NURSES - MAKING A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY


Happy Nurses Week 2008 from your friends at Nursing Spectrum & NurseWeek!

12 de Maio - Dia da Enfermeira.

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.

You can find information about Florence Nightingale on the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF) web site and the Girl Child Education Fund.

Registered Nurse (RN)

A nurse holding an Associate, BSN, or Hospital Diploma degree who is licensed to practice nursing by the state authority after qualifying for registration.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Testicular Cancer Self Exam

screening and early detection is the key to beating any form of cancer. share this with a friend. you may save a life.

Live Breast Examination - How to check your breasts

http://www.thefamilygp.com/self for more videos.

Dr Chris Steele of www.thefamilygp.com demonstrates a breast examination on a live model. This shows how to check yourself for early signs of tumours, cysts and other symptoms of breast cancer. For more details see:

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is something women think they know all about: Look for lumps; have mammograms; see our doctors.

But none of that will save you from one silent breast cancer killer that women know virtually nothing about.

It's called "inflammatory breast cancer," and it's something every woman must know about.

Controversies in Gynecology Oncology

May 16, 2008

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Dr. Kate O'Hanlan is a Gynecologic Oncologist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, formerly on the faculty at Stanford University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Join her as she discu...
Dr. Kate O'Hanlan is a Gynecologic Oncologist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, formerly on the faculty at Stanford University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Join her as she discusses some of the latest developments in gynecological cancer and sorts fact from fiction. Series: Women's Health Today [5/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 11972]

The Nursing Shortage: A Crisis in America Healthcare 8 of 8

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The Nursing Shortage: A Crisis in America Healthcare 1 of 8

This documentary takes a very honest, much needed look at the state of nursing in America. By interviewing doctors, hospital administrators, union representatives, members of the public and nurses themselves we get a complete picture of this severe and growing problem.

Produced and hosted by Paula Packwood MHA, RN, a health care professional with over 35 years of experience in the field. She has presented this video to politicians and policy makers in Sacramento and Washington DC.

Directed and edited by Greg Wyatt.

Originally aired on the now defunct Adelphia Channel in the fall of 2003.

Nurses2020:Nursing Shortage

Nurses documentary

Nurse TV: Spinal nursing

Nurse TV: Incontinence nursing

Registered Nurses Job Description

Critical Care Nurse: Day in The Life

Nurse TV: Emergency Nurse Practitioner

Palliative Care: What is it and who is it for?

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

THE PHOBIA LIST

http://phobialist.com/

What is Congestive Heart Failure (Heart Basics #4)

This commonly misunderstood disease affects 5 million Americans. Let's take a closer look at congestive heart failure.

Ask Dr. Z: Can I take too much aspirin?

HIV Resistance

Lee Evans Speaks Out about the HIV Tests

Olympic Gold Medal winner Lee Evans discusses the myriad of problems with the HIV tests that are incorrectly diagnosing people as HIV-Positive.

The Top Ten Myths About HIV/AIDS

Becky Kuhn, M.D., co-founder of Global Lifeworks, debunks the following 10 myths about HIV: HIV doesn't cause AIDS; because of ARV medications, we no longer need to be concerned about HIV/AIDS; if you have HIV and are sexually active, you no longer need to practice safer sex; you can't contract HIV through oral sex; you can't get HIV from one sexual encounter; a woman cannot spread HIV to another woman by having sex with her; if you are HIV positive but your viral load is undetectable, you cannot spread HIV; AIDS can be spread by kissing, hugging, or shaking hands; if you have HIV, you can cure it by having sex with a virgin; every individual with HIV will eventually develop AIDS. This video refutes misinformation from the "Lee Evans HIV Tests" video. Visit http://www.GlobalLifeworks.org and http://AIDSvideos.org to learn more. [Do you want to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS? Are you fluent in a language other than English? Then volunteer to translate a video into another language! Click http://AIDSvideos.org/translate.shtml to learn how you can help!!!]

Introduction to HIV/AIDS: What You Need to Know

Becky Kuhn, M.D., co-founder of Global Lifeworks, covers critical basic information about HIV and AIDS. HIV is a virus that causes the disease AIDS, which can be fatal. There are treatments but no cure. HIV is spread by contact between body fluids (blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk) and mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth, and genitals). It is spread by sexual contact, injection drugs users sharing needles, from mother to child during childbirth or nursing, and (early on during the epidemic) by receiving blood transfusions. You can reduce your risk by abstaining from sex before marriage, being faithful to a single partner and using a condom and/or dental dam if you are sexually active, and by never injecting drugs or by never sharing needles if you do. It can take up to six months after exposure to HIV for a person to test HIV positive; even before they test HIV postive, the infected person can spread the disease to others. A doctor can prescribe antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to prevent HIV from progressing to clinical AIDS. It is critical to take every ARV dose on schedule to avoid developing a resistant strain of HIV. If a person is HIV positive, they still need to practice safer sex to avoid spreading HIV to others and to avoid contracting a different, resistant strain of HIV. This video refutes misinformation from the "Lee Evans HIV Tests" video.
Visit
http://www.AIDSvideos.org to learn more about Dr. Kuhn's outreach.
Visit http://www.GlobalLifeworks.org and http://AIDSvideos.org
to learn more. [Do you want to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS? Are you fluent in a language other than English? Then volunteer to translate this video into another language! Click http://AIDSvideos.org/translate.shtml to learn how you can help!!!]

Possible HIV Cure?

From: CBS
Two doctors in Houston, Texas, believe they might have discovered the Achilles heel of the HIV virus. KHOU's Lee McGuire reports.

HIV virus - Process of HIV virus cell entry.

Did I Just Contract HIV? Symptoms of Primary HIV Infection

It's sometimes possible to recognize when you've recently contracted HIV from signs and symptoms such as fever, rash, or swollen lymph nodes. This video will teach you how to recognize signs and symptoms of primary HIV infection that are experienced by between 40 and 90% of individuals after they are first infected with HIV. Primary HIV infection occurs during the first few weeks or months after a person first becomes infected with HIV. Symptoms include rash and/or fevers, possibly in combination with one or more of the following symptoms: malaise (which is a general feeling of weakness, discomfort, and fatigue), loss of appetite, weight loss, a sore throat, sores in the mouth, joint or muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea, fatigue, night sweats, nausea and vomiting, headache, or genital sores. The symptoms usually last from seven to ten days, and rarely more than two weeks. There is an incubation period of a few days to a few weeks between when the person was exposed to HIV and when the symptoms begin. If you have any of these symptoms and think there's even the slightest chance you might have been exposed to HIV, such as through recent sexual activity or sharing a needle, even with someone who you believe is HIV negative, you should see a doctor and ask to be tested for HIV. When you go to the doctor with any of these symptoms, it's very important to mention any risk factors you may have for HIV so they could test you. If you have ever had unprotected sex, even once, have used injection drugs, or think you might be experiencing primary HIV infection, make sure to tell your doctor. Visit http://www.GlobalLifeworks.org and http://AIDSvideos.org to learn more. [Do you want to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS? Are you fluent in a language other than English? Then volunteer to translate this video into another language! Click http://AIDSvideos.org/translate.shtml to to learn how you can help!!!]

HIV Replication 3D Medical Animation

Targeting HIV replication

The replication of HIV 1 is a multi-stage process.

Each step is crucial to successful replication and is therefore a potential target of antiretroviral drugs.

Step one is the infection of a suitable host-cell, such as a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte.

Entry of HIV into the cell requires the presence of certain receptors on the cell surface, CD4 -- receptors and co-receptors such as CCR5 or CXCR4.

These receptors interact with protein-complexes, which are embedded in the viral envelope.

These complexes are composed of two glycoproteins:

an extracellular gp 120 and
a transmembrane gp 41

When HIV approaches the target cell gp120 binds to the CD4-receptors. This process is termed attachment.

It promotes further binding to a co-receptor. Co-receptor binding results in a conformational change in gp120.

This allows gp41 to unfold and insert its hydrophobic terminus into the cell membrane.

Gp 41 then folds back on itself.

This draws the virus towards the cell and facilitates the fusion of their membranes.

The viral nucleocapsid enters the host cell and breaks open releasing two viral RNA-strands and 3 essential replication enzymes:

Integrase, Protease and Reverse Transcriptase.

Reverse Transcriptase begins the reverse transcription of viral RNA.

It has two catalytic domains:

The Ribonuclease-H active site

And the polymerase active site

Here single stranded viral RNA is transcribed into an RNA-DNA double helix. Ribonuclease- H breaks down the RNA.

The polymerase then completes the remaining DNA-strand to form a DNA -- double helix.

Now Integrase goes into action.

It cleaves a dinucleotide from each 3-prime end of the DNA creating two sticky ends.

Integrase then transfers the DNA into the cell nucleus and facilitates its integration into the host cell genome.

The host cell genome now contains the genetic information of HIV.

Activation of the cell induces transcription of proviral DNA into messenger RNA.

The viral messenger RNA migrates into the cytoplasm where building blocks for a new virus are synthesised.

Some of them have to be processed by the viral protease.

Protease cleaves longer proteins into smaller core proteins.

This step is crucial to create an infectious virus.

Two viral RNA-strands and the replication enzymes then come together and core proteins assemble around them forming the capsid.

This immature particle leaves the cell acquiring a new envelope of host and viral proteins.

The virus matures and becomes ready to infect other cells.

HIV replicates billions of times per day destroying the hosts` immune cells and eventually causing disease progression.

Drugs which interfere with the key steps of viral replication can stop this fatal process.

Entry into the host cell can be blocked by fusion inhibitors for example.

Inhibition of reverse transcriptase by nucleoside inhibitors or by non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase- inhibitors is part of standard antiretroviral regimens.

The action of Integrase can be blocked.

Protease inhibitors are also part of standard antiretroviral therapy.

Each blocked step in viral replication is a step towards better control of HIV disease.


Script, Storyboard, Art Direction by: Frank Schauder, MD
Animation: MACKEVISION
Publicity: Dr.Rufus Rajadurai.MD.,D.DENS.,
Category: Education


HIV and Aids

http://www.nonprofitstdtesting.org/hiv.html


HIV is a virus that attacks and breaks down the human body's immune system, which is the internal defense force that fights off infections and disease. Most people have few, if any, symptoms for several years after they have contracted the virus. Even if there are no symptoms present, once HIV gets into the body it can do serious damage to the immune system. People who appear perfectly healthy may have the virus without knowing it and pass it on to others. The only way to know if you are infected is to be tested for HIV infection

Sunday, October 19, 2008

O Universo da Enfermagem na Internet

http://www.enfermagemvirtual.com.br/enfermagem/cursos/cursos_detalhes.asp?id=82&gclid=CMqGqJn4s5YCFQq4sgodLgxYKw

Primeiros Socorros - Salvar uma vida

http://www.geocities.com/collegePark/Lab/2406/socorros.htm

Primeiros Socorros

http://www.geocities.com/collegePark/Lab/2406/socorros.htm

Salvar uma vida

Os Primeiros Socorros protegem a vítima contra maiores danos, até a chegada de um profissional de saúde especializado. Como?

Mantendo a respiração
Mantendo a circulação
Cessando hemorragias
Impedindo o agravamento da lesão
Prevenindo o estado de choque
Protegendo as áreas queimadas
Mantendo as áreas com suspeitas de fratura ou luxação protegidas e imobilizadas
Transportando cuidadosamente
E mais:
Inspire Confiança - ao abordar a vítima, fale sempre com segurança, observando seu estado de consciência. E não faça nada mais do que o rigorosamente o essencial para controlar a situação até a chegada do socorro qualificado.
Se a vítima estiver consciente, perguntar seguidamente: NOME, DIA, ENDEREÇO, etc. Caso comece a trocar idéias ou não se lembrar, observar e removê-la o mais rápido possível para socorro especializado. Caso a vítima tenha sede, não oferecer líquidos para beber, apenas molhar a boca com gaze úmida.
NUNCA DÊ BEBIDA ALCOÓLICA.

