Sudden Cardiac Arrest

The heart plays a key role in the cardiovascular system. As a muscular organ, its main function is to help circulate blood throughout the body, carrying oxygen and nutrients to tissues and [...]

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a very important skill to possess in the community because it could be life saving at any time. Most community members have never been in a situation where they [...]

Essay by: ISP111    The first two questions ask for my opinion and I do believe that AED availability and extending CPR education to non-healthcare providers are equally important because it [...]

Essay by: ISP110    Calling 911 is sometimes just not enough. I believe that every professional out there is responsible for knowing something as basic yet important as CPR. A boss is responsible [...]

Essay by: ISP109    Every year in the United States, many individuals die from Cardiovascular Disease. It is a chronic disease that manifests itself from underlying medical [...]

Essay by: ISP108    As I approached the metro station, I noticed an old gentleman engaged in a heated discussion with a couple of teenagers. Just as I was about to pass this scene, I saw the [...]

Essay by: ISP107    We are a community in every sense of the word – as a group of friends, as a family, as students in a nursing program, even strangers on the street – communities are [...]

Essay by: ISP106    One of the cornerstones of human values is the idea of self-reliance. No matter the job, or job title, a person needs to feel that they are fulfilling a purpose [...]

Essay by: ISP105    I strongly support the proposition that all non-healthcare professionals should know cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). There are three vital reasons to do [...]

Essay by: ISP104    Despite advances made in the prevention of cardiac arrests, deaths resulting from cardiac arrest remain a significant public health problem. Emergency cardiac [...]

Essay by: ISP103    Imagine walking in the dark, cold winter breeze. There are few people around the shopping center where you are walking. As you are walking, you feel [...]

Essay by: ISP102    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, also known as CPR, is an emergency procedure that combines rescue breathing and chest compressions in an effort to reverse [...]

Essay by: ISP101    A heart attack can happen at any moment, at any time. What are the chances of heart attacks actually occurring in a healthcare setting? The right time, the [...]

Essay by: ISP100    CPR certification should not be required for all employers, health care provider and non-healthcare providers to require CPR certification upon hire. Money should not be spent [...]

Essay by: ISP099    Picture your grandfather standing at the bus stop. He’s on his way to the race track and getting excited about the day. However, his heart decides to go [...]

Essay by: ISP098    Would you know what to do if someone collapsed in front of you due to sudden cardiac arrest? What if that person was a loved one? According to the American Heart Association [...]

Essay by: ISP097    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure used to restore breathing and blood flow through the body until emergency assistance can arrive. [...]

Essay by: ISP096    A parent who pulls her drowning child out of the pool. The grandson of an elderly person who collapses in the car. A woman out for a stroll who encounters a person alone and [...]

Essay by: ISP095    According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States (n.d.), 220,000 people fall victims of sudden cardiac arrest per year. Of those 220,000 [...]

Essay by: ISP094    Sudden cardiac arrest is a common health care problem that can occurs to an estimated 500,000 people a year. Imagine if one of the 500,000 was your mother, [...]

Essay by: ISP093    The availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public areas is essential to increasing the likelihood of survival after cardiac arrest from [...]

Essay by: ISP092    What do you do when you see someone collapse, unresponsive and not breathing? This may be an easy answer for a healthcare professional trained with Cardiopulmonary [...]

Essay by: ISP091    Where will the nearest AED be when you need it most? Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) must be installed in populous public places. The University of [...]

Essay by: ISP090    The importance of learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is not recognized by many, especially those that are not in healthcare related professions. [...]

Essay by: ISP089    It is very important for non-healthcare professionals to know CPR. Many people come into their workplace with their own health problems, especially people that [...]

Essay by: ISP088    1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-… my hands began pushing on her chest…”Oh my god she is touching her! She has blood all over her! I can’t believe she is [...]

Essay by: ISP087    Imagine the love of your life lying on the floor, breathless, restless, with no pulse present. The anxiety and fear one will feel is beyond words can describe. [...]

