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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Service (EMS) instructors will soon train in new emergency care guidelines.“The new emergency care guidelines include changes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation with emphasis on chest compressions,” said Jimmy Summerlin, training program supervisor for Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
According to the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, the guidelines provide new recommendations for how lay rescuers and emergency health care providers should resuscitate victims of cardiovascular emergencies.
“Basically we are going to emphasize that high-quality CPR, particularly effective chest compressions, contributes significantly to the successful resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients,” Summerlin said. “Studies show that effective chest compressions create more blood flow through the heart to the rest of the body, buying a few minutes until defibrillation can be attempted or the heart can pump blood on its own.”
The new guidelines also recommend that 911 dispatchers be trained to provide CPR instructions by phone and help callers correctly identify cardiac arrest victims.
“Emergency Medical Dispatch certification is given to each of our dispatchers,” said Darryl Maggard, 911 coordinator for Cherokee County. “This is basically a set of written protocols on flip-cards that are easily accessed by our dispatchers in an emergency situation. These flip cards allow for a set of questions that are asked of the caller to help asses their particular situation and also includes steps to perform CPR.”
Cherokee Nation EMS currently provides training on CPR and other life-saving techniques and will incorporate the new guidelines once trained.
“The American Heart Association will have roll-out training across the board and a member of Cherokee Nation EMS will attend the roll-out class and then bring it back to EMS to teach the other instructors,” Summerlin said.
A form of CPR is taught on average 6 to 10 times a month which includes pediatric CPR, adult CPR, and health care provider CPR. Classes are available to the public and healthcare professionals.
For more information and pricing on Cherokee Nation EMS Training programs, visit Cherokee Health or call 918-458-5403.
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Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org
Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager |
Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org
Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation |