tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post341508418148971409..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: Climate changeXfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-6943783435557723692008-10-16T13:44:00.000+00:002008-10-16T13:44:00.000+00:00How cute is that cat!!How cute is that cat!!PC Plastic Fuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116472192031098412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-74690647775492968332008-10-12T10:42:00.000+00:002008-10-12T10:42:00.000+00:00Oh yeah cheers for sticking my blog on your list. ...Oh yeah cheers for sticking my blog on your list. Keep up the good work up in the big smoke.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224939870747906286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-163481247041366572008-10-11T22:05:00.000+00:002008-10-11T22:05:00.000+00:00Ahhh - so I guess homeopathy is a no-no then?!Ahhh - so I guess homeopathy is a no-no then?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-80534690869547309622008-10-11T15:01:00.000+00:002008-10-11T15:01:00.000+00:00Fizcats INVENTED schitzophrenia...Fiz<BR/><BR/>cats INVENTED schitzophrenia...Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-66349180976597678492008-10-11T11:39:00.000+00:002008-10-11T11:39:00.000+00:00Thank you, Xf. I think you ought to let the kitten...Thank you, Xf. I think you ought to let the kitten to have a chance to fly! He's lovely. Do you think schizophrenia exists in animals? Half the time my kitten is a sweetheart and the rest of time she's the cat from hell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-65905092509444856212008-10-11T07:24:00.000+00:002008-10-11T07:24:00.000+00:00fiz and anonThat's not Scruffs, I'm afraid. That's...fiz and anon<BR/><BR/>That's not Scruffs, I'm afraid. That's a kitten that a colleague of mine rescued. Scruffs is 18 months old now and a wee bit bigger these days!<BR/><BR/>The HEMS connection is coincidental; the kitten doesn't actually fly the helicopter.<BR/><BR/>He treats the patients.<BR/><BR/>:-)Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-14570726573127669772008-10-11T07:22:00.000+00:002008-10-11T07:22:00.000+00:00scott hThanks. That's what I was saying. Paramedic...scott h<BR/><BR/>Thanks. That's what I was saying. Paramedics have a different brief these days. A clear, patent airway is always going to be vital but if suctioning and manual management is working, then intubation is no longer as important.<BR/><BR/>If only I had the time to write things carefully enough for everyone's interpretation... :-)Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-851190212019007962008-10-10T19:20:00.000+00:002008-10-10T19:20:00.000+00:00Kat......Compressions relies on the idea that you ...Kat......<BR/><BR/>Compressions relies on the idea that you are pumping oxygen to the tissues. <BR/><BR/>The emphasis on compressions works on the theory that air will be sucked in via negative pressure in the thoracic cavity............. <BR/><BR/>this wont happen without a viable airway............. therefore A still comes first. <BR/><BR/>Whichever way I work it I still get A before B and CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-36287804191320504612008-10-10T10:02:00.000+00:002008-10-10T10:02:00.000+00:00I think in this context he was comparing spending ...I think in this context he was comparing spending time on securing the best possible airway versus working on getting the defib on and drugs in. If the patient had a reasonably open airway anyway then spending more time there might not be worth it. That's just my interpretation, an official response would be great. <BR/><BR/>As for the role of bystanders in basic CPR and whether to perform mouth-to-mouth or not, take a look at this relatively recent article from the Resus Council (it's a bit wordy) - <A HREF="http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/compCPRs.htm" REL="nofollow">compression only CPR</A><BR/><BR/>James, ORCON is the ambulance monitoring system - <A HREF="http://randomreality.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2004/3/15/21076.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> is an example of how much it is loved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-8883051211654327282008-10-09T20:52:00.000+00:002008-10-09T20:52:00.000+00:00Louise...the importance of airway was absolutly dr...Louise...the importance of airway was absolutly drilled into us on all first aid courses I've done. The dead in 3-4 minutes without breathing logic. <BR/><BR/>However, I remember doing CPR training when the 15:2 ratio was new (about 2000 possibly) and since 2005 its been 30:2 hasn't it?! <BR/><BR/>But emphasis is on compressions then breaths whereas before it was always breaths first then messing around finding the correct place with the finger measurement and everything. <BR/><BR/>I'm waffling but compressions is better than nothing and I reckon that should be drilled into ppl who are too scared of cpr because they don't want to do mouth to mouth so do nothing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-78916286901522311372008-10-09T18:38:00.000+00:002008-10-09T18:38:00.000+00:00Hi Scruffs and xf,Well you look well chuffed with ...Hi Scruffs and xf,<BR/>Well you look well chuffed with your new job! no offence scruffs but i would have 2 decline treatment by you, owing to the fact im allergic to you! <BR/>Hope they payin you well with good quality cat food!<BR/>Take care both<BR/>joan :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-72233751589720377002008-10-09T16:10:00.000+00:002008-10-09T16:10:00.000+00:00when I attended my FAW refresher course they said ...when I attended my FAW refresher course they said the airway wasn't as important. Research showing that in a cardiac case the px has enough oxygen in the blood stream already, which is why CPR got changed to 30 chest compressions to 2 breaths, and forget the rescue breaths. (It was also found that the general public were less likely to do CPR because they didn't want to do the mouth to mouth resusitation, so they just didn't do anything at all)<BR/><BR/>Now, I know that FAW ain't exactly brain surgury, but I imagine that the research carries over, and is what Stuart is talking about.<BR/><BR/>That's a very cute cat. What have they called it? And how come you visited HEMS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-55557765206704787172008-10-09T13:07:00.000+00:002008-10-09T13:07:00.000+00:00when i did my first aid training (and for the reco...when i did my first aid training (and for the record i totally appreciate that its a million miles from doing your job) we were told that mouth-to-mouth wasn't as high a priority as it used to be because the action of CPR will naturally move air and and out of the airway.<BR/><BR/>and that kitty is appallingly cute! i have two lazy fat mogcats whom i adore completely, and might be getting a third kitty in november.<BR/><BR/>take care<BR/>sarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-70930340835840418192008-10-09T10:50:00.000+00:002008-10-09T10:50:00.000+00:00Agree totally with this you should always have a g...Agree totally with this you should always have a go - compression only CPR is effective for the first few minutes after an arrest, if no one does anything for the first few minutes the person is definately going to die. <BR/>the British heart foundation run what they call bystander CPR classes (thats CPR without the mouth to mouth part) follow this link and click on heartstart schemes to find one in your area.<BR/>http://preview.multimap.com/clients/places.cgi?client=heartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-60230493201741095052008-10-08T20:15:00.000+00:002008-10-08T20:15:00.000+00:00Is that Scruffs, your cat, Xf? Pretty puss-cat! i ...Is that Scruffs, your cat, Xf? Pretty puss-cat! i have the kitten from hell. She loves the Internet and my hands, feet and legs are covered in scratches where she snatches the mouse and swinging up to my lap claws inserted for most purchase wherever she needs it on my legs! :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-28486219656667164962008-10-08T19:27:00.000+00:002008-10-08T19:27:00.000+00:00Is the airway less important because delivering sh...Is the airway less important because delivering shocks and getting the heart going again must be done before you can even think about them breathing?<BR/><BR/>And what is this ORCON?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-60003150653258402082008-10-08T18:54:00.000+00:002008-10-08T18:54:00.000+00:00"The airway is not as important as it used to be."..."The airway is not as important as it used to be."<BR/><BR/>Really? Is this a case of the other interventions are deemed to be more affective or that the priorities have changed?<BR/><BR/>Just curious as during training the phrase "If you don't have an airway everything else is useless" was drummed in pretty hard!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com