Cpr

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  1. CPR..have you ever had to do it?

    • 48
      yes
    • 16
      no
    • 0
      i dont remember...maybe
    • 0
      whats CPR?

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have YOU personally ever done it (on a patient, not annie)?

Specializes in Geriatrics, LTC.

I had to do CPR on a real human...much different then on the mannequin. But it's funny everything just came to me and I did it. No time to think....just react!

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That's life in the ER! As a volunteer firefighter/First Responder, I have done it in all kinds of places for LONG periods of time, and in the back of an ambulance whizzing through curvy mountain roads.

I'm not sure I understand the distinction between CPR, the AED, and fracturing ribs!?! The only time I ever fractured ribs was on a thin, elderly woman who probably was osteoporotic. I, too, am a CPR instructor. I think hand placement, and keeping all but the heel of your hands off the patient's chest has everything to do with fx ribs or not. Of course, if it is a trauma code, the ribs may already be fx.:rolleyes: :eek: :o

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Yes.

Have no idea how many times. Few have been successful, but the ones that are make the others worth it!

ken :devil:

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Since I worked Skilled Nursing and Nursing Homes for the first 2 years of my nursing life, it was a year and a half before I ever even saw a CODE. They were both on little old people that had no quality of life anyway. They weren't successful. Since I have ha d a little more experience, floating to ER's and ICU's and the like, I have participated in, and performed CPR in appx 5 CODES in the four years that I have been in nursing.

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

I just did it last week on a little premie--had to break their ribs as their bones still have a lot of cartilage in them and are mostly very flexible. Yes, we were successful--baby just got carried away doing his apnea of prematurity thing--I think he was pi**ed because we had moved him to be w/his twin; at least we hadn't co-bedded them yet.

Just a gentle 2 finger version of CPR suits me just fine!! ;)

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Wow! Way to go PRMENRS! Ya'll did GOOD! (-:

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

THAT'S "H A R D" TO BREAK THEIR RIBS, NOT "HAD" AS I HAD WRITTEN!! :imbar, very :imbar :uhoh21: :uhoh3:

What can I say? It was a loonnggg 12 hr shift yesterday!!

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I've only been a nurse for about 4 years, but I've never once had to do CPR.

Of course, I probably just jinxed myself :o

Heather

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Fer shure, Heather, fer shure!

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