news mixed in.
This week’s episode of iRescueRadio covers a string of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) Attacks that have occurred lately, followed by a discussion of virtual doctor appointments.
After those conversations comes a discussion of a website where you can compare statistics at each of the hospitals across the country.
This week’s puzzler covers a what would you do, regarding CPR on any soft surface like a bed.
This episode goes right into a short discussion on Michael Jackson, and the CPR that was done. After that comes a discussion of the apparent connection of Lou Gehrig’s Disease to Blue-green Algae. These topics and more in this week’s episode of iRescueRadio!
