Heart disease
not only affects adults but also children and infants can be at the receiving
end of it which means children and infants can also be at the receiving end of
a cardiac emergency like a cardiac arrest or heart attack. The best way to deal
with such emergencies is by going for CPR classes. Advanced healthcare
providers should make sure to go for a PALS class Memphis in order to handle pediatric emergencies efficiently. For
training, always select an accredited training center such as the AHA
accredited CPR Memphis in Tennessee. There are courses for both healthcare as
well as non-healthcare providers.
PALS Training Classes- Nurses, physicians, paramedics, and
all other healthcare providers who must develop and enhance their pediatric
assessment skills need to be PALS certified. You will learn and practice team
preparation for a pediatric crisis. Included in this learning is identifying
the onset of shock, as well as respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies in
children and infants.
This
comprehensive Pediatric Advanced Life Support class begins with basic life
support and CPR testing for 1 and 2 rescuers on child and infant. Recognizing
and managing respiratory emergencies, intubation, intravenous and intra-osseous
vascular access are also covered in detail. The pediatric assessment approach
of Identify, Intervene, and Evaluate is a focus throughout the class. The class
concludes with actual PALS cases and a final written examination.
The program
fee is $297. At the end of the classes, a student will be eligible for a
certification after successfully passing a skills test and a written exam.
It becomes
very easy to prevent heart attack when you and your doctor know what is going
on in the vessels that carry blood throughout the body. The most important
question in this regards is “are they blocked with plaque or free flowing?”For
finding out, doctors may recommend a high-test imaging test that will show a
clear picture of your arteries.
The tests include:
Carotid Ultrasound- It is a painless test and involves
an ultrasound technician using a handheld wand on the outside of the neck. It
makes sound waves that bounce off the tissue inside the carotid artery in the
neck to create images. The
test can detect blockages that can lead to stroke and also determines how
narrowed your artery is by combining the images with measurements of how fast
your blood is flowing.
Ideal Candidates for this Test- Doctors recommend this test to
individuals who the doctor suspects to have had a stroke or mini stroke.
Pros- This test is very easy to perform,
doesn’t involve radiation and is relatively inexpensive.
Cons- Certain differences in the blood
vessels can make the test inaccurate and there is very limited evidence that it
prevents stroke.
Heart CT Scan (Coronary CT Angiogram)- This test checks for blockages in arteries that supply blood
to your heart. This test is only recommended for people who have had chest pain
and are also being considered for other non-invasive procedures, such as a
nuclear stress test. The test involves using radioactive dye to show areas of
the heart that aren't getting good blood flow.
Pros- The test tells whether an
individual has any blockages and how serious they might be.
Cons- A heart CT uses more radiation than
a CT scan, and the dye might harm your kidneys. The test also requires a
certain machine which isn’t available everywhere.
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