| |
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: [email protected]
ZOLL Medical
Corporation
Corporate Headquarters
269 Mill
Road
Chelmsford, MA USA
01824-4105
tel.
(800)348-9011
fax (978)421-0025
email: [email protected]
website: www.zoll.com |
view
newsletter archive
|
|
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.
 |
|
Have you ever been faced with having to perform CPR under an unusual circumstance and not being sure of how to proceed to obtain the best patient outcome? In the January issue of Code Communications, this discussion continues - even challenging some of our current practice patterns. Should the patient who arrests on the floor be kept there for the duration of the resuscitation? When a pressure relieving mattress is on the bed, should the mattress be quickly deflated for CPR? At what height should the bed be placed for best compressions by the provider? Is a backboard always needed over the standard foam mattress when performing compressions? What changes should be made to CPR when the victim is pregnant? How does the rescuer get access to the victim's chest when s/he is in a Halo fixation system? How is ventilation altered when the patient has a tracheal stoma? Read on to learn the answers to these questions.
|
|
