Dr Jade Kua - A Doctor's Note

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Community Education, Management Plans

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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Community Education

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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Caregiver Education, Community Education, Management Plans

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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Caregiver Education, Community Education, Management Plans

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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A Doctor’s Note

03 Oct
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October’s Opulent Opals

Posted by JK Gems, Good Food, Fine Wine, History, Investigations, Social History

My Introduction To The October Birthstone. I have a houseful of kids and take a keen interest in collecting their...

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27 Sep
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Celebrating Mid-Autumn Milestones

Posted by JK Family History, Social History

Celebrating Old Traditions with Innovation, Design and Technology Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival becomes more elaborate every year. For starters, the traditional...

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19 Sep
2

Art and Seoul of Paradise City

Posted by JK Art, History, Investigations, Travel History

Checking out of Chungju City After I check out of Chungju City, having zipped over to represent Singapore Discussing Emergency...

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18 Sep
0

Discussing Emergency Medical Services In Korea

Posted by JK Community Education, History, Travel History

Celebrating Emergency Medical Services in Chungju City World Firefighter Games (http://worldfirefightersgames.com) is a little like the Olympics, with 50 countries...

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14 Sep
3

Enjoying Korean Cuisine In Chungju City

Posted by JK Good Food, Fine Wine, History, Travel History

An Unexpected Invitation To Chungju City Late last week I received an urgent email seeking help for the Korean Society...

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12 Sep
4

Prestige Ball 2018, Before And After

Posted by JK Family History, History, Social History

The Morning of The Prestige Ball… My favorite thing to do in the morning is read. It feels so luxurious...

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10 Sep
4

Celebrating M5 turning 6 by eating through Kuala Lumpur

Posted by JK Family History, Good Food, Fine Wine, History, Travel History

Baby You’re A Firework Whenever M5 celebrates her birthday, the nation lights fireworks. Born on National Day, she has spent...

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08 Sep
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Treasured Memories of Pangkor Laut Resort with M5

Posted by JK Family History, History, Travel History

This September term vacation, I wasn’t able to bring the children anywhere for a holiday. While they didn’t mind (being...

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30 Jul
5

A Typical Atypical Day For Our Children’s Emergency Team

Posted by JK Caregiver Education, Management Plans

My Atypical A-Team Recently, over lunch hosted by Marc & Jean at their impressive club 1880, Marc asked what a...

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09 Jul
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Melancholy & The Infinite Sadness

Posted by JK Community Education, Fitness & Wellness, Management Plans

1979 Let’s talk about suicide. Depression can affect anyone. After musicians Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington died, I had their...

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