Escolha os Temas:

Hemorragia - Torniquetes
Método de Respiração
Hemorragia Interna - dos Pulmões - do Estômago
Parada do Coração - Massagem Cardíaca
Ferimentos Superficiais e Profundos - no Abdômen,Tórax
Envenenamentos - Picadas de Cobras
Ferimentos na cabeça - Bandagens - Contusões
Mordidas de Animais - Picadas de Insetos - Lesões na coluna
Estado de Choque
Fraturas - Luxações - Insolação - Internação
Desmaio - Queimaduras
Acidentes pelo Frio - Convulsões - Perturbação mental - Ataque Cardíaco
Queimaduras Térmicas e Químicas
Corpos Estranhos - Dor de Ouvido e dente - Parto
Queimaduras nos Olhos - Parada Respiratória
Transporte de Acidentados
Métodos de Respiração de Socorro
Cuidados com um doente em casa


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Cuidados com um Doente em Casa

http://www.geocities.com/collegePark/Lab/2406/cuidados.htm

Manual de cuidados domiciliares na terceira idadeGuia prático para cuidadores informais

Manual de cuidados domiciliares na terceira idadeGuia prático para cuidadores informais

http://www.campinas.sp.gov.br/saude/programas/protocolos/man_cuid_idosos/sumario.htm

PDAMED

PDAMED

A PDAMED é uma empresa que desenvolve softwares médicos para acessar conteúdos utilizados no cotidiano profissional, contribuindo decisivamente para uma melhoria na assistência ao paciente. Pioneira na disponibilização de informações em português, que tanto podem ser acessadas em computadores de mesa (Desktops), quanto em computadores de mão (Palmtops e Pocket PCs). Tem como filosofia a praticidade, clareza e objetividade.

http://www.pdamed.com.br/index.php

Amazing 3D medical animation !

Amazing 3D medical animation !

This is a sample from an innovative training system called foundationskills.net providing round the clock online training for medics...check out the website! There is also a simular surgical system avilable.

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Cuidados com um Doente em Casa

http://www.geocities.com/collegePark/Lab/2406/cuidados.htm

Cuidados com um Doente em Casa

Nem sempre um doente acamado é tratado em hospital. Por força da natureza da doença, do local de residência, da decisão do médico ou da dificuldade financeira, um doente pode ficar vários dias acamado em casa.

Se for esse seu caso, eis alguns conselhos sobre como adaptar a rotina da casa à emergência de ter de tratar de um doente:

1.Anote o telefone do médico e outros que sejam úteis.
2.Ponha um amigo ou vizinho a par do problema.
3.Dê ao doente o melhor quarto da casa: limpo, arejado, iluminado e préximo ao banheiro, se possível.
4.Troque lençóis e cobertas diariamente ou sempre que estejam sujos.
5.Tome a temperatura, veja o pulso e a respiração, dê remédios - tudo nas horas determinadas pelo médico. Anote.
6.Mantenha remédios fora do alcance do doente e das crianças.
7.Evite visitas e conversas demoradas com o doente, para não cansá-lo.
8.Zele pela higiene do doente, do quarto e de quem lida com o enfermo.
9.Solicite orientação médica quanto à ingestão de líquidos e dieta.

HIGIENE
Lave as mãos ANTES E DEPOIS de cuidar do doente. Ensaboe, friccione, enxagüe. Esfregue álcool ou água de colônia após lavar.

Limpe o termômetro com água e sabão após o uso, principalmente se tomar a temperatura na boca ou no reto. Separe pratos e talheres de doentes com doenças contagiosas.

TEMPERATURA
Verifique se o termômetro está marcando 35 graus ou menos. Coloque o termômetro na axila, na boca ou no reto e espere de 3 a 5 minutos. Leia a temperatura e anote. Em caso de dúvida, repita a operação.

PULSO
O braço e a mão do doente devem estar em repouso sobre a cama ou a mesa. Coloque seu indicador e dedo médio no pulso do doente, no lado correspondente ao polegar. Nunca use seu próprio polegar para contar as pulsações. Conte durante 1 minuto. Confira, se necessário. Anote.

RESPIRAÇÃO

Observe a respiração do doente sem que ele perceba. Aproveite a hora de tomar o pulso. Veja os movimentos elevatórios do peito ou do abdome. Verifique se a respiração é regular ou irregular, profunda ou curta. Conte por 1 minuto. Anote.

BANHO NO LEITO

Remova as roupas de cama e do doente. Coloque um plástico coberto por uma toalha seca por baixo do enfermo e da parte a ser lavada. Cubra o resto do corpo do paciente com um cobertor. Ponha uma bacia de água morna junto à cama. Esfregue o corpo do paciente com água morna e sabonete, usando para isso uma toalha ou uma esponja. Remova todo o sabão, enxagüe bem e cubra imediatamente. Troque a água da bacia várias vezes e não deixe que fique fria. Lave da cabeça para os pés (os pés podem ser colocados dentro da bacia).

POSIÇÃO CONFORTÁVEL

Mude de posição do leito, sentar e andar, quando possível evita deformidades e pressões anormais que podem causar irritações ou ferimentos (escaras); preserva a força e a flexibilidade dos músculos; retarda a fadiga ao leito. Ponha travesseiros, lençóis dobrados ou qualquer outro apoio sob a cabeça, para descansar os braços, por baixo dos joelhos e nos pés. Um bom descanso para os pés consiste em colocar uma meia enrolada formando um apoio redondo para a base do calcanhar. Quando o doente se deitar de lado, ponha um travesseiro entre as suas pernas e também como apoio das costas. Se quiser ou puder ficar na posição meio sentado, providencie apoio para suas costas.

