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Basic Life Support BLS CPR – 2 rescuers adult
By CPR St. Louis at March 25, 2012 | 9:14 am | 0 Comment
This Basic Life Support BLS CPR video from CPR St. Louis reviews how to use BLS cpr with 2 rescuers for an adult victim. The correct use of chest compressions, an automated external defibrillator (AED), and rescue breaths are demonstrated under American Heart Association aha guidelines. Go here for Basic Life Support, aha cpr for healthcare providers, classes in more...
Basic Life Support – Cardiopulmonary Review
By CPR St. Louis at March 25, 2012 | 8:45 am | 0 Comment
Great basic life support (bls) video that reviews the cardiopulmonary system. The anatomy of the heart and how blood flows through the heart and lungs is more...
How to Provide Rescue Breaths for Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest
By CPR St. Louis at March 25, 2012 | 8:36 am | 0 Comment
Watch this video by Kimberly from CPR St. Louis as she teaches the proper way to give rescue breaths to someone in either respiratory arrest or cardiac arrest. Both the pocket mask and bag mask techniques are explained. Go here for more videos on AHA Basic Life Support cpr classes in St. more...
How to Use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
By CPR St. Louis at March 25, 2012 | 8:14 am | 0 Comment
In this video, Kimberly from CPR St. Louis, will show you how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). An AED is used to shock a victim's heart to get it back into a normal sinus rhythm. Often victim's in cardiac arrest exhibit cardiac rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation and pulse-less ventricular tachycardia. Again, the function of the AED is to shock the more...
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Lung Cancer by Alyssa Nourse
By CPR St. Louis at March 21, 2012 | 7:51 am | 0 Comment
Lung cancer also known as bronchogenic carcinomas can be found in both smokers and non-smokers and can be from family history. A quarter of all people with lung cancer have no symptoms when the cancer is diagnosed. These cancers are usually identified incidentally when a chest X-ray is performed. The other ¾ of people develop some symptoms. The symptoms are due to direct more...
