Understanding CPR is a crucial part of the nurse's knowledge. But have you ever attempted resuscitation and found it to be side-splittingly funny?
So far, the highlight of this semester has been the practice of caring for the critically ill patient. But we were not let loose in ITU, HDU or indeed theatres to hone our skills. In fact, we were not required to go anywhere near a real person. The genius of modern technology has meant we can practice critical nursing care from the comfort of the classroom.
Enter "Danny"; an advanced piece of technological equipment designed to increase one's confidence and management ability of the critically ill patient. Gone are the days of standing over a limbless plastic dummy. Danny not only has all four limbs but also presents with radial/carotid pulses, his chest moves as he breathes, and - best of all - he speaks, therefore causing a group of third year nursing students to get the giggles. It certainly didn't help when Danny explained, "I don't feel very well. I think I've got a rash" in a Yorkshire accent!
Who knew CPR could be so entertaining?!
5 comments:
I remember doing first aid in the army on my gap year and having to perform CPR on a dummy seemed intensely odd. Everyone tried to take it seriously up until the moment you have to kiss a rubber human then you can't help but try to hold back the laughter. It's not that it's funny, it's just that it's so... odd?
No matter how sophisticated they make these models it will never come close to doing it for real so you may as well have fun whilst they're plastic :)
yes I remember it being rather hilarious, especially when we were told that the first verse of 'Nelly the Elephant' can be sung twice over whilst doing chest compressions!!! It equals exactly 30 compressions (if you dont leave a logical-musical break between verses!) and helps you keep in rhythmn ha ha ha sarah xx
lol that would put me in hysterics too!
I remember my first CPR case. It never is like the dummys (for a start human torso's are a lot more resistant to compressions then the dummys, and there is nothing to compensate in the practice sessions for when your backside nearly falls through).
Biggest problem I find with CPR is when the person using the "bag and mask" decides to inflate at the moment you are trying to compress which makes things fun.
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