Reminder: Providing CPR, No Time to Waste
Friday, May 06, 2011
This Safety Alert serves as a reminder to the international maritime community
that when it is necessary to provide a patient Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(CPR) there is simply no time to waste. Every second which passes affects the
patient's chance of survival. According to the American Heart Association:
Sudden cardiac arrest is most often caused by an abnormal heart rhythm called
ventricular fibrillation (VF). Cardiac arrest can also occur after the onset of
a heart attack or as a result of electrocution or near drowning. When sudden
cardiac arrest occurs, the victim collapses, becomes unresponsive to gentle
shaking, stops normal breathing and after two rescue breaths, still isn't
breathing normally, coughing or moving.
Effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can
double or triple a victim's chance of survival.
Effective bystander CPR helps maintain vital blood flow to the heart and brain
and increases the amount of time that an electric shock from a defibrillator
can be effective.
Brain death starts to occur four to six minutes after someone experiences
sudden cardiac arrest if no CPR or defibrillation occurs during that time.
If bystander CPR is not provided, a sudden cardiac arrest victim's chances of
survival fall 7 percent to 10 percent for every minute of delay until
defibrillation.
Few attempts at resuscitation are successful if CPR and defibrillation are not
provided within minutes of collapse.
For additional information access the following websites:
American Heart Association http://www.heart.org American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org
Regardless of other CPR training requirements, such as basic safety training
required by STCW-95 for certain mariners, the Coast Guard strongly recommends
that all vessel owners and operators ensure each crew member is properly
trained in CPR. Important changes to CPR procedures have taken place in late
2010.
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