Resuscitation board
A reanimation board , also called a reanimation plate , colloquially " heart board ", engl. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation board , CPR board or Cardiac Board , is a board-shaped pad that during the resuscitation Heart due to a cardiac arrest under the rib cage is put the patient in order to ensure there sufficient cardiac massage. Mechanical resuscitation devices represent an extension .
Mode of action
So that the patient in a nursing or hospital bed is not only moved up and down on the soft surface of the mattress, but that the chest can be compressed by 5 to 6 centimeters, he or she must rest on a hard surface that acts as an abutment be placed. If this is not available in an emergency, it is advisable to lay the patient on the floor. The 2010 guidelines on resuscitation of the European Resuscitation Council emphasize the need for a firm pad for chest compressions, but point out that there is no definitive knowledge about the use of backboards and recommend that care should be taken not to interrupt resuscitation and, for example, already not to endanger existing venous access to the patient by the measure (accidental removal).
Structure, properties and requirements
Resuscitation boards are offered by various manufacturers and can be removed from a wall bracket in an emergency. These are approx. 60 × 80 cm large, plastic-made constructions, which must be unbreakable, non-conductive to carry out defibrillation , resistant to liquids, blood and disinfection by wiping with commercially available disinfectants, should be light and, thanks to rounded edges, reduce the risk of injury to patients and minimize staff. They are offered in warning colors such as orange or yellow so that they can be found quickly, and they are often provided with handles.
history
Resuscitation boards made especially from wood have been used since the 1960s. If special resuscitation boards are not available, the boards are often removed from the head or foot section of the bed and placed under the patient. Modern hospital beds often no longer offer suitable components, apart from the risk of injury if objects not intended for this purpose are used.
Individual evidence
- ↑ FDA: Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Retrieved May 22, 2011 .
- ^ RM Plastics, Inc .: Plastic Cardiac Boards. Retrieved May 22, 2011 .
- ^ A b Hans Walter Striebel: Anesthesia Intensive Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine: For study and training . Schattauer Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-7945-2635-2 . Online: limited preview in Google Book search
- ↑ Section 2 of the 2010 guidelines for resuscitation of the European Resuscitation Council. Retrieved May 22, 2011 .
- ↑ Stephen C. Finestone, Josef Katz: Anaesthesia and Analgesia . No. 47 , 1968, p. 702 ff . A New Board to Facilitate Cardiac Massage. (PDF; 1.1 MB) Retrieved on May 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ GM Greenblatt: Cardiac Arrest Board. Current Comment. In: Anesthesiology . tape 22 , no. 6 , 1961, pp. 1018 . Archive Anesthesiology. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on May 22, 2011 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