Essay by: ISP086    When someone has become unresponsive in an emergency situation, seconds matter. Knowing what to do and how to react in those first critical moments before professionals arrive [...]

Essay by: ISP085    I do think it is important for non-healthcare professionals—as well as every human being—to know CPR. It does not necessarily take a doctor or nurse to save the day. Any [...]

Essay by: ISP084    While I have heard numerous accounts of how Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) has saved a life, it is the accounts of the lives lost due to the lack of knowledge of CPR that [...]

Essay by: ISP083    Heart Disease, the number one cause of death or also known as the silent killer. According to the Center of Disease Control about 600,000 Americans die from [...]

Essay by: ISP082    In the worlds of numerous computers, phones and other gadgets it seems like people live in virtual world and often do not care about each other. When someone is [...]

Essay by: ISP081    As I watched the news the other day, I heard a story about a young man who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a woman. Low and behold, he had had [...]

Essay by: ISP080    No matter a person’s age or background, everyday individuals can experience a life threatening event such as cardiac arrest. The importance of AEDs cannot be [...]

Essay by: ISP079    Unfortunately, 88% of cardiac arrests occur at home, and “Survival from cardiac arrest depends on early recognition of the event and immediate activation of the emergency [...]

Essay by: ISP077    What would you do if someone was experiencing a life threatening emergency, and you were the only one to witness their crisis? What if it was your loved one? [...]

Essay by: ISP076    An Automated External Defibrillator, abbreviated AED, is defined as a “Device used by basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) providers to treat fast, irregular dysrhythmias [...]

Essay by: ISP075    Who should know CPR? My answer to that is EVERYONE who is contact with at least 1 person in his/her lifetime, so in other words, EVERYONE! I’ve been [...]

Essay by: ISP074    I think it is very important to install automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public places such as bus stops or parks. By definition, AEDs are portable machines that [...]

Essay by: ISP073    Your coworker has just collapsed, clutching his chest, and is now unresponsive. What do you do? If you are like most Americans, you do not have an answer to that question. [...]

Essay by: ISP072    It was once said if a person is not breathing – breathe for them. If they do not have a pulse, give them one. Imagine witnessing an elderly man who is shopping for groceries [...]

Essay by: ISP071    Life is similar to a revolving door where people come and go. I think that if in the spur of the moment situation, one would act in the case of a lifesaving event if one could [...]

Essay by: ISP070    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, aka CPR, is a life-saving technique used during a cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest is basically when the heart stops working. Though it occurs [...]

Essay by: ISP069    Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) can save lives and they are simple! Implementing mandated placement of at least one AED in public places can make a huge difference. [...]

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Essay by: ISP066    It was late in the afternoon when the frightening incident happened. Casually talking a walk at the park with my family, an elderly woman suddenly fell to the ground right [...]

Essay by: ISP065    Frontline staff includes all employees who encounter the patient before their main visit or consult. So the question is, should these personnel be equipped with [...]

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Essay by: ISP059    In October 2010, the American Heart Association released a new set of guidelines for Basic Life Support or CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation). The old [...]

Essay by: ISP058    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) has always been a frontline intervention to saving lives. Ever since the development of CPR in 1960 countless lives have been saved. [...]

Essay by: ISP057    Imagine being at your favorite restaurant. As the night falls and the bill been paid, you walk outside to find it raining. You stand alongside the street hoping a cab will see [...]

Essay by: ISP056    Can we say that compassion is the mother of invention? Human beings have been blessed with the gift of great compassion. This compassion has led to many discoveries throughout [...]

Essay by: ISP055    While cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is being rendered to an individual, every second counts. Unfortunately many people are not trained in the life saving techniques of [...]

Essay by: ISP054    What good is the oxygen in the blood if it never makes it to your brain or heart? In recent years, this is the basics of American Heart Association’s new CPR guidelines. [...]

