cardiac clinical nurse

 


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 or changing practice and improving outcomes.

CPR Heart
Early defibrillation in the hospital

Do you know the time to defibrillation within your institution for the critical care units, and more importantly the general care units, hallways where patients are transported and ambulatory care clinics? Is defibrillation routinely delivered within 3 minutes from time of collapse (the American Heart Association gold standard)? Have you instituted a system whereby first responders in all areas can perform the first three links in the chain of survival while they are waiting for the CPR team to arrive? With the availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), staff who are not trained to read ECG rhythms can quickly and competently deliver a shock to those patients in cardiac arrest who have VF. Read article...
 


AEDs for your hospital
The ZOLL AED Plus™ is an automated external defibrillator (AED) that has been designed to support the full Chain of Survival by supporting effective CPR. The ZOLL AED Plus provides Real CPR Help™ with instantaneous feedback on rate and depth of compressions, giving rescuers the confidence they need to help all sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) victims, not just the victims who require defibrillation.
AED Plus

To assist your efforts in promoting early defibrillation in our hospital, ZOLL is giving away five (5) ZOLL AED Plus defibrillators. View an step by step demonstration or register to win a ZOLL AED Plus for your organization. Register Now!