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Hello Air Heritage Aviation Museum Members!
On Saturday, May 4th at 1 p.m. we will be hosting a CPR/AED training course and certification. Please note that the class is of no cost you unless you plan on purchasing a certification card for $30. Spaces are limited so please R.S.V.P. to Michelle Hunt at airheritage1@verizon.net by Tuesday, 30 April if you are planning on attending. The training course is mandatory for active members. Non-members may join Air Heritage Aviation Museum to sign up for the training.
Every year in the United States, around 356,461 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur across all age groups, most of them being adults. Almost 90% of these cases are fatal. To the average reader, this could be interpreted as evidence that CPR is not effective, but this is not the case.
Why do so many people die in this situation? Because only 46% of cardiac arrests victims get CPR from a bystander. And in cases when CPR was performed, it may have come after the heart had been stopped for several minutes. The longer the amount of time between when a person experiences a cardiac arrest and when CPR is initiated, the longer the body goes without circulation of blood and oxygen to the body, increasing the chances of death.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the overall survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is around 10%. However, survival rates can be improved if bystander CPR is started immediately. Studies have shown that bystander CPR can double or triple the chances of survival for someone experiencing cardiac arrest. In fact, the AHA reports that survival rates can increase to 40% or higher when bystander CPR is performed promptly.
§ 8332. Nonmedical Bystander Good Samaritan Civil Immunity
(a) General rule. --Any person who renders emergency care, first aid or rescue at the scene of an emergency, or moves the person receiving such care, first aid and rescue to a hospital or other place of medical care, shall not be liable to such person for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions in rendering the emergency care, first aid or rescue, or moving the person receiving the same to a hospital or other place of medical care.
§ 8331.2. Good Samaritan Civil Immunity for use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
(a) General rule. --Any individual who is trained to use an automated external defibrillator in accordance with subsection (c) training) and who in good faith uses an AED in an emergency shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions by such individual in using the AED.
(c) Training. --For purposes of this section, expected AED users shall complete training in the use of an AED provided by the American National Red Cross or the American Heart Association or through an equivalent course of instruction approved by the Department of Health in consultation with a technical committee of the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council.
Doctors said the survival rate of people who go into cardiac arrest could improve if more people knew how to administer CPR, which involves pushing hard and fast on a person's chest with two hands at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute. The AHA recommends that only doctors administer mouth-to-mouth breathing, another component of traditional CPR. Learning CPR is like learning to tie your shoes — "it’s not hard.” Thousands of lives are saved every year by bystander CPR. But doctors pointed to two factors that prevent people from delivering the lifesaving procedure: They're afraid to make a mistake, or they haven't received proper training.
In a 2018 national survey by the Cleveland Clinic, 54% of people in the U.S. said they knew how to do CPR, but just 17% said they knew that chest compressions alone were effective.
If compressions are performed immediately, they can double or triple a patient's chances of survival, according to the AHA.
“You do not need a certification to save somebody’s life. If you are in the field when somebody has a cardiac arrest and you know CPR, you start CPR immediately." Pennsylvania has a good Samaritan law that protect people from potential legal repercussions of administering CPR in emergency settings.
While 65% of people in the U.S. say they have received CPR training at some point in their lives, only 18% of people are up to date on their training. "If you look at the number of people who are trained every year, it’s only about 2.5% of the population."
The sooner CPR is started, the greater the CPR success rates are, and the sooner the body can be revived and begin pumping oxygenated blood through the body.
0-4 minutes: Occurring brain damage is not likely; survival chances are high.
4-6 minutes: Brain damage is possible; brain death might be nearing.
6-10 minutes: Brain damage is very likely to occur; even after being resuscitated, the victim might suffer persistent health consequences.
10+ minutes: Brain death is highly likely to occur; chances of the victim reclaiming consciousness or surviving are nearing 0.
Striking unexpectedly, sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) claims thousands of lives annually, making it a leading cause of death. Its swift and often fatal nature necessitates urgent action and heightened awareness. Widespread access to CPR training, defibrillators (AED), and public education on recognizing warning signs are critical in combating this silent killer and improving survival rates in our communities. Save a life. It could be the life of one of your loved ones or someone else's.
Tom Gargaro
President
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I have had some people ask why they cut Cody's shirt after his first solo. For those that dont know about this tradition, I thought it would be fun to post the explanation!
The tradition of cutting the back of a student pilot's shirt after their first solo flight is an aviation tradition that originated in early American aviation. In the days of tandem training, the student sat in front and the instructor sat behind them, with no radio communication between the two. The instructor would tug on the student's shirttail to get their attention and provide directions. When a student demonstrates their ability to operate an aircraft solo, the instructor cuts off the shirttail to symbolize that they no longer need the instructor's hands-on assistance.
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The student and instructor often decorate the removed shirttail with information such as: Tail number Student/pilot signatures Airport code Runway number of the landing Date and time Wind and weather
Never knew why but my dad and brothers had it done. My dad had an airplane at the Butler Co Airport in the 70’s. And fun fact…my mom took lessons but did not solo.
At the Naval Post-Grad School Flying Club in Monterey, CA we used to put up on a board the underwear we wore on our solo with date/tail number. This was late 80s. Never knew about the shirt-tail tradition…
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