Essay by: ISP053    The importance of providing chest compressions is to provide blood circulation throughout the body. By doing this first, we decrease the chances of brain damage due to lack of [...]

Essay by: ISP051    To someone unfamiliar with physiology, the difference between CAB and ABC may seem trivial, but in reality it can mean the difference between life and death for some patients. [...]

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Essay by: ISP050    To achieve the educational goals of nursing, simulations have played significant role. Trough time the advancement and style of simulations have increased and [...]

Essay by: ISP049    From the ancient times to modern days, simulation has been used as a tool for mankind to hone their skills in a controlled environment. In today’s nursing education, the role [...]

Essay by: ISP048    The role of simulation in current nursing education is beginning to be used widely across Nursing programs. I can say for my Nursing school, LA County College [...]

Essay by: ISP047    Simulation as a tool for learning is just like children playing make believe. When I was younger my parents always encouraged make believe play because it fostered creativity [...]

Essay by: ISP046    Simulation in nursing school education plays a very large role in learning how to become a registered nurse. The main purpose and role of simulation, is to create an [...]

Essay by: ISP045    Three nursing students bustle around a patient’s bed performing assessments, taking vital signs, communicating with medical professionals, starting IVs, administering [...]

Essay by: ISP044    Nursing school is an intense journey for most nursing students. They endure countless hours of studying, reading, memorizing concepts, and understanding the material [...]

Essay by: ISP043    Minutes feel like seconds, as the patient’s breathing starts to diminish. The only thing separating four novice students from success is appropriately administering the [...]

Essay by: ISP040    As any scholastic RN I have seen major shifts how students have to learn. In my day we were able to use real patients. This does not mean we haven’t acquired the [...]

Essay by: ISP039    Less than 8% of individuals who suffer out of hospital cardiac arrest survive. This statistic has the potential to be greatly improved if incidences of bystander implemented [...]

Essay by: ISP038    In the US, approximately 80% of cardiac arrests happen outside the hospital setting (AHA, 2013). This places an important role on the community to increase prevention efforts [...]

Essay by: ISP037    In order to promote Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) awareness, the key lies within spreading the message to the most amount of people. Our biggest challenge begins with [...]

Essay by: ISP036    Saving the life of a loved one or a friend, or saving the life of a complete stranger is something that should be taught to everyone beginning at a very early [...]

Essay by: ISP035    One effective approach to promoting CPR awareness for Lay Rescuers in a given community is to target school-aged children with ongoing annual teachings integrated into both [...]

Essay by: ISP034    I believe the key to promoting CPR awareness is bringing CPR classes to places in the community. Many CPR courses are offered; however, most don’t take the class unless they [...]

Essay by: ISP033    There are many views on what being a registered nurse (RN) means. There are some children that assume we love to inflict pain by giving shots, while some adults take our jobs [...]

Essay by: ISP032    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a very important skill that every person should know how to perform. You never know when you will need to provide this to another [...]

Essay by: ISP031    Picture the inside of a mall with multiple levels of bystanders turn their attention to a small group of individuals dancing to a steady beat that is playing overhead. The [...]

Essay by: ISP030    There exists a widely held belief that with His very own breath, God breathed life into man. Man’s capability to breathe the breath of life into another is possible as well, [...]

Essay by: ISP029    Sometimes in nursing practice, in the midst of passing meds on time or fulfilling continuing education credits, we lose sight of just how much power we have to be a voice for [...]

Essay by: ISP028    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an emergent procedure designed to preserve blood circulation to the brain in the event of cardiac arrest. In discussing ways that I [...]

Essay by: ISP027    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation The heart plays a key role in the cardiovascular system. As a muscular organ, its main function is to help circulate blood throughout the body, [...]

Essay by: ISP026    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a very important skill to possess in the community because it could be life saving at any time. Most community members have never been in a [...]

Essay by: ISP025    The key to promoting awareness in a community is to make it fun and interesting to your target population. As a nurse, I would promote CPR to the Lay Rescuer in my community [...]

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