REGISTRO E ANOTAÇÕES

Após tomar as providências de emergência e logo que o tempo o permita, o socorrista deverá anotar os seguintes dados:
Identidade da vítima (nome, sexo, idade, residência, local de trabalho etc.)
Nome das pessoas que a vítima gostaria que fossem notificadas (inclusive para assistência religiosa)
Descrição da ocorrência
Medidas especiais de socorro de emergência que foram tomadas: respiração boca-a-boca, administração de líquidos, aplicação de torniquetes etc.
Qualquer doença ou incapacidade existentes antes do acidente ou da enfermidade (diabetes, males cardíacos, alergia etc) que lhe tenha chegado ao conhecimento

LISTA DE SUPRIMENTOS DE URGÊNCIA

Tenha sempre em casa ou no seu automóvel uma caixa de primeiros socorros. Eis alguns suprimentos necessários:

1.Compressas de gaze esterilizada de 7,5 x 7,5 cm embrulhadas separadamente
2.Rolos de ataduras de gaze (em 3 tamanhos)
3.Gaze, tipo chumaço, para olhos
4.Caixa de curativo adesivo
5.Cotonetes
6.Rolo de esparadrapo de 2,5 cm
7.Pacote de algodão absorvente
8.Pomada contra irritação da pele
9.Vidro de álcool
10.Vidro de água oxigenada
11.Tubo de vaselina esterilizada
12.Sal de mesa (pequeno pacote)
13.Tesoura
14.Termômetro
15.Bolsa de água quente
16.Bolsa de gelo
17.Sacos de plástico
18.Caixa de fósforo
19.Lanterna elétrica
20.Conta gotas
21.Alfinetes de fralda
22.Colhere de plástico
23.Fisioex ou similar
24.Um vidro de 50cc de solução anti-séptica

Os materiais relacionados poderão ser enrolados em papel impermeável e colocados numa caixa de fácil transporte.

Esses materiais poderão ser guardados em casa, num local de fácil acesso, ou levados em excursões.

Em qualquer situação de emergência, jornais limpos são bom material para forrar chão e superfícies. Espalhe os jornais em volta e sob a vítima, a fim de auxiliar e evitar a contaminação.

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Manual de cuidados domiciliares na terceira idade

Introdução
O número de idosos vem crescendo rapidamente. Segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde, entre 1950 e 2025 a população de idosos do Brasil crescerá 16 vezes, o que nos colocará , em termos absolutos, com a sexta população de idosos do mundo, isto é, com mais de 32 milhões de pessoas com mais de 60 anos.
Este crescimento acelerado é fenômeno mundial, e o Brasil em particular, é um país "jovem de cabelos brancos". Mas mesmos nos ditos países desenvolvidos, a sociedade ainda mostra-se ineficiente para proporcionar cuidados adequados aos cidadãos deste grupo etário. Um exemplo recente foi a constatação, pelo próprio Ministério da Saúde francês, da morte de 11.000 idosos em uma onda de calor no último verão.
A Política Nacional de Saúde do Idoso, aprovada em dezembro de 1999, tem como princípio que “a família, a sociedade e o Estado têm o dever de assegurar ao idoso todos os direitos da cidadania, garantindo sua participação na comunidade, defendendo sua dignidade, bem-estar e direito à vida” (cap II seção I art 3° ). Preconiza, entre outras coisas, o apoio ao desenvolvimento de cuidados informais, com objetivo de manter sempre que possível, o idoso na comunidade, junto à sua família, da forma mais digna e confortável possível. Nesta mesma linha de pensamento, foi aprovado recentemente no Congresso Nacional (outubro de 2003) o Estatuto do Idoso, um conjunto de leis visando aperfeiçoar o usufruto dos direitos por este grupo crescente de cidadãos.
Este manual vem de encontro às diretrizes da Política Nacional de Saúde do idoso e às necessidades de cuidadores profissionais e familiares. Tem como objetivos estimular a parceria de familiares, profissionais e sua interação com o sistema de saúde, e oferecer apoio aos cuidadores informais, melhorando a qualidade de vida e de assistência do cidadão idoso.
Que este possa ser o início de uma longa caminhada, e que possamos juntos, “acrescentar vida aos anos, e não só anos a vida”.

Sumário:
Introdução
Cuidador...Cuidar...Cuidando...
Alterações comuns no envelhecimento
Doenças mais comuns no envelhecimento
Prevenção na terceira idade
Cuidados de Enfermagem
Banho
Banho no leito
Higiene íntima
Escaras
Cuidados com pacientes inconscientes
Cuidados com traqueostomia
Aspiração traqueal
Uripen e sonda vesical de demora
Treinamento de cólon
Cuidados com ostomia
Cuidados na Saúde Bucal
Cuidados na Nutrição
Alimentação saudável
Pirâmide dos alimentos
Dicas Importantes
Terapia nutricional nas doenças
Dieta baixa em colesterol
Dieta rica em fibras
Dieta sem sacarose (açúcar)
Dieta hipossódica (com pouco sal)
Dieta rica em cálcio
Dieta para diarréia
Orientação alimentar para aliviar alguns sintomas
Náuseas e vômitos
Disfagia (dificuldade para deglutir)
Nutrientes importantes após os 60 anos
Alimentação enteral (por sonda)
Técnicas de preparo e higienização
Cuidados de Fisioterapia
Posicionamento no leito
Exercícios
Transferências
Exercícios respiratórios
Adaptações ambientais
Estimulação sensorial
Exercícios para paralisia facial e dificuldade de engolir
Cuidados na Terapia Ocupacional
Com que roupa fica mais fácil?
Proteger o paciente
É preciso mantê-lo ocupado
Comunicação
Pós derrame
Na demência
Dificuldades de memória
Auxílios externos de memória e organização
Agenda
Plano
Lista de Tarefa
Cuidados com a medicação
Cuidados nos aspectos psicológicos
Reconhecendo o fim
Cuidando do cuidador
Orientações sociais ao idoso e seus familiares/cuidador
Rede de apoio social
Região Leste
Região Noroeste
Região Norte
Região Sudoeste
Região Sul
Centros de Saúde
Grupo de Trabalho
Agradecimentos
Bibliografia

Para acessar esses temas, ir no Site:

http://www.campinas.sp.gov.br/saude/programas/protocolos/man_cuid_idosos/sumario.htm

Sistema genital masculino

Víde-Aula de Anatomia
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Sistema genital masculino 1


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Aula prática de sinais vitais

Vídeo-aula de Semiologia
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Aula prática de sinais vitais 3


Aula prática de sinais vitais 4

Banho no leito

http://www.campinas.sp.gov.br/saude/programas/protocolos/man_cuid_idosos/banho_leito.htm

Manual de cuidados domiciliares na terceira idadeGuia prático para cuidadores informais
Cuidados de Enfermagem

