Hands-Only CPR
Hands-Only CPR is CPR without
mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who
see an adult collapse in the "out-of-hospital" setting (like at home, at
work, in a park). It consists of two steps:
- Call 911 (or send someone to do
that).
- Begin providing high-quality chest
compressions by pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest
with minimal interruptions.
The Today Show aired a great
story about a man who saved another man's life after seeing the show's
"Staying Alive" CPR segment. Here is the link to the video of this
great follow up story covered by Matt Lauer, after the original Today
Show CPR segment:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/#33505219.
You can preview the ad materials and
see the updated website for Hands-Only CPR at
http://media.americanheart.org/handsonlycpr/. Click on the
"Advertising" tab at the top of the screen to get a preview of the PSAs.
Other PSAs you might want to check out:
http://www.youtube.com/user/bethebeatchallenge#p/a (Modern bikers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJZ2f0o_JQc (It's Not Rocket Science)
http://www.youtube.com/user/americanheartassoc#p/a/1/Anh7C0pwepl
(Sign Language CPR)
What
Are The Numbers
Optimal blood
pressure for cardiovascular health and stroke prevention is less than
120 over 80. (The top number measures pressure when the heart
contracts; the bottom, when it relaxes between beats.) According
to national guidelines, blood pressure is divided into the following
categories:
Normal:
<120/80
Prehypertension:
120-139 over 80-89
Stage 1
Hypertension: 140-159 over 90-99
Stage 2
Hypertension: >160 over >100
National
Heart Attack Alert Program
The
award-winning "Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs" Small Group
Session Lesson Plan is available online. Use it for your next
talk at a senior center, hospital, church, adult education class,
worksite health and safety meeting, or community group.
The lesson plan
includes:
- Talking
points on how to recognize and respond to a suspected heart attack.
- Reproducible
handouts to increase retention of key information.
- 22
professionally produced overhead masters or PowerPoint slide show to
help you present your talk.
- Tips on how
to plan and publicize your discussion.
To view and
download your copy of the lesson plan, simply click on http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/mi/sm_group.htm.
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