"Chong
Beng, a man fainted on the walkway. All yours."
"Observe
for danger."
"No
danger."
"Hello,
hello! Are you ok!?"
"No
response."
"1 a
thousand, 2 a thousand, 3 a thousand, ... ... ... 10 a thousand."
"No
breathing."
"1
and, 2 and, 3 and, 4 and, 5 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 10 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 15 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 20 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 25 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 30."
(Head tilt
chin life, 1st ventilation)
"Chest
does not rise."
(Head tilt
chin life, 1st ventilation)
"Chest
still does not rise."
"1
and, 2 and, 3 and, 4 and, 5 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 10 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 15 and,,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 20 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 25 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 30."
(Head tilt
chin life, open mouth and check for airway obstruction.)
"1
fishball found!"
(Head tilt
chin life, 1st ventilation)
"Chest
rise."
(2nd
ventilation)
"Chest
rise."
"1
and, 2 and, 3 and, 4 and, 5 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4 and, 10 and,
1 and, 2
and, 3 and, 4"
"The
man started coughing."
"Sir,
I am Chong Beng, a First Aider. You fainted just now, we have called the ambulance.
Can I check your body for other injury?"
This is
what had been going through physically and in my mind from 22 to 24 July 2013.
One cycle of CPR has 30 chest thrust and 2 ventilation Have you tried? Very
tiring you know. Luckily we practice in air conditioned room with carpeted
floor. During the test, I had to complete more than 3 cycles before the
examiner says "man started coughing"!
Ouch! My
knees!!!
Well, I
got rewarded for his sufferings. See! The card that certified I am trained to
save life. Hee...
Actually,
not that great la, it's just a certification that I am a First Aider equipped
with skills to help sustain life, whenever possible till professional help is
available. Have an expiry date ok. Not valid after 22 Jul 2016.
Will I be
using it? This is my 3rd certification as a First Aider, you say leh? I am
grateful to have the opportunity to be equipped with the skills and knowledge
to help sustain life. No doubt about how useful the skills are to me at work
and in my personal life.
If you had
received training in CPR, you will understand that it is demanding on the
person giving it. There is always the physical strain on the arms and knee,
plus the fear of not doing it correctly and breaking the person’s bones. So if
you happened to see someone helping another person on the street, move forward and
be prepare to continue administering the CPR when the person is exhausted, call
995 for ambulance, direct the paramedics to the scene, go look for an AED and
first aid box, and/or ensure both the person performing and receiving CPR have
adequate space. Crowding around the person, watching and taking photographs
doesn’t help. That, I am very, VERY sure.
Since I started
nagging, must as well add another one. Hee…
There are
just too many misconceptions towards supporting a person who is having fit/seizure.
Restraining the person having fits and putting objects into the person’s mouth
will not in any way, helps the person to stop the seizure or quicken the
process. Yes, they may hurt their tongue during their seizure, although highly
unlikely. There are no way that they will bite their tongue in the process which
warrant your intervention to put objects such as towel, spoon and even shoes
into their mouth. Don’t trust me, but trust medical science, many researches and sharing from people who
have many years of experience in supporting person who frequent seizure.
Don’t
believe?
Then I take
this opportunity to congratulate you for increasing the possibility of taking
away the person’s life.
Putting
objects into the person’s mouth will not only result in hurting the person, it
may cause them to have breathing difficulties resulting from your induced
airway obstruction. Unless its breakthrough seizure that last more than 4
minutes, the person will unlikely die from seizure. By you putting that object
into their mouth, you just increased their chance of death.
What about
after they recovered from their seizure and found a shoe in their mouth? Or what
if their mouth were bleeding resulted from that object, such as porcelain spoon
that you had putted into their mouth? Do you know how humiliating that is?
Ok,
nagging ended and… … Yippee!!! See! I am certified to save life.
:-D
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