Banho no leito

O banho de chuveiro é o ideal mas, caso haja dificuldades (ou impossibilidade) de o paciente sair da cama, pode ser intercalado, ou mesmo substituído pelo banho no leito.
Caso o paciente seja muito pesado ou sinta muita dor na mudança de posição deve-se contar, sempre que possível, com a ajuda de outra pessoa. Isto evita acidentes, previne o cansaço excessivo do cuidador e proporciona maior segurança para o paciente.
Material necessário para o banho: comadre, bacia, água morna, sabonete, toalha, luvas, escova de dente, lençóis, forro, plástico e roupas.
A higiene deve sempre ser iniciada pela seqüência cabeça – pés. Primeiro os olhos, rosto, orelhas e pescoço. Lavar os braços, tórax e a barriga secando-os e cobrindo-os. Na região sob as mamas das mulheres, enxugar bem para evitar assaduras e micose. Em seguida, passa-se para as pernas secando-as e cobrindo-as.
Durante o banho colocar forro plástico e apoiar a bacia com água morna sobre a cama.
Lavar os pés com água e sabonete realizando a higiene entre os dedos. As costas devem ser lavadas, secas e massageadas com óleo ou cremes hidratantes para ativar a circulação.
A higiene nas regiões genito-urinário e anal deve acontecer diariamente e após cada eliminação evitando assim umidade e assaduras.
Você pode comprar, ou mesmo improvisar acessórios que facilitem a higiene no leito.
O momento do banho é importante para observar e avaliar a integridade da pele, dos cabelos, unhas e da higiene oral. A análise cuidadosa da pele e a avaliação de aspectos como cor, temperatura, hidratação, inchaço e vermelhidão podem ser os primeiros sinais indicativos do aparecimento de escaras.




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Enema

ENEMA

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What is an Enema?
An enema is a procedure for introducing fluid into the rectum and colon for cleansing purposes or to relieve constipation.
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What is Colonic Hydrotherapy What is an Enema Religious References Is it Dangerous?
Colon hydrotherapy, also known as colonic irrigation, is an alternative medical procedure, sometimes associated with naturopathy. Similar to an enema, it involves the introduction of discrete amounts of purified water, sometimes infused with minerals or other materials, such as organic coffee, into the colon using medically approved class II colon hydrotherapy devices with sanitary, disposable speculums or gravity-fed enema-like systems inserted into the rectum. The fluid is released after a short period, and the process will be repeated multiple times during the course of a treatment. A colema is a type of colon hydrotherapy performed by oneself using a bucket with an attached hose, while lying on a board positioned over a toilet, into which the contents of enema are released.
Though colon hydrotherapy, colemas and enemas all have features in common, there are some significant differences between the modalities in terms of depth of colon cleansing, amount of water used, and the necessity for a practitioner to be present.
The practice has been known since ancient times[1] for treating constipation which was believed to have been the root of many diseases and illnesses. The first recorded reference to colon cleansing date back more than 3000 years to the Ebers papyrus, an Egyptian medical document. This document outlines bowel and colon cleansing procedures using various herbal concoctions and water, and has been carbon dated to between 1500 and 1700 B.C.
Current alternative medicine practitioners recommend it for a variety of ills stemming from accumulation of fecal matter in the large intestine, a process referred to as autointoxication (a theory no longer accepted in mainstream medicine [2] [3]). Some alternative medicine practitioners believe that autointoxication results from increased absorption of bacterial / fungal toxins as a result of an increased toxic load in the colon.
While some hydrotherapists believe colonics lead to better overall wellness, others claim it helps specific diseases, including chronic fatigue, arthritis, and sinusitis. It is also claimed to improve muscle tone in the colon, leading to stronger peristaltic contractions. There is limited scientific research to support these claims.
In the early 1980s, there were a limited number of cases of amebiasis spread by a colon therapist in Colorado who failed to maintain sanitary conditions. It is believed to be the sole documented case of colon hydrotherapy having caused a fatality. There have been reports of electrolyte imbalances in children brought on by colonics using softened water. Such imbalances can also be caused by laxative use or diarrhea.
Colonic irrigation should not be used in people with diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, severe or internal hemorrhoids or tumors in the rectum or colon. It also should not be used soon after bowel surgery (unless directed by your health care provider). Regular treatments should be avoided by people with heart disease or kidney disease (renal insufficiency). Colonics are inappropriate for people with bowel, rectal or anal pathologies where the pathology contributes to the risk of bowel perforation.
The practice is currently only regulated in some states of the United States. Some practitioners go through a voluntary certification process, and may be members of one of the colon hydrotherapy associations worldwide, such as the International Association of Colon HydroTherapy (I-ACT). Be sure that the equipment used is sterile and that the practitioner is experienced.
The American College of Gastroenterology takes the position that in the unusual case of fecal impaction complicating chronic constipation, a 5 to 10 ounce tap water enema may be of benefit, but does not otherwise recommend its use. The orthodox medical establishment perceives colon hydrotherapy to be little more than a bowel rinse, or expensive laxative.
The typical cost for a colonic treatment is about $65 to $80 in the US.
Colonic hydrotherapy or irrigation is a gentle internal bath using warm, purified water that can help to eliminate stored fecal matter, gas, mucus and toxic substances from the colon.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Amazing 3D medical animation - Intubation

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INJEÇÃO INTRAMUSCULAR NO GLÚTEO

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Nasogastric Intubation

cateterização nasogástrica= vídeo médico sobre colocação de CNG.

CATETERISMO NASOGASTRICO EM ENFERMAGEM

ASPIRAÇÃO TRAQUEAL CIRCUITO FECHADO

CUIDADOS ENFERMAGEM = ATADURA

AULA DE ENFERMAGEM,COM A APLICACAO DE UMA ATADURA NO BRACO.

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome is an extremely rare genetic condition which causes physical changes that resemble greatly accelerated aging in sufferers. The disease affects between 1 in 4 million (estimated actual) and 1 in 8 million (reported) newborns. Currently, there are approximately 40-45 known cases in the world. There is no known cure. Most people with progeria die around 13 years of age.
Ashley Hegi is a 16 year old girl who lives in Canada and has Progeria. There have been many TV specials about her. Her mother has a website:

http://www.progeriaproject.com/Kids/ashley/Photos/lime.htm

Ashley is an inspiring and courageous little girl!!!

