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The ladder approach is a widely taught lifesaving technique and is used to promote the safety of a rescuer during an aquatic rescue. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The approach stresses using the least dangerous method possible during a rescue, and moving on to more dangerous options if it becomes necessary to do so.
Aim to push down at least two inches in the center of the victim’s chest at a pace of roughly 100-120 pushes per minute (you can sing the Bee Gees’ classic “Stayin’ Alive” to get the ...
The position should be stable. Any pressure of the chest that impairs breathing should be avoided. It should be possible to turn the victim onto the side and return to the back easily and safely, having particular regard to the possibility of cervical spine injury. Good observation of and access to the airway should be possible.
A handling strap can help the lifting. The strap for this use should be 6 m (20 ft) long, at least 3 cm (1.2 in) wide to share out the weight and avoid the pain, and resist at least to a weight of 150 kg (330 lb). The strap is slid under the casualty: the flat profile can slide easily under the back and the pelvis without lifting the casualty.
Whoever sees the accident is to shout, "Man overboard!" loudly and clearly to alert the rest of the crew. At least one person should do nothing other than stand and point at the casualty maintaining continuous visual contact. Whatever marker and flotation equipment is to hand should be thrown as near the casualty as possible by other crewmembers.
[I used to require] 20 caregiving hours a week and I was able to move down to about eight." “I continued to gain function back, and I found I was able to pour more into other people," she said.
Sure, patients were always commenting on how upbeat she was, but “the part they didn’t see,” she wrote, “was me turning around, me leaving the room, me getting in my car at the end of the day, taking a deep breath and me crying all the way home. I have always done what is needed to be done and when I can stop pretending I let it out.”
Typical triage tag used for emergency mass casualty decontamination.. A triage tag is a tool first responders and medical personnel use during a mass casualty incident.With the aid of the triage tags, the first-arriving personnel are able to effectively and efficiently distribute the limited resources and provide the necessary immediate care for the victims until more help arrives.