Friday, February 24, 2023

Beaumont HouseCall Podcast

Episode 75

 
Beaumont HouseCall Podcast: The Omicron Variant
 

Episode Overview

You don’t need special certification or formal training to perform hands-only CPR, but you do need education. If a cardiac arrest happens to someone near you, don't be afraid. Just be prepared.

 

On this episode of the HouseCall Podcast, Dr. Shajahan invites Jennifer Shea, manager of the student heart check program, to talk about how you could save someone’s life through CPR, the use of AEDs and the importance of heart checks for student athletes.


  “Follow these steps if you see someone in cardiac arrest: call 911 right away, and then give CPR if you see that someone has labored breathing [and/ or] you see that they’re unresponsive. What you can do is push down hard and fast in the center of the chest at a rate of 100-120 beats per minute. This is the same rhythm as the songs Staying Alive or Baby Shark. Find what works for you. And then continue giving CPR until a medical professional arrives.”  

– Dr. Asha Shajahan


Highlights

01.

What is an AED?

  3:30


02.

Two-hand compressions walkthrough

  7:45


03.

Where to get CPR training?

  11:25


04.

What is the student heart check program?

  12:30



Dr. Asha Shajahan

Asha Shajahan, D.O.

Host


Dr. Shajahan is a board-certified family physician and medical director of Community Health for Beaumont, Grosse Pointe. She aims to improve community health by educating physicians on social detriments and cultural humility.






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Jennifer Shea

Guest


Jennifer Shea is the manger of the student heart check program at Beaumont. She joins the HouseCall podcast to answer common questions about CPR, the use of an AED device and the importance of a student heart check.



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