3D Medical Animation

3D Medical Animation of Normal Vaginal Birth (Childbirth)

This 3D medical animation shows a time lapse view of labor and delivery during normal vaginal birth in a simplified form with only the mother's skeletal structures and the baby in the uterus. Also shown in detail is dilatation (dilation or dilating) and effacement (thinning) of the cervix during childbirth contractions. See more 3D medical animations from Nucleus Medical Art at

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Nucleus Medical Art: 3D Medical Animations
Editorial Stock Illustrations, Medical Charts, Medical Animations, Anatomical Models

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Anorexia Nervosa Part 1, Part 2

Anorexia Nervosa Part 1



Anorexia Nervosa Part 2

Marfan Syndrome Public Service Announcement



Síndrome de Marfan

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Atrial Fibrillation

When Charles Pyron's heart rhythm problem wasn't getting better, he turned to the heart specialists at UAB. UAB Cardiologist Vance Plumb, M.D., explains the benefits of treatment at UAB.

ECG Video: Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most commonly encountered cardiac arrhythmias

ECG Video: Atrial Flutter

Atrial flutter is a common arrhythmia. Here is a video recording from the cardiac monitor...

Desfibrilación ( Spanish)

Técnica a realizar con un paciente en fibrilación ventricular

ECG Videos: Torsades De Pointes

Torsades De pointes developing in a patient with 2:1 block

ECG Video: Ventricular Tachycardia

Ventricular tachycardia can be with pulse or pulseless. Pulseless VT is a type of cardiac arrest

ECG Video: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

A common arrhythmia presenting with palpitation is young individuals

DC Cardioversion of SVT

Friday, May 23, 2008

ECG Video: AV Block - Complete (Third Degree)

Complete dissociation between atrial and ventricular electrical activity.

ECG Video: Cardiac Asystole

Complete cardiac standstill. Once confirmed, considered as cardiac arrest

ECG Video: Pacemaker Rhythm

When a patient is receiving electrical stimulation from a pacemaker for cardiac activity, this is how it looks like...

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The Pacemaker of the Heart

The Pacemaker of the Heart

The pacemaker of the heart, a tiny area of specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium, sets the heart beating about seventy times a minute. Without it the heart would beat only forty times per minute, which is too slow for the body's needs. The pacemaker, or sinuatrial node, regularly sends out nerve impulses which spread through the two atria, causing them to contract. From the atrioventricular node the contraction spreads down special conducting tissue, the bundle of His, causing the ventricles to contract and pump blood out of the heart.

ECG Video: Ventricular Fibrillation

A deadly arrhythmia, commonest cause of death of myocardial infarction.


Ventricular fibrillation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of the ventricles in the heart, making them tremble rather than contract properly. Ventricular fibrillation is a medical emergency. If the arrhythmia continues for more than a few seconds, blood circulation will cease, and death will occur in a matter of minutes.


Historical aspects
Lyman Brewer suggests that the first recorded account of ventricular fibrillation dates as far back as 1500 BC, and can be found in the Ebers papyrus of ancient Egypt. The extract recorded 3500 years ago may even date from as far back as 3500 BC. It states: "When the heart is diseased, its work is imperfectly performed: the vessels proceeding from the heart become inactive, so that you cannot feel them … if the heart trembles, has little power and sinks, the disease is advanced and death is near."

Whether this is a description of ventricular fibrillation is debatable (Brewer LA 1983). The next recorded description occurs 3000 years later and is recorded by Vesalius, who described the appearance of "worm-like" movements of the heart in animals prior to death.

The significance and clinical importance of these observations and descriptions possibly of ventricular fibrillation were not recognised until John Erichsen in 1842 described ventricular fibrillation following the ligation of a coronary artery (Erichsen JE 1842). Subsequent to this in 1850, fibrillation was described by Ludwig and Hoffa when they demonstrated the provocation of Ventricular fibrillation in an animal by applying a "faradic" current to the heart [1].

In 1874, Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian coined the term mouvement fibrillaire, a term that he seems to have used to describe both atrial and ventricular fibrillation[2]. John A. MacWilliam, a physiologist who had trained under Ludwig and who subsequently became Professor of Physiology at the University of Aberdeen, gave an accurate description of the arrhythmia in 1887. This definition still holds today, and is interesting in the fact that his studies and description predate the use of electrocardiography. His description is as follows: "The ventricular muscle is thrown into a state of irregular arrhythmic contraction, whilst there is a great fall in the arterial blood pressure, the ventricles become dilated with blood as the rapid quivering movement of their walls is insufficient to expel their contents; the muscular action partakes of the nature of a rapid incoordinate twitching of the muscular tissue … The cardiac pump is thrown out of gear, and the last of its vital energy is dissipated in the violent and the prolonged turmoil of fruitless activity in the ventricular walls." MacWilliam spent many years working on ventricular fibrillation and was one of the first to show that ventricular fibrillation could be terminated by a series of induction shocks through the heart[3].

The first electrocardiogram recording of ventricular fibrillation was by August Hoffman in a paper published in 1912 [4]. At this time, two other researchers, Mines and Garrey, working separately, produced work demonstrating the phenomenon of circus movement and re-entry as possible substrates for the generation of arrhythmias. This work was also accompanied by Lewis, who performed further outstanding work into the concept of "circus movement."

Later milestones include the work by Kerr and Bender in 1922, who produced an electrocardiogram showing ventricular tachycardia evolving into ventricular fibrillation[5]. The re-entry mechanism was also advocated by DeBoer, who showed that ventricular fibrillation could be induced in late systole with a single shock to a frog heart[6]. The concept of "R on T ectopics" was further brought out by Katz in 1928[7]. This was called the “vulnerable period” by Wiggers and Wegria in 1940, who brought to attention the concept of the danger of premature ventricular beats occurring on a T wave.

Another definition of VF was produced by Wiggers in 1940. He described ventricular fibrillation as "an incoordinate type of contraction which, despite a high metabolic rate of the myocardium, produces no useful beats. As a result, the arterial pressure falls abruptly to very low levels, and death results within six to eight minutes from anemia of the brain and spinal cord"[8].

Spontaneous conversion of ventricular fibrillation to a more benign rhythm is rare in all but small animals. Defibrillation is the process that converts ventricular fibrillation to a more benign rhythm. This is usually by application of an electric shock to the myocardium and will be discussed later.


