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About the Author
Judy Boehm, RN, MSN, is a cardiac clinical nurse specialist
living now
in Bradenton, Florida.
Beginning in 1975 she worked as CNS for the cardiac units
at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire,
retiring in early 2006. Since the formation of the CPR
Committee in 1983, she was active in establishing policies
and procedures for resuscitations, translating resuscitation
research into practice, selection of/training in emergency
equipment, life support education, and CPR data collection/
analysis.
Judy received her MSN from University of Alabama,
and her BSN from Case Western Reserve University. She enjoys
playing golf with her husband, walking her Golden Retriever,
and learning about tropical plants.
email the author: judyboehm@gmail.com
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Welcome to Code Communications,
ZOLL's online newsletter for hospital clinicians interested in
the field of resuscitation. Each month we will explore a new topic
in the field with an emphasis on practical solutions for changing
practice and improving outcomes.
Even when performed by experts, manual chest compressions provide
only about one-third of normal blood supply to the brain, and a
meager 10-20% of normal blood flow to the heart. The effectiveness
of CPR is best reflected by coronary perfusion pressure (CPP). It
has been shown that manual CPR does not provide the necessary 15
mm Hg CPP for return of spontaneous circulation. The AHA Guidelines
2005 describe the characteristics of good quality compressions,
yet few care providers can provide these during a code. The AutoPulse®
is an automatic resuscitator that can move more blood, more consistently
than is possible with human hands. Read
on to learn about this novel device that is being used for out-of-hospital
arrests and beginning to make its entrance into hospital codes...Click
here
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