My CPR certification class starts in 45 minutes.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

It was my job. Sometimes as many as 3 cardiac arrests per day.

What did you do? My, that sounds exhausting!

[ILG]

I just got BLS certified because my nursing classes start Monday. (!) I hope to not have to do CPR. I would rather not work in any type of trauma or emergency. Give me the shot room, for example.

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by ILG

What did you do? My, that sounds exhausting!

I worked as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.

It was exhausting because this was in addition to all my regular assigned duties. Oh there were some days that we did not have any Cardiac Arrests. But I can remember times when the sick exhausted all our reserves of life support and we had to emergency ship ventilators to the hospital from other hospitals.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

I worked as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.

It was exhausting because this was in addition to all my regular assigned duties. Oh there were some days that we did not have any Cardiac Arrests. But I can remember times when the sick exhausted all our reserves of life support and we had to emergency ship ventilators to the hospital from other hospitals.

How long did you do that for and why did you leave if you don't mind my asking?

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by ILG

I just got BLS certified because my nursing classes start Monday. (!) I hope to not have to do CPR. I would rather not work in any type of trauma or emergency. Give me the shot room, for example.

You will have to do CPR. Anybody who works in any healthcare facility, childcare facility, school, manufacturing nurse, etc will have to learn CPR.
It's not a big deal. What you won't have to do is intubate them...just have to make sure they get air.

We did all the intubating (inserting an airway tube into the trachea via mouth using a laryngoscope) and trying to get arterial blood while someone is doing compressions. Ever stick a needle in someone's groin trying to draw blood while the body is bouncing up and down during compressions?

I got quite good at it.

[hawks-cry]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Right, but maybe use a shirt or something as a filter. I got a mouthful of projectile "vomitus".

And that's all I have to say about that... .

.....bless yer heart!!!!!
I'm retired now,..so I don't have to keep updating CPR for the card. My daughter is now a nurse,...so she has to.

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by hawks-cry

.....bless yer heart!!!!!
I'm retired now,..so I don't have to keep updating CPR for the card. My daughter is now a nurse,...so she has to.

I never understood why I had to "get certified" when I did the procedure nearly every day.

[hawks-cry]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

I never understood why I had to "get certified" when I did the procedure nearly every day.

..maybe it's because they keep fiddling with, and changing the rules all the time! You know how it is in health-care,...everyone has to "CY_" (cover their own backsides).. (sorry 'bout that,...but that's how health-care works, y'know).

With the constant changing rules, they want to be SURE you have that little currently issued card on you. No telling how CPR will change in the future.

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by hawks-cry

..maybe it's because they keep fiddling with, and changing the rules all the time! You know how it is in health-care,...everyone has to "CY_" (cover their own backsides).. (sorry 'bout that,...but that's how health-care works, y'know).

With the constant changing rules, they want to be SURE you have that little currently issued card on you. No telling how CPR will change in the future.

Well...you got that right about covering your.....

Some of the stuff I've seen will make the hair on stillstandings's feet curl tight.