[edit] Mechanisms of ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation has been described as "chaotic asynchronous fractionated activity of the heart" (Moe et al. 1964). A more complete definition is that ventricular fibrillation is a "turbulent, disorganised electrical activity of the heart in such a way that the recorded electrocardiographic deflections continuously change in shape, magnitude and direction"[9].

Ventricular fibrillation most commonly occurs within diseased hearts, and, in the vast majority of cases, is a manifestation of underlying ischaemic heart disease. Ventricular fibrillation is also seen in those with cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, and other heart pathologies. In addition, it is seen with electrolyte disturbances and overdoses of cardiotoxic drugs. It is also notable that ventricular fibrillation occurs where there is no discernible heart pathology or other evident cause, the so-called idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation occurs with a reputed incidence of approximately 1% of all cases of out-of-hospital arrest, as well as 3%-9% of the cases of ventricular fibrillation unrelated to myocardial infarction, and 14% of all ventricular fibrillation resuscitations in patients under the age of 40[10]. It follows then that, on the basis of the fact that ventricular fibrillation itself is common, idiopathic ventricular fibrillation accounts for an appreciable mortality. Recently-described syndromes such as the Brugada Syndrome may give clues to the underlying mechanism of ventricular arrhythmias. In the Brugada syndrome, changes may be found in the resting ECG with evidence of right bundle branch block (RBBB) and ST elevation in the chest leads V1-V3, with an underlying propensity to sudden cardiac death[11].

The relevance of this is that theories of the underlying pathophysiology and electrophysiology must account for the occurrence of fibrillation in the apparent "healthy" heart. It is evident that there are mechanisms at work that we do not fully appreciate and understand. Investigators are exploring new techniques of detecting and understanding the underlying mechanisms of sudden cardiac death in these patients without pathological evidence of underlying heart disease[12].

Familial conditions that predispose individuals to developing ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death are often the result of gene mutations that affect cellular transmembrane ion channels. For example, in Brugada Syndrome, sodium channels are affected. In certain forms of long QT syndrome, the potassium inward rectifier channel is affected.


[edit] Consequences
Ventricular fibrillation is a cause of cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death. The ventricular muscle twitches randomly, rather than contracting in unison, and so the ventricles fail to pump blood into the arteries and into systemic circulation.

Ventricular fibrillation is a sudden lethal arrhythmia responsible for many deaths in the Western world, mostly brought on by ischaemic heart disease. Despite much work, the underlying nature of fibrillation is not completely understood. Most episodes of fibrillation occur in diseased hearts, but others occur in so-called normal hearts. Much work still has to be done to elucidate the mechanisms of ventricular fibrillation.


[edit] Prevalence
Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the industrialised world. It exacts a significant mortality with approximately 70,000 to 90,000 sudden cardiac deaths each year in the United Kingdom, and survival rates are only 2%[13]. The majority of these deaths are due to ventricular fibrillation secondary to myocardial infarction, or "heart attack"[14]. During ventricular fibrillation, cardiac output drops to zero, and, unless remedied promptly, death usually ensues within minutes.


[edit] Treatment
The condition can often be reversed by the electric discharge of direct current from a defibrillator. If no defibrillator is available, a precordial thump can be delivered at the onset of VF to regain cardiac function. If there is no other option available this can be tried, however, research has shown that the precordial thump releases no more than 30 joules of energy. This is far less than the 300–360 J required to bring about normal sinus rhythm. Consequently, in the hospital setting, this treatment is not used. Antiarrhythmic agents like amiodarone or lidocaine can help, but, unlike atrial fibrillation, VF rarely reverses spontaneously in large adult mammals. Although a defibrillator is designed to correct the problem, and its effects can be dramatic, it is not always successful.

In patients at high risk of ventricular fibrillation, the use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator has been shown to be beneficial.


[edit] Re-entry
The role of re-entry or circus motion was demonstrated separately by Mines and Garrey[15]. Mines created a ring of excitable tissue by cutting the atria out of the ray fish. Garrey cut out a similar ring from the turtle ventricle. They were both able to show that, if a ring of excitable tissue was stimulated at a single point, the subsequent waves of depolarisation would pass around the ring. The waves eventually meet and cancel each other out, but, if an area of transient block occurred with a refractory period that blocked one wavefront and subsequently allowed the other to proceed retrogradely over the other path, then a self-sustaining circus movement phenomenon would result. For this to happen, however, it is necessary that there be some form of non-uniformity. In practice, this may be an area of ischaemic or infarcted myocardium, or underlying scar tissue.

It is possible to think of the advancing wave of depolarisation as a dipole with a head and a tail. The length of the refractory period and the time taken for the dipole to travel a certain distance—the propagation velocity—will determine whether such a circumstance will arise for re-entry to occur. Factors that promote re-entry would include a slow-propagation velocity, a short refractory period with a sufficient size of ring of conduction tissue. These would enable a dipole to reach an area that had been refractory and is now able to be depolarised with continuation of the wavefront.

In clinical practice, therefore, factors that would lead to the right conditions to favour such re-entry mechanisms include increased heart size through hypertrophy or dilatation, drugs which alter the length of the refractory period and areas of cardiac disease. Therefore, the substrate of ventricular fibrillation is transient or permanent conduction block. Block due either to areas of damaged or refractory tissue leads to areas of myocardium for initiation and perpetuation of fibrillation through the phenomenon of re-entry.


[edit] Abnormal automaticity
Automaticity is a measure of the propensity of a fiber to initiate an impulse spontaneously. The product of a hypoxic myocardium can be hyperirritable myocardial cells. These may then act as pacemakers. The ventricles are then being stimulated by more than one pacemaker. This may well lead to the generation of a circus-entry arrhythmia. Scar and dying tissue is inexcitable, but around these areas usually lies a penumbra of hypoxic tissue that is excitable. Ventricular excitability may be the trigger to generate re-entry arrhythmias.

It is interesting to note that most cardiac zain with an associated increased propensity to arrhythmia development have an associated loss of membrane potential. That is, the maximum diastolic potential is less negative and therefore exists closer to the threshold potential. Cellular depolarisation can be due to a raised external concentration of potassium ions K+, a decreased intracellular concentration of sodium ions Na+, increased permeability to Na+, or a decreased permeability to K+. The ionic basis of automaticity is the net gain of an intracellular positive charge during diastole in the presence of a voltage-dependent channel activated by potentials negative to –50 to –60 mV.

Myocardial cells are exposed to different environments. Normal cells may be exposed to hyperkalaemia; abnormal cells may be perfused by normal environment. For example, with a healed myocardial infarction, abnormal cells can be exposed to an abnormal environment such as with a myocardial infarction with myocardial ischaemia. In conditions such as myocardial ischaemia, possible mechanism of arrhythmia generation include the resulting decreased internal K+ concentration, the increased external K+ concentration, norepinephrine release and acidosis[16].


[edit] Triggered activity
Triggered activity can occur due to the presence of afterdepolarisations. These are depolarising oscillations in the membrane voltage induced by preceding action potentials. These can occur before or after full repolarisation of the fiber and as such are termed either early (EADs) or delayed afterdepolarisations (DADs). All afterdepolarisations may not reach threshold potential, but, if they do, they can trigger another afterdepolarisation, and thus self-perpetuate.


[edit] Characteristics of the ventricular fibrillation waveform
Ventricular fibrillation can be described in terms of its electrocardiographic waveform appearance. All waveforms can be described in terms of certain features, such as amplitude and frequency. Researchers have looked at the frequency of the ventricular fibrillation waveform to see if it helps to elucidate the underlying mechanism of the arrhythmia or holds any clinically useful information. More recently, Gray has suggested an underlying mechanism for the frequency of the waveform that has puzzled investigators as possibly being a manifestation of the Doppler effect of rotors of fibrillation[17]. Analysis of the fibrillation waveform is performed using a mathematical technique known as Fourier analysis.


[edit] Power spectrum
The distribution of frequency and power of a waveform can be expressed as a power spectrum in which the contribution of different waveform frequencies to the waveform under analysis is measured. This can be expressed as either the dominant or peak frequency, i.e., the frequency with the greatest power or the median frequency, which divides the spectrum in two halves.

Frequency analysis has many other uses in medicine and in cardiology, including analysis of heart rate variability and assessment of cardiac function, as well as in imaging and acoustics

Cardiac Arrhythmia

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How the Heart Works

How the Body Works : Inside the Heart

Inside the Heart

The heart is a muscular pumping organ which beats nonstop to circulate blood around the body. It functions as two halves, each consisting of a holding chamber, or atrium, and a pumping center, or ventricle. After circulating around the body, blood, now deoxygenated, returns to the right atrium through large veins, the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. When the atrium is full, blood is forced through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. It is then pumped to the lungs through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery. The oxygenated blood returns via the pulmonary veins to the left atrium. After flowing through the mitral valve it is pumped out of the left ventricle into the aorta to return to the general circulation.

What causes a heart attack?

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Health information explaining what causes a heart. Also see the following parts: "What is a heart attack?", "How is a heart attack diagnosed?" and "How is a heart attack treated?".

STD Prevention and Protection

Fifty percent of Americans will contract a sexually transmitted disease in their lifetimes. But you don't have to give up on great sex to have safe sex.

CHOKING CHILD VIDEO - First aid for a choking conscious child

Learn the First Aid Techniques For A Choking Child

How to Perform the Heimlich Maneuver

http://www.WatchMojo.com presents... The proper way to execute the Heimlich maneuver.

Heimlich maneuver

Perform Heimlich maneuver on differetn victims: an infant under age of one, an adult and an obese or pregnant adult

CPR - Adult Choking

Baby Rescue - Choking - American Heart Association

American Heart Association Baby Rescue - Choking For mothers and fathers

What to do is an baby is choking

Remind yourself what to do if a baby is choking

How To Perform Baby CPR

How to save a babies life and perform CPR (Cardiac Massage)

Provided by the British Red Cross

CPR: Cardio Pulmunary Resuscitation

Video on performing CPR on adult, children and infants

CPR Instuctions For Infants

Learn the Proper CPR techniques for children.
Learn CPR is a free public service supported by the University of Washington School of Medicine. Learn the basics of CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Updated with new CPR Guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and published in Circulation, March 31, 2008.
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CPR FOR CHILDREN

CPR techniques for children -Courtesy of www.learncpr.com

CPR FOR CHILDREN

CPR techniques for children - Courtesy of www.learncpr.com

ACLS 2005 - CPR and AED Demo

Reanimação cardiopulmonar com AED. Fonte: Advanced Cardiovarcular Life Support - Student CD

BLS- Basic Life Support

How to do a CPR according to AHA BLS 2005

BLS- Basic Life Support

The New 2005 AHA Guidelines in BLS

New CPR Guidelines

The American Heart Association changed CPR guidelines to make it less confusing. Here are the new guidelines. The "456 EMS Show for the Awake, Alert and Disoriented" is produced by Studio-A in the National EMS Academy. Studio-A is presented in a BLOG format with articles, case studies, videos and a weekly trivia question. Find Studio-A at www.yourstudioa.com.

HANDS-ONLY CPR FOR ADULTS

NJN News Healthwatch Report - CPR Guidelines
The American Heart Association now says that hands only CPR works just as well as standard CPR for cardiac arrest in adults.

HANDS-ONLY CPR FOR ADULTS

CPR in two simple steps

Learn CPR - You Can Do It!


CPR IN THREE SIMPLE STEPS
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/quickcpr.html

1. CALL
Check the victim for unresponsiveness. If there is no response, Call 911 and return to the victim. In most locations the emergency dispatcher can assist you with CPR instructions.



2. BLOW
Tilt the head back and listen for breathing. If not breathing normally, pinch nose and cover the mouth with yours and blow until you see the chest rise. Give 2 breaths. Each breath should take 1 second.
3. PUMP

If the victim is still not breathing normally, coughing or moving, begin chest compressions. Push down on the chest 11/2 to 2 inches 30 times right between the nipples. Pump at the rate of 100/minute, faster than once per second.


CONTINUE WITH 2 BREATHS AND 30 PUMPS UNTIL HELP ARRIVES
NOTE: This ratio is the same for one-person & two-person CPR. In two-person CPR the person pumping the chest stops while the other gives mouth-to-mouth breathing.