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A Doctor’s Note
In the Mind of a Lay Rescuer
Responding to a Cardiac Arrest
My first time performing CPR was emotionally challenging. Even traumatic. So before you go through the same thing, or witness a cardiac arrest, let me share some tips.
A month after I received my first aid training, I responded to my very first cardiac arrest case. I received a notification on the...
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Beginning Of The End Of Our DARE App
Let's Begin At The Very Beginning
Cardiac Arrest Victims Fair Poorly Due To Prolonged Downtime
For many years, I realised that many cardiac arrest patients that arrived at the Emergency Department had a an unnecessarily long "downtime", the time between collapse and someone starting CPR or using an AED. This prolonged downtime resulted in death or very...
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Mindfulness and CPR: Part Five - Rescuers and their Stress
By Han Ming Xuan (with thanks to Dr Jade)There is limited literature about psychological follow-up with lay rescuers who responded to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. In this article we shall look at the findings from two publications that shed some light on the psychological aspects of being a lay rescuer.
Inside the minds of cardiac arrest...
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Mindfulness and CPR: Part Four - Family-witnessed resuscitation
By Han Ming Xuan (with thanks to Dr Jade)
Family-witnessed resuscitation
Seeing one’s own family member being subject to chest compressions, AED shocks and IV drugs can be a horrific sight. A 2019 Swiss study reported that of 101 relatives of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, 17% reported symptoms of depression while 13% reported symptoms of anxiety, as assessed...
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