A Busy Weekend In E.D
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Would you be able to tell if someone is suffering a stroke?
It was reported today that former wallabies great Michael Lynagh has been admitted to a Brisbane hospital after potentially suffering a stroke. It begs the question – would you be able to recognise if someone is suffering a stroke? Do you know what you should be looking out for? In Australia, stroke is the second … Continue reading
Is Dead Really Dead?
In an extraordinary case, a Victorian man involved in a car crash and pronounced dead by paramedics was later to be found alive. The 30 year old was trapped upside down in a car wreck in the early hours of Sunday morning. Paramedics worked on the man for over 20 minutes but pronounced the man … Continue reading
Cricketer Hit By cricket ball, revived by mates
A cricketer, who was struck by a cricket ball and sent into cardiac arrest, has today praised his team mates for their life saving action. Victorian Jarrod Brown has today relived his unusual ordeal and thanked those that performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Full Story
New Senior First Aid course next week
CPR or Continous Chest Compressions?
Are continuous chest compressions more effective than traditional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)? This is the question that will now be answered, all thanks to a large scale study to be launched in North America.The American National Institutes of Health will conduct a study involving up to 23,000 participants across sites in America and Canada. and compare … Continue reading
Need CPR For Your Cardiac Arrest? …Here Is A Sandwhich Instead
An interesting story from Europe, of a man who was allegedly offered a sandwich and soft drink by airline cabin crew, whilst in cardiac arrest. Sweedish news service The Local, report that 63-year-old Per-Erik Jonsson, fell ill during a Ryanair flight from Sweden to England last Sunday. During the flight, Jonsson went into cardiac arrest. … Continue reading
