Near Drowning : Treatments

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When someone is drowning: Extend a long pole or branch to the person, or use a throw rope attached to a buoyant object, such as a life ring or life jacket. Toss it to the person, then pull him or her to shore; People who have fallen through ice ma...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2006
Treatment begins with removing the victim from the water and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). One purpose of CPR—which, of course, should be attempted only by people trained in its use—is to bring oxygen to the lungs, he...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
CPR is a lifesaving procedure that is performed when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped, as in cases of electric shock , drowning, or heart attack. CPR is a combination of: Rescue breathing, which provides oxygen to a person's lungs Chest compressions, which keep the person's blood circulating. Permanent brain damage or death can occur within minutes if a person's blood flow stops. Therefore, you must continue these procedures until the person's heartbeat and breathing return, or trained medical help arrives.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 31, 2007
Attempting to restart breathing and heartbeat for someone whose breathing and pulse appear to have stopped. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) employs chest compressions in a sequential pattern with artificial respiration to restore or maintain weak breathing and heartbeat.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for an infant, child, or adolescent who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac arrest). Purpose CPR is performed to restore and maintain breathing and circulation and to provide oxygen and blood flow to the heart, brain, and other vital organs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
First Aid: CPRCardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR)is used when the victim isn’t breathing and has no pulse. CPR alternates rescue breathing with chest compressions to act in place of the lungs and heart.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac arrest). Purpose CPR is performed to restore and maintain breathing and circulation and to provide oxygen and blood flow to the heart, brain, and other vital organs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation on a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac arrest). Purpose CPR is performed to restore and maintain breathing and circulation and to provide oxygen and blood flow to the heart, brain , and other vital organs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly called CPR, combines rescue breathing (one person breathing into another person) and chest compression in a lifesaving procedure performed when a person has stopped breathing or a person ' s heart has stopped beating. Purpose When performed quickly enough, CPR can save lives in such emergencies as loss of consciousness, heart attacks or heart " arrests, " electric shock, drowning, excessive bleeding, drug overdose, and other conditions in which there is no breathing or no pulse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy uses a special chamber, sometimes called a pressure chamber, to allow a person to get high levels of oxygen in the blood. This means that the air inside the pressurized chamber is typically 2 1/2 times greater than normal atmospheric pressure. This leads to your blood carrying larger amounts of oxygen, and bringing this oxygen to organs and tissues in the body. By doing so, wounds, particularly infected wounds, can heal more readily. Some of the conditions for which hyperbaric therapy can be helpful include: gas gangrene decompression sickness (for example, a diving injury) air or gas embolism carbon monoxide poisoning wound healing (for example, a foot ulcer in someone with diabetes or very bad circulation) necrotizing soft tissue infections osteomyelitis (bone infection) radiation injuries (for example, damage to skin, other soft tissue, or bones from radiation therapy for cancer) skin grafts and flaps burns
Source:ADAM
Date:August 10, 2007
Oxygen may be classified as an element, a gas, and a drug. Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at concentrations greater than that in room air to treat or prevent hypoxemia (not enough oxygen in the blood).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Oxygen may be classified as an element, a gas, and a drug. Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at concentrations greater than that in room air to treat or prevent hypoxia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
To reduce the chances of fire and other hazards, you need to follow guidelines when using your oxygen unit.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
To use oxygen at home safely, you will need to follow certain steps each each time you use your oxygen unit.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Oxygen/ozone therapy is a term that describes a number of different practices in which oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide are administered via gas or water to kill disease microorganisms, improve cellular function, and promote the healing of damaged tissues. The rationale behind bio-oxidative therapies, as they are sometimes known, is the notion that as long as the body ' s needs for antioxidants are met, the use of certain oxidative substances will stimulate the movement of oxygen atoms from the bloodstream to the cells.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Oxygen/ozone therapy is a term that describes a number of different practices in which oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide are administered via gas or water to kill disease microorganisms, improve cellular function, and promote the healing of damaged tissues. The rationale behind bio-oxidative therapies, as they are sometimes known, is the notion that as long as the body ' s needs for antioxidants are met, the use of certain oxidative substances will stimulate the movement of oxygen atoms from the bloodstream to the cells.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Attempting to restart breathing for someone whose breathing has stopped. When someone has stopped breathing, medical personnel or trained laypersons may attempt to restart breathing or maintain weak breathing by using artificial respiration.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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