By: Nick Izzo
One class you have to take as a Kinesiology major is KIN 125 which is First Aid and Personal Safety. So far in this class we have talked a lot about what to do in situations when someone may need rescue breaths or cardiopulmonary resuscitation also known as CPR. Both of these are needed in different situations and sometimes done together. Rescue breaths are given when someone is unconscious, isn’t breathing but does have a pulse. These breaths get oxygen into the body hopefully triggering the victim to begin breathing again. A rescue breath is given every four seconds and the breath should last one second. This is done for two minutes and then you reassess the victim to see if they still hold that pulse. Sometimes in these situations a victim can lose their pulse and also not be breathing. This is when CPR comes in. Compressions on the chest are given to the victim to basically play the job of the heart and pump blood to the entire body. Now, the victim also isn’t breathing so rescue breaths are still needed. Every 30 compressions the person giving CPR should give two rescue breaths. On paper all of this seems pretty simple right? Well even on a dummy this is a tough thing to do. In class we had a lab practical which tested our abilities. Everything has to be done perfect because in a real life situation if you miss a step that could cost someone their life or it could be a liability for yourself. During the practical, real life as well, you have to remember to stay calm when coming up on the scene. It’s also very important to let anyone around know that you are CPR certified. Also, you need to take control of the situation and tell someone to call for an ambulance and an AED, automated external defibrillator. This machine attempts to get the heart back to a normal beating rhythm. While your requests are met is when you do the CPR. After the AED arrives and if the ambulance hasn’t arrived yet, you use that. Once the ambulance arrives you leave the work to the higher trained individuals.
This is stressful even in a testing situation. Having to remember the order of things to be done, how to do each individual thing and also being confident in your abilities is not easy when a human’s life is at stake. Going through the PowerPoints in class makes you think you could jump right into a real life situation. That’s just not true. After experiencing a hands on situation, it made me, and probably most people in the class, realize it gets more difficult when your knowledge is put to the test.
One class you have to take as a Kinesiology major is KIN 125 which is First Aid and Personal Safety. So far in this class we have talked a lot about what to do in situations when someone may need rescue breaths or cardiopulmonary resuscitation also known as CPR. Both of these are needed in different situations and sometimes done together. Rescue breaths are given when someone is unconscious, isn’t breathing but does have a pulse. These breaths get oxygen into the body hopefully triggering the victim to begin breathing again. A rescue breath is given every four seconds and the breath should last one second. This is done for two minutes and then you reassess the victim to see if they still hold that pulse. Sometimes in these situations a victim can lose their pulse and also not be breathing. This is when CPR comes in. Compressions on the chest are given to the victim to basically play the job of the heart and pump blood to the entire body. Now, the victim also isn’t breathing so rescue breaths are still needed. Every 30 compressions the person giving CPR should give two rescue breaths. On paper all of this seems pretty simple right? Well even on a dummy this is a tough thing to do. In class we had a lab practical which tested our abilities. Everything has to be done perfect because in a real life situation if you miss a step that could cost someone their life or it could be a liability for yourself. During the practical, real life as well, you have to remember to stay calm when coming up on the scene. It’s also very important to let anyone around know that you are CPR certified. Also, you need to take control of the situation and tell someone to call for an ambulance and an AED, automated external defibrillator. This machine attempts to get the heart back to a normal beating rhythm. While your requests are met is when you do the CPR. After the AED arrives and if the ambulance hasn’t arrived yet, you use that. Once the ambulance arrives you leave the work to the higher trained individuals.
This is stressful even in a testing situation. Having to remember the order of things to be done, how to do each individual thing and also being confident in your abilities is not easy when a human’s life is at stake. Going through the PowerPoints in class makes you think you could jump right into a real life situation. That’s just not true. After experiencing a hands on situation, it made me, and probably most people in the class, realize it gets more difficult when your knowledge is put to the test.
Here's a situation a little less stressful that we all know and love:
D2L - Michigan State University. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.
Ustheoffice. "First Aid Fail // The Office US." YouTube. YouTube, 08 May 2015. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.
Ustheoffice. "First Aid Fail // The Office US." YouTube. YouTube, 08 May 2015. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.
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