MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr)'. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:22:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761431&cid=t_209100_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fparamedic-rap%2F2010.07.16 The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation has held a “You Can Save a Life” video awareness contest, in which participants were invited to submit videos that raise awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The 2010 grand prize winner is ”Paramedic Rap” by 911 Emergency ROCKsponse, a college team that uses humor to get your attention about sudden cardiac arrest: For more videos of contestants and previous competition winners, head over to the foundation’s YouTube channel. *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761431 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:01 +0100 3761431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657724&cid=t_209100_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FPnNMUWjIkL4%2F We don’t often hear about children learning how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but that doesn’t mean they can’t. After all, skills learned early are often retained in some sense. And, researchers found that this is true for CPR too. When I used to teach first aid, people used to say to me that they couldn’t possibly learn first aid or CPR because they always panicked in an emergency. I’d counter with, they probably panic because they don’t know what to do. Knowing first aid or CPR doesn’t mean you have to know how to do everything perfectly. It does mean that you learn how to do things, you learn the best you can and then you do what you feel comfortable with and what you can do well. For some people, the limit is recognizing an emergen... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657724 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:55:09 +0100 2657724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2593131&cid=t_209100_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F7fSv6cRNwTY%2F Video games have reached far beyond mere entertainment, particularly with the new interactive video systems, like Nintendo’s Wii system. The Wii has gotten people up and moving - people from all walks of life, including seniors in some nursing homes. And now, the Wii system may just increase the number of people who know  how to do CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation. According to this article, CPR to be taught via Nintendo Wii game , students at the University of Alabama are working with the American Heart Association to come up with a program that can teach the proper way to do CPR. If it works, the more power to them. Great stuff. ~~~~ Image: iStock.com Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Learning CPR Via Video Game (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2593131 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:49:51 +0100 2593131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348049&cid=t_209100_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F04%2Flaws-for-the-navigation-of-life%2F The late Peter Safar had a remarkable life. Born in Austria of Jewish ancestry he managed to evade the Nazis as a young man and survived the tragic death of his young daughter from status asthmaticus. Despite such terrible trials he went on to give the world ‘the kiss of life’ and became the acknowledged [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348049 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:00:38 +0100 2348049