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L M Starr

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PubMed1998

An effective CPR home learning system. A program evaluation.

1. Program evaluation using a self instruction CPR home learning system indicated that people could learn CPR without attending a formal class. Reported training time for adult CPR averaged 1 hour, and ease of understanding was rated 4.9 on a 5 point scale. 2. Use of a home learning system can benefit a workplace by reducing reliance on a CPR instructor, reducing total training time, and exposing families and others in the community to the learning experience. 3. This program evaluation suggests that this training methodology supports the mission of AHA, and also can meet corporate objectives.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

Emergency oxygen: What? Who? When?

1. While the need for oxygen to support ill or injured clients is well established, confusion exists about oxygen devices and legal and training requirements. 2. The FDA recognizes both emergency and prescription oxygen. Emergency devices may be used legally by a non-health care workplace first aider who has completed a course in oxygen administration. Training sources for oxygen administration training are identified. 3. Workplace first aiders may assist a client and occupational health nurse by administering emergency oxygen. The appropriate use of these devices for cases of cardiac distress/arrest, shock, COPD, and hyperventilation is reviewed.

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PubMed1993

Proper oxygen use can help save lives in initial medical emergency response.

For many people who deal with medical emergencies--some human resource managers, emergency team administrators, CPR and first aid instructors, EMTs, nurses and physicians--the topic of oxygen use by nonmedical responders at the workplace is poorly understood. Workplace emergency response administrators may find it helpful to become familiar with the current emergency medical literature and learn that the previous literature may no longer apply. Furthermore, fear that use of emergency oxygen by nonmedical responders is "playing doctor," and will lead to some imagined uncontrollable catastrophe is based on statistically and medically unfounded misinformation. As is the case with many uncertain events, the perception of risk is unrelated to the actual risk. Refusing to allow appropriately trained nonmedical responders to use reliable emergency oxygen when it is available is a potentially grave error and makes emergency care in the workplace less efficient and valuable. There are many cases of workplace injury or illness in which oxygen use is not only appropriate but may help save a patient's life. Ensuring that the proper emergency oxygen equipment is available where appropriate and properly training personnel are responsible for first aid can, in some cases, lessen the severity of workplace illness and injury incidents.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation↗
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Nonmedical citizen rescuers and the disposable, nonrefillable oxygen inhalator.

An opinion survey of directors of respiratory therapy departments was conducted to determine how these clinicians perceive the use of disposable, nonrefillable oxygen devices by nonmedical citizen rescuers. It points up what may be a common state of affairs: a lack of training and uncalibrated oxygen equipment.

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