Basic CPR skills can save lives: doctor

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Basic CPR skills can save lives: doctor
Visarut Sankham
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- SOME 20,000 people die of cardiac arrest in Thailand each year, even though basic life support can prevent many of these deaths.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provided by an off-duty nurse to a German tourist in Surat Thani last Saturday is a perfect example of how basic life-support knowledge can save lives.

"However, not everybody is as lucky as that German man," National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) secretary general Dr Anuchar Sethasathien said yesterday.

Anuchar said very few schools give lessons in basic life support these days, even though all senior-secondary students should ideally have this skill.

He said that in many foreign countries, including Canada and Japan, it is mandatory for students to know how to perform basic life support before they can further their studies.

"We must be aware that such skills will be able to save many lives," he said.

One in every 15 people should be able to perform CPR, Anuchar said, adding that these skills should not just be left to health professionals.

Anuchar said about 1,000 automated external defibrillators (AED) used for CPR were being made available to help save lives.

While only 5 per cent of cardiac arrest patients can be saved by CPR, using defibrillators would boost people's chance of survival by up to 40 per cent.

He said professional help could be sought for medical emergencies by dialling 1669.

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-- The Nation 2016-01-06

[chainarong]

Quite possibly nearly every business in OZ everyone has to do First Aid, the mining industry especially ,you won't get a start if you don't have one , they even teach first aid in the schools , unfortunately Thailand hasn't the resources to do this, but some larger establishments like the government , GM , Ford, Toyota etc should be able to introduce this important course, the others might become adventitious and follow............................................ .

[chrisinth]

Quite possibly nearly every business in OZ everyone has to do First Aid, the mining industry especially ,you won't get a start if you don't have one , they even teach first aid in the schools , unfortunately Thailand hasn't the resources to do this, but some larger establishments like the government , GM , Ford, Toyota etc should be able to introduce this important course, the others might become adventitious and follow............................................ .

Here in Thailand, our company also does an annual CPR test for all members of the company, workshop and office staff. The requirement for CPR can happen anywhere.

From the age of 18 i had previously been first aid trained, and was one of the first to admit that i was surprised by the changes to the compression/breath ratio after several years of not qualifying.

Just for information, the recognized ratio of compression/breath is (for adults) 30 compression's to 2 breath cycles with a minimum of 100 compression's a minute. Once started, this is to continue until signs of life are shown or a fully qualified medical person arrives on the scene.

Still remember when it was a punch to the sternum for the kick-start, followed by almost equal compression/breath ratio............................

[MrTee]

The correct tempo is "aha ah ah stayin' alive".

I've often mentioned this to friends that they should educate their lovers with CPR, Heinrich maneuver, etc..

Anyone know where I can find a Thai language site with instructions on CPR and first aid?

[FloridaExport]

The correct tempo is "aha ah ah stayin' alive".

I've often mentioned this to friends that they should educate their lovers with CPR, Heinrich maneuver, etc..

Anyone know where I can find a Thai language site with instructions on CPR and first aid?

Or for those with a darker sense of humor "ooh another one bites, another one bites, another one bites the dust"

[teatree]

Quite possibly nearly every business in OZ everyone has to do First Aid, the mining industry especially ,you won't get a start if you don't have one , they even teach first aid in the schools , unfortunately Thailand hasn't the resources to do this, but some larger establishments like the government , GM , Ford, Toyota etc should be able to introduce this important course, the others might become adventitious and follow............................................ .

Here in Thailand, our company also does an annual CPR test for all members of the company, workshop and office staff. The requirement for CPR can happen anywhere.

From the age of 18 i had previously been first aid trained, and was one of the first to admit that i was surprised by the changes to the compression/breath ratio after several years of not qualifying.

Just for information, the recognized ratio of compression/breath is (for adults) 30 compression's to 2 breath cycles with a minimum of 100 compression's a minute. Once started, this is to continue until signs of life are shown or a fully qualified medical person arrives on the scene.

Still remember when it was a punch to the sternum for the kick-start, followed by almost equal compression/breath ratio............................

When you say breath, do you mean mouth to mouth breathing?

