Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medtech, the kiosk offers museum visitors the opportunity to learn a vital skill
The training kiosk includes a specially designed rubber chest that allows users to practice thoracic compressions while receiving real -time comments on their technique, including placement, depth and compression rate. The goal is to allow everyday people to respond with confidence and effectively in a heart emergency.
“Each second counts in a heart emergency and the knowledge of RCR of the hands only can make the difference between life and death,” said Karen Whitefield, executive director of the American Heart Association in the Grand Boston. “By bringing this interactive training kiosk to the Science Museum, we facilitate the task that people ever acquire the confidence and skills necessary to save a life.”
Cardiac arrest can hit anyone, anywhere, at any time. More than 350,000 heart stops occur outside hospitals each year, but only 1 in 10 victim survives. The realization of the RCR can double, even triple, of the chances of survival, but only 40% of the victims of cardiac arrest receive the RCR of passers -by before the arrival of professional aid.
By making training in free RCR, fun and accessible, this initiative helps transform everyday people into rescue. Currently, seven out of 10 Americans say they feel powerless to act in a heart emergency. This kiosk aims to change this by equipping individuals with the knowledge and confidence necessary to carry out RCRs of hands only when it is the most important.
“Having this RCR kiosk practiced within the framework of our human projector is a remarkable honor,” said Insoo Hyun, director of the Center for Life Sciences of the Museum of Science. “This interactive kiosk allows our visitors to learn a critical rescue competence that embodies the intersection of human biology and medical innovation. It is particularly significant because it allows members of our community to potentially learn to save lives thanks to a simple but powerful technique. ”
Hand RCR only involves thoracic compressions – no mouth -mouth breathing. Research has shown that for cardiac arrest witness to a teenager or an adult, RCR on hands can only be just as effective as conventional RCR in the first minutes of an emergency.
The key steps are:
- Immediately call 911 if a teenager or an adult suddenly collapses.
- Push strong and fast in the center of the chest at a rate of 100-120 beats per minute, guaranteeing a depth of at least two inches. Songs like “Ststin ‘Alive” and Other popular songs Have the right tempo for thoracic compressions during RCR of the hands only.
The CPR Kiosk of hands only, which will be in the museum Hall of human life The exhibition for the next three years, offers a dynamic means of learning this critical competence and strengthens the commitment of the American Heart Association to double the survival rate from a cardiac arrest on a national scale by 2030 through its Nation of Lifesarest movement.
To find out more about the RCR hand campaign on your hands and learn to save a life, visit www.heart.org/nation.
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