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Archive for May, 2014

Giving emergency treatment to an infant with cardiac arrest

May
10

Date: May 10th, 2014

CPR performance guidelines for infants are applicable for infants aged between 1 month and 1 year old.

How to reduce the risk of cardiac arrest among children

May
09

Date: May 9th, 2014

Lay person cardiopulmonary resuscitation refers to an emergency procedure given by someone with no health care expertise to a child aged at least one year old.

Introducing lay person CPR on newborns and how to do it

May
08

Date: May 8th, 2014

Lay person CPR on a newborn refers to an emergency procedure performed on a newborn aged no more than 1 month old.

How to perform lay person CPR ON Adults

May
07

Date: May 7th, 2014

When a person who is not trained on healthcare services performs CPR on an adult, this is referred to as lay person CPR.

‘No CPR’ request in school backed by pediatric groups

May
02

Date: May 2nd, 2014

According to a statement that was in Pediatrics’ May issue, additional children having ailments that consist of potentially and abrupt fatal attacks are going to school.

Advantages and Disadvantages of AEDs

May
01

Date: May 1st, 2014

A lot of people have witnessed a person shocked back to life after suffering from a cardiac arrest. It’s not the same scenario as many of you have seen it on television, though he picture painted is more or less similar.