I have been told that the latest technique is to focus only on compressions and to forget about the mouth to mouth.

[bark]

Quite possibly nearly every business in OZ everyone has to do First Aid, the mining industry especially ,you won't get a start if you don't have one , they even teach first aid in the schools , unfortunately Thailand hasn't the resources to do this, but some larger establishments like the government , GM , Ford, Toyota etc should be able to introduce this important course, the others might become adventitious and follow............................................ .

Here in Thailand, our company also does an annual CPR test for all members of the company, workshop and office staff. The requirement for CPR can happen anywhere.

From the age of 18 i had previously been first aid trained, and was one of the first to admit that i was surprised by the changes to the compression/breath ratio after several years of not qualifying.

Just for information, the recognized ratio of compression/breath is (for adults) 30 compression's to 2 breath cycles with a minimum of 100 compression's a minute. Once started, this is to continue until signs of life are shown or a fully qualified medical person arrives on the scene.

Still remember when it was a punch to the sternum for the kick-start, followed by almost equal compression/breath ratio............................

When you say breath, do you mean mouth to mouth breathing?

I have been told that the latest technique is to focus only on compressions and to forget about the mouth to mouth.

100 compressions/minute will make you tired very quickly. Normal response time for medical help is 10 minutes.

[jaywalker]

Quite possibly nearly every business in OZ everyone has to do First Aid, the mining industry especially ,you won't get a start if you don't have one , they even teach first aid in the schools , unfortunately Thailand hasn't the resources to do this, but some larger establishments like the government , GM , Ford, Toyota etc should be able to introduce this important course, the others might become adventitious and follow............................................ .

Here in Thailand, our company also does an annual CPR test for all members of the company, workshop and office staff. The requirement for CPR can happen anywhere.

From the age of 18 i had previously been first aid trained, and was one of the first to admit that i was surprised by the changes to the compression/breath ratio after several years of not qualifying.

Just for information, the recognized ratio of compression/breath is (for adults) 30 compression's to 2 breath cycles with a minimum of 100 compression's a minute. Once started, this is to continue until signs of life are shown or a fully qualified medical person arrives on the scene.

Still remember when it was a punch to the sternum for the kick-start, followed by almost equal compression/breath ratio............................

When you say breath, do you mean mouth to mouth breathing?

I have been told that the latest technique is to focus only on compressions and to forget about the mouth to mouth.

I've heard that also about the breathing bit.

I learned CPR in gym class at school when I was about 14 or 15 = a LONG TIME ago.

We had dummy human torsos to practice on that pumped 'blood' thru some clear tubes so we could see if we were compressing (pumping) the heart enough. We also had lots of alcohol wipes to clean the dummies' mouth so we could do mouth to mouth.

You have put some serious 'oompf' into each compression, and keep your elbows locked. We only had to do it for a 5 minute stretch to pass the class. 30 minutes would be quite exhausting.

Also notice on TV/movies when actors are doing it, they bend their elbows, as I'd imagine doing actual CPR to a healthy person isn't a good idea.

I need to take a refresher course. I've never had to use it, but it IS a good thing to know, and the more people that know how to administer CPR the better.

Also compression bandages, tourniquets for femoral leg arteries, and treating people for shock, as well as treating sucking chest wounds are great skills to have. I got those in Army basic training.

The sucking chest wound is when the chest is punctured. Slap any kind of plastic on it that you can find to stop the loss of air out of the lung(s).

I did get to treat a guy for shock once. He had been in a car wreck, thrown out of the vehicle and slid quite a ways out into a field.

His left leg was badly broken just below his knee, with about 3 inches of shin bone showing. He was flopping around in total shock.

His leg was attached by nothing but the calf muscle and swinging around, as he had his thigh up and was rolling back and forth trying to make heads or tails of the sky.

This was in the mid 90's when mobile phones were rare, but luckily somebody passing by had one and call 911.

I just stayed with the guy and kept telling him "I'm here with ya buddy, I'm not going to leave you, you're going to be OK" over & over & over and tried to keep him from moving. I also helped him lay his leg out flat.

Not sure how much that helped, but I know that I'd like to know I'm not alone in a situation like that.