Essays on Cardiac Arrest

Application of strain theory to the criminal case for Beverly Allitt

Application of strain theory to the criminal case for Beverly Allitt

Background information on Beverly Allitt

Beverly Allitt is a British female nurse convicted of murder and attempted murder charges in May 1993 after killing four babies and attempting to kill nine others (Marks & Richmond 2008). Her early life demonstrated incidences of attention-seeking through unconventional means such as causing injury to others or feigning illnesses. The height of her pretence was witnessed when she caused the surgical removal of her otherwise perfectly functioning appendix which she insisted was interfering with the healing of a scar she had self-inflicted. On occasions, she would tie a ...

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Heart is one of the most important part of the body. It performs many vital functions that are essential for life. Without the functioning of heart there is no life. Heart is also considered as the pumping organ of the body. The main function of heart is to pump the blood throughout the body ("The Heart (Human Anatomy): Picture, Definition, Location In The Body, And Heart Problems"). Inside the body blood is considered as the most important mean of transport of oxygen ...

The Time to Temperature Study Group conducted a study to determine whether target temperature and time correlate to the neurologic outcome exhibited by patients with therapeutic hypothermia. Most of these patients have cardiac arrest after the restoration of spontaneous circulation. The appropriate way of treating such an issue is through mild therapeutic hypothermia, a common procedure in any academic emergency department. Mortiz Haugk et.al sought to determine the relationship by looking into historical data with cases similar to their research. The authors are part of the study group, with the mindset of creating a solution to similar problems in ...

Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Cardiac arrhythmias often require immediate medical care that may include resuscitation (Ray, 2004). The diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias can be challenging particularly in situations whereby the patient is asymptomatic and ECG findings are normal between symptomatic episodes (Cruickshank, 2008). Distinguishing between supraventricular and ventricular tachycardia is also a challenge (Australian Resuscitation Council, 2008). Cardiac arrhythmia should be suspected in patients with a history of syncope, near syncope, palpitations, and/or chest pain (Cruickshank, 2008). This paper will justify why monomophic ventricular tachycardia is the most likely diagnosis of a male patient who collapsed abruptly and has hypotension (BP 63/38), tachycardia ( ...

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I started at C-MED and then I moved to dispatcher and call taker. Basically, C-MED controls the ambulances and ER, and connects them in one line. During my shift, I observed that sixteen ambulances were directed to the Bay State Hospital, four ambulances to the Mercy Hospital, and just one call was directed to the Holyoke Hospital. Two hours later, I moved to dispatcher and using a headphone listened to how the dispatcher contacts the EMS crew. I observed how the dispatcher balanced ALS and BLS in the city, and sent ambulances to the scene. Also, I observed whether ...

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Executive Summary Service organizations face numerous challenges in an attempt to please their users. Discontentment and un-satisfaction among service users may lead to the organization in question being unpopular. Organization management differs from one organization to the other. Importantly, an organization can learn from another on how to address certain challenges. This report focuses on two service organizations in a similar industry (American Health Organization and American Red Cross), in relation to CRP. Both organizations offer CRP trainings, in addition to helping victims. The approaches the two employ differ. This report seeks to analyze such differences ...

The situation arises from the death of Tommy Jetson. Tommy Jetson had high blood pressure, did not exercise and was overweight. Consequently, he was warned that he has a high probability of getting a heart attack if he did not change his lifestyle which eventually happened. He suffered a cardiac arrest at the premises of Citywide Fitness Center when he went to pick his wife. An employee administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation as they waited for medical help to arrive. They did not have an automated external defibrillator (AED). Medical help arrived after 12 minutes which was too late to save ...

Introduction

Homicide is defined as the act in, which a person kills another person. There have been times when people have compared homicide with murder. This is the reason that has caused many researchers in the society to try to investigate the difference between the two terms. Some of the findings that came out were that homicide is much more than just plain murder. The truth is that murder can be said to be another form of the homicide, which is stated to be in the criminal homicide characteristics. The other types of homicide can be stated to be capital murder, ...

Hands-only Cardiopulmonary has emerged as a new form of resuscitation, which avoids the use of mouth to mouth method. It has become popular, with many people being trained on how to use it. The method, also known as the bystander CPR has made people who were reluctant to learn on the first aid response of mouth to mouth are more comfortable to learn and use the above method. According to a national medical research report, a mere twenty-five percent of the individuals who suffer cardiac arrest receive CPR. The rest have to wait for medical attention from paramedics. Hence, a good number lose ...

In this study, the aim was to validate a novel ML score HRV for risk stratification in comparison with the MEWS. This clinical process involves screening of the patients undergoing treatment. Risk stratification and other cardiac outcomes play an essential role in treating patients experiencing chest pains. Risk stratification involves the use of MEWS (modified early warning score), which is based on physiological parameters such as systolic blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and temperature. Other commonly used methods include HRV (heart rate variation) and ML (machine learning), where HRV is the change of time intervals between heartbeats while ML ...

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Q1. Anaphylaxis identification, management and prevention

Anaphylaxis is referred to as an allergic reaction encompassing anaphylactic shock as a severe manifestation of the said allergic reaction according to Sinclair (2010). The average number of the people believed to be at risk of the aforementioned condition is about 1 to 15% if exposed to certain allergens. Experts believe that the estimated figures vary depending on the definitions of reaction (allergyfacts.org.au, n.d.). During an anaphylactic attack, the patient’s body reacts badly to allergens causing by food, venom, medication, and or insect bite. The body has a natural defense mechanism that fights the allergic ...

Terri schiavio was a woman who collapsed in her home in Florida as a result of full cardiac arrest. The cardiac arrest caused her extensive brain damage which resulted from proper supply of oxygen to her body and especially her vital organs. She was in a comma for two and a half months after which the medical team in charge of her health declared her state as a vegetative state. Attempts by medical practitioners in terms of physical therapy and speech therapy in order to revive her to full consciousness all proved futile. Her husband was of the opinion that she had lost ...

