CPR atau “cardiopulmonary resuscitation” adalah gabungan khidmat pertolongan cemas pernafasan dari mulut ke mulut dan tekanan dada.
Jika seorang kanak-kanak tidak bernafas atau aliran darahnya tidak cukup, CPR boleh membantu melancarkan perjalanan aliran darah berserta oksigen ke otak. Tanpa oksigen, kerosakan otak kekal atau kematian boleh terjadi dalam masa kurang lapan minit.
Tekanan di dada berfungsi menstimulasi pam jantung dan membekalkan aliran darah ke organ penting.
CPR juga seakan memberi peluang seseorang pesakit yang diserang sakit jantung untuk ‘hidup’ sementara menanti rawatan. Cara CPR diberi juga berbeza kepada kanak-kanak, bayi dan orang dewasa.
Bagi kanak-kanak, CPR boleh menjadi pertolongan paling bermakna di dalam situasi kemalangan, hampir lemas atau tercekik.
Tidak seperti apa yang difikirkan, CPR sebenarnya mudah dipelajari. Malah, kanak-kanak juga boleh mempelajari CPR. CPR yang dilakukan oleh mereka yang tidak berkelayakan boleh mendatangkan bahaya kepada pesakit. Oleh itu untuk memperoleh kemahiran pertolongan cemas, seseorang itu selalunya berlatih dengan patung terlebih dahulu.
Sebagai contoh di Malaysia, Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) menawarkan empat kursus asas CPR, antaranya dikenali sebagai ‘basic life support’ (sokongan hidup asas) yang meliputi CPR dan pengurusan mangsa yang tercekik sama ada dewasa, kanak-kanak atau bayi.
Tiga Bahagian CPR
Tiga perkara asas dalam CPR mudah diingati sebagai ABC. A untuk aliran udara (airway), B untuk pernafasan (breathing) dan C untuk aliran darah (circulation).
A: Aliran udara mangsa haruslah dibuka untuk membantunya bernafas.
Selalunya, aliran udara tersekat apabila mangsa tidak sedar atau mungkin disekat oleh makanan atau objek asing.
B: Pertolongan pernafasan bermula apabila mangsa tidak boleh bernafas. Orang yang membuat pertolongan cemas akan bernafas untuk mangsa dengan ‘memasukkan’ udara ke dalam paru-parunya.
Prosedur ini termasuk bernafas ke dalam mulut mangsa pada laluan yang betul dan memeriksa tanda-tanda adakah dia masih hidup.
C: Tekanan pada dada kadang-kala membantu aliran darah. Dua pertolongan pernafasan harus diberi sebelum diikuti dengan menekan dada mangsa sebanyak 30 kali. Prosedur ini membabitkan tekanan pada dada bagi membantu aliran darah dan mengekalkan alirannya kepada organ utama.
Begitupun, apa yang ditulis di sini adalah teknik asas saja. Untuk lebih mengetahui teknik CPR, anda perlu mendapatkan kursus jangka pendek yang ditawarkan di IJN. Siapa tahu bila masanya anda akan memerlukan CPR.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Why Read The Holy Quran ?
Why do we read The Holy Quran, even if we can't understand
a single Arabic word???? This is a beautiful story.
An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, 'Grandpa! I try to read the Quran just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Quran do?'
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied,'Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.'
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, 'You'll have to move a little faster next time,' and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty
before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.
The old man said, 'I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water.You're just not trying hard enough,' and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was
again empty. Out of breath, he said, 'See Grandpa, it's useless!'
'So you think it is useless?' The old man said, 'Look at the basket.'
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
'Son, that's what happens when you read the Quran. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives.'
If you feel this email is worth reading, please forward to your contacts/friends. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh & his family) says: *'The one who guides to good will be rewarded equally'*
a single Arabic word???? This is a beautiful story.
An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, 'Grandpa! I try to read the Quran just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Quran do?'
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied,'Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.'
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, 'You'll have to move a little faster next time,' and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty
before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.
The old man said, 'I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water.You're just not trying hard enough,' and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was
again empty. Out of breath, he said, 'See Grandpa, it's useless!'
'So you think it is useless?' The old man said, 'Look at the basket.'
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
'Son, that's what happens when you read the Quran. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives.'
If you feel this email is worth reading, please forward to your contacts/friends. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh & his family) says: *'The one who guides to good will be rewarded equally'*
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