Better CPR Starts Here ‐ Follow Simple Prompts to Perform Better CPR
CPR has been in the spotlight of the health- care industry since the American Heart Asso- ciation released its 2010 Guidelines this past fall. Emphasis has been placed on providing the patient with high-quality, uninterrupted chest compressions. In addition to chest compression being the highest priority, there are several other important components to providing high-quality CPR including the avoidance of hyperventilation, switching chest compressors frequently, increasing the chest compression depth, and allowing full chest recoil. Many providers are currently under- going the process of renewing their CPR cer- tifications and are being formally introduced to the latest CPR standards for the first time.
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On the surface, these guidelines appear to be very basic principles that could easily be in- troduced into a provider’s daily practice; how- ever actually implementing these practices while remaining in compliance with the re- suscitation guidelines is no simple task. There are many obstacles that can prevent rescuers from conforming to the latest CPR standards; be it unintentionally reverting back to the way a provider was originally trained, resistance to change, lack of assistance, fa- tigue, and etcetera. There is “classroom CPR”, where compressions are counted aloud and there is an endless supply of trained res- cuers to provide assistance, and then there is “real world CPR” where compressions are
frequently interrupted and CPR is often per- formed by the same provider for 15 minutes or more. A clear need exists to connect the evidence-driven guidelines for CPR that are presented in the classroom with the CPR that is performed on an actual patient. The Rhythm of Life is a pocket-sized CPR timer designed to assist rescuers in provid- ing both high-quality cardiopulmonary resus- citation and cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR). This CPR timer provides three distinct audible tones plus visual feedback to guide the rescuer to compress the patient’s chest, ventilate the patient, and provide interven-
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