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Introduction Most of the Australian young people and adolescents fall into addiction ignorantly. Individuals often consume additive substances without being attentive to the consequences of this practice, which eventually results to addition. Many of the young adults in Australia fall into addiction due to their inability to deal with the pressures presented by the life situations. Over 70% of the drug addicts in the vast Australian population started on the drugs as problem solvers and ends up being addicted (Caulkins et al., 2007). In Australia, many people use the drugs that cause addiction among the young adults. The ...

Introduction and Approval

For this particular research, the organization would need to provide the relevant support needed to make it a success. Moreover, more support would be required from fellow staff. This step would be vital in ensuring that the entire healthcare centre is a part of the study.This essay includes strategies that would be used to train nurses on the basics concerning earlier administration of therapeutic hypothermia to patients suffering cardiac arrest. In this essay, the methods of carrying out the research would be outlined in details. In addition, all the strategies involved and their outcomes will be looked into. For this study ...

Introduction and Approval

For this particular research, the organization would need to provide the relevant support needed to make it a success. Moreover, more support would be required from fellow staff. This step would be vital in ensuring that the entire healthcare centre is a part of the study.This essay includes strategies that would be used to train nurses on the basics concerning earlier administration of therapeutic hypothermia to patients suffering cardiac arrest. In this essay, the methods of carrying out the research would be outlined in details. In addition, all the strategies involved and their outcomes will be looked into. For this study ...

Death is a certain phenomenon of life. Everyone who arrives in this world has to die ultimately; however, the date, time and manner of death of each and every person is not defined and hence, it would be wise to make the time as much advantageous as possible. Moreover, the advancements in technology have made the life span longer than of those from the past. Today, medical science has been evolved from typical classical approaches towards a better and more scientific means of equipments and descriptions. Treatments of severe diseases like cancer and tumors is possible today and thus many lives can ...

Human beings undergo several developmental stages for a complete lifespan. People develop from the time of conception until they finally die. As children grow, they are faced with health challenges in their lives. These health challenges can contain if parents take up their responsibility as parents. Some of the challenges can be contained before they pose danger to the child. Obesity for example is a disorder that faces many children worldwide. It is a condition whereby the victim has overweight and accumulates more fats in the body. This condition affects about a quarter of American population. The most common eating disorders that cause ...

Is the survival rate in ‘sudden death’ cardiac patients increased

when automated external defibrillators are used?

Introduction

Synthesis of Literature: Studies 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 - Aim of study - Methodology - Results - Conclusion

Synthesis and Relevance to Research topic

Conclusion - Summary Table

Is the survival rate in ‘sudden death’ cardiac patients increased

when automated external defibrillators are used?

Introduction

This literature review encompasses five studies relating evidence based practice regarding survival rates in ‘sudden death’ cardiac patients. These rates would be examined in relation to the use automated external defibrillators. Assessments of the research aims, methodology, results/ conclusions will be embraced.

Synthesis of Literature

Study 1 Aim Comilla Sasson; Mary A.M. Rogers; Jason Dahl and Arthur L. Kellermann (2009) ...

Cardiac arrests, in patients after a hospital stay are common, with an estimated yearly incidence of 36 to 128 per 100 000 patients in developed countries. (WHO, 2001) This is associated with a high mortality rate with a many patients having poor neurologic outcomes. (Mayer, 2002) In view of this, The Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest (HACA) study was conducted in five European countries with an objective of determining whether mild hypothermia increases the rate of neurologic recovery in patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest. The study included 275 patients out of 3551 patients assessed for eligibility. It was a blinded, multicentre, randomised ...

Nursing, like other professions is inundated with her own practise issues. These issues are of a major concern to nurses, to administrators, to the health care team, patients and even the whole populace. These issues have dire consequences on the image of nursing and are capable of affecting the quality of service rendered by nurses negatively. Some of the practice issues in nursing include work related injuries, nursing shortages, chemical dependence and nurse-to-patient ratios to mention a few. However, this paper will X-ray the issue of nursing shortages. Nursing shortages is a global phenomenon as it affects the highly industrialised countries ...

How EMS and medicine community instruction on CPR can improve survival rates

Cardiac arrest refers to the abrupt cessation of cardiac pumping activity which is confirmed by the absence of one, a detectable pulse, two, signs of circulation, three, breathing and finally the lack of a response to stimulation. The immediate management for cardiac arrest entails chest compressions performed during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation that is delivery of shocks via a defibrillator to stop the ventricular fibrillation that prompted the cardiac arrest. CPR is an essential emergency measure which consists of a series of measures for delivering oxygenated blood to vital organs like the heart and the brain through artificial respiration and manual cardiac ...

Abstract Maternity care and cardiac care are two medical issues that cannot really be planned for. This is because one can go under labour or cardiac arrest at any time without expecting it. It is therefore important for one to insure themselves if they are pregnant or have heart problems just in case something goes wrong and they have to be rushed to hospital. When signing up for an insurance plan, however, one should always ensure that it is the best plan for them and will take care of them when the need arises. This essay will explore ...

Introduction

Unconsciousness (not alert condition) and cardiac arrest are closely related kind of disorders that affect the perfusion of blood in the brain leading to the victim being unresponsive to the external surroundings. Unconsciousness is rapid change of the mental state which involves almost total lack of responsiveness to the environment and people; an example is when a person is in a comatose state. Decrease in blood pressure to the brain and reduction of oxygen supply to the organ can also lead to temporary unconsciousness which is regarded as fainting. The common cause for lost of consciousness is traumatic brain injury, severe ...