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Orientation Program for Student Affiliates
May 29, 2006Where we work
This coming July, we will have our duty at Cotabato Provincial Hospital (CPH)- Brgy. Amas, North Cotabato. Good thing, there’s this day for orientation. It aims to know more about the said hospital, to know the conduct we must posses for our duty for two years conform to the standards set by the said hospital and a lot more. Last Thursday, it was the day intended for [us] nursing student of CdK Batch 2 to disscuss and talk about the hospital, staff, departments and rules and regulations. It was started with a short program hosted by Sheena and..hmm.. ah.. uhm,..Richard.. Oh no, that’s me !!! *lol.. 54 students packed the conference room with our clinical instructor, Mr. Jaime Imasa, RN. Guest speaker, Mrs. Felina M. Hernandez, RN (Chief nurse) and assisted by Mrs. Josefina Libre, RN (Assistant chief nurse) discussed DOH vision and mission statement; organic structure of CPH; medical services; department heads; philosophy, objectives and functions of nursing service;department sections and heads of nursing services; OPD, ER, Adm, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4; other services offered at CPH; comitees at CPH, different programs implemented, student affiliates; patients rights; patients records and common mistakes commited by student nurses….
After having our lunch, we checked out of the hospital, Mrs.Libre, RN brought us to the different departments… We are divided into three groups.
PIX [from L-R: Presenting some of my classmates.. Geee! photos lifted from their friendster account through extensive research by yours truly.. wah! : Sheena I., Kat, Mitch, Julliane Romwel[center], Sheena G. and Lorefe.. More pictures coming soon…!
MORE: Before the orientation was ended, Mrs. Libre expressed her appreciation to our batch who fares well during the orientation in comparison with the first batch… To my classmates and colleagues during the orientation, CONRATULATIONS!!! =))
It’s my natal day! ,…yesterday
May 22, 2006Birthday Alert
May 21-I woke up 6 in the morning and prayed. It is a perfect moment to thank God for a new year ahead. It’s a new year, new life, new journey and a new beginning. You might now get the gist. Yeah, right.. It’s my natal day! Don’t you know that I’m already 18? Yeah, it’s time to rock. I got my celfone and received a shock [O.A. *lol] when I found out that two of my new chums greeted me a Happy Birthday. I really appreciate it. What strucked me most was I found out that the message sent 12:11 and 1:00am. Of course, those are those times when you feel your special. 
Then it was followed with lots of greetings from my family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances and relatives in e-mail, through text, phone calls and in person. Happy… for they did not forget my birthday after all! Yahoo!!!!
Just for you!
May 15, 2006Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! [belated.. *lol]to all mommies out there! Specially to my "mama".. You’ve been such a wonderful mom.. for your unconditional love.. and for being such a special and important part of my life and I just want to let you know how much that means- I want to say THANK YOU! I love you..!
Enlightening
May 8, 2006The Truth Behind Cough CPR
ERRATUM: I would like to ask for an apology about my recent entry- COUGH CPR: It could save your life! For more information, take a second and read this article from http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blcpr.htm. Explore the internet for more information..
Comments ABOUT the 1999 email rumor, you can save your own life during a heart attack by coughing: This message gives the impression that the technique described has the endorsement of Rochester General Hospital and Mended Hearts, Inc., a heart attack victims’ support group. It does not. Although the text was first published in a Mended Hearts newsletter, the organization has since retracted it. Rochester General Hospital played no part in the creation or dissemination of the message, nor does it endorse its contents.
According to the best information I can find, "cough CPR" (referred to in some variants as "self-CPR") is a real procedure occasionally used in emergency situations under professional supervision. It is not, however, taught in standard CPR courses, nor do most medical professionals presently recommend it as a "life-saving" measure for people who experience the most common types of heart attack while alone (note: see update below).
One doctor I contacted — a heart specialist — had never even heard of the procedure.
Other doctors say they’re aware of the "cough CPR" technique but would only advise it under very specific circumstances. For example, in certain cases where a patient has abnormal heart rhythms, coughing can help normalize them, according to Dr. Stephen Bohan of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. However, most heart attacks are not of this type. Dr. Bohan says the best course of action for a typical heart attack victim is to immediately take an aspirin (which helps dissolve blood clots) and call 911.
This is a case where a nugget of truth has apparently been misunderstood and misrepresented to the public, though not intentionally. A chapter of Mended Hearts published it without proper research. It was then reprinted by other chapters and eventually found its way into email form.
Darla Bonham, the organization’s executive director, issued a statement afterward which read, in part:
I’ve received email from people all across the country wanting to know if it is a valid medically approved procedure. I contacted a scientist on staff with the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiac Care division, and he was able to track a possible source of the information. The information comes from a professional textbook on emergency cardiac care. This procedure is also known as "cough CPR" and is used in emergency situations by professional staff. The American Heart Association does not recommend that the public use this method in a situation where there is no medical supervision.
As with all medical rumors, the most prudent course of action is to verify the information with your own doctor or other medical professional before acting upon it or sharing it with others.
2003 update: In September 2003, four years after this email rumor began circulating, Polish physician Tadeusz Petelenz presented the results of a study which he said demonstrates that cough CPR can indeed save the lives of some heart attack victims. While not immediately embraced by all the members attending the European Society of Cardiology meeting where Petelenz spoke, the findings were characterized by some as "interesting." At least one heart specialist, Dr. Marten Rosenquist of Sweden, found fault with the study, objecting that Petelenz had presented no evidence that the subjects had actually experienced cardiac arythmias. He called for further research. Read more
MORE: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/Heart-Attack.pps Write-up by Brett M.Christensen
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May 1, 2006Cough CPR: It could save your life!
Everyone knows that some of the risk factors for a heart attack are obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Mind you, fully half of all heart victims have absolutely NO advance warning symptoms they experience is the actual heart attack.. *Chills! But wait! Before you think about it. Fret not!
Just recently, I received an e-mail from my Auntie Fely. It was an article from Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240s Newsletter "And the Beat goes on". Reprint from the Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Responses. It would be helpful. It’s not only while you are driving. But it also applies to whereever you are. Here it goes..
What are you to do if you have a heart attack while you are alone?
The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually discovered this and did an in-depth study in our ICU. The two individuals that discovered this then did an article on it. Had it published and have even had it incorporated into ACLS and CPR classes.
It is very true and has and does work. It is called cough CPR. A cardiologist says it’s the truth..
For your info Read this..
Let’s say its 6:15 p.m. and you’re driving home (alone of course), after an usually hard day on the job. You’re really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don’t know if you’ll be able to make it that far.
What can you do? You’ve been trained in CPR but the guy that thought the course, didn’t tell you what to do if it happened to yourself.
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed to be in order. Without help, the perso whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left befor loding consciousness.
However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated very two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
Tell as many other peole as possible about this, It could save their lives…Go!!!