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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug TO Woman collapses in street district nurse saves life Skill In resuscitation CPti enabled a local nurse to save the life a woman who collapsed on a Toronto street recently Lynn Morrey of BR thinks wives and people who work in public places such as shopping plazas should learn thetechniquesorCPR Mrs and a nurse friend Lois Himiton were driving when they noticed the woman fall to the ground They stopped the car and ran to her Having quickly deter mined the elderly woman heart had stopped cardiac arrest they began mouth mouth resuscitation and ex cardiac massage the two components of CPR It was an automatic reaction Mrs said in recalling the event When the ambulance arrived the pair accompanied the woman to hospital continuing the resuscitation After treatment the emergency department the transferred to the to do Mrs Morrey com mented The first hour after a heart attack is the most Important she said In the case of a cardiac arrest re- I their hormonal makeup iusdtalion must be started young women are less prone arrests among young suffered a cardiac arrest tives has initiated programs when heartbeat is absent to teach executives wives breathing has stopped color techniques Because of is poor and pupils are dilated heart trouble she said Courses apparently are avail 1 able in Toronto as well An untrained person should attempt CPR Mrs within four minutes After that time there is danger of brain damage Because of this crucial time element Mrs Morrey said it would be helpful if lay people l trained in CPK It hospital coronary care unit must be frustrating if some where the two nurses visited one you know and love has sometimes broken However her the next day Sht was suffered an arrest and there if the victim is successfully sitting up talking and nothing you can revived he is not so con joking Mrs said Accord to Mrs about broken ribs she She was fortunate Seattle which has a high mci I said someone going by knew Mrs explained The purpose of CPR is to restart the circulation or blood and oxygen to vital tissues Mouth resuscitation alone is inadequate in the case of a cardiac arrest Morrey warned Even when because there no oxygen tion to carry the where it is needed Nevertheless a person trained in mouth tomouth re suscitation should use the measure on a suspected heart ictim who isn t breathing in dence of heart attacks and A person is judged to have the chance his heart is still beating Mrs said If a victim of collapse complains of chest neck and arm pain by slanders should leave him where he is the nurse said To avoid putting strain on the heart make the victim comfortable where he is loosen tight clothing and discourage him from moving If he is conscious try to prop him up a little If he is unconscious lie him on his side so he t aspirate and remove dentures or vomit to make sure the air way is clear she said Mrs cautioned that sometimes a person who is choking can be mistaken for a heart attack victim Emergency measures are different in this case Mrs received several letters of thanks and praise for her lifesaving efforts tor me the letters are secondary she said The greatest feeling was to see her happy and well after seeing her so 111 A staff nurse in the department of the Toronto East General Hospital Mrs Morrey found the incident a different and challenging experience PUBLIC HEALTH nurse Shirley McKay hasn been making her usual rounds lately and here s why six weekold Kirsten She will be returning to work after her maternity leave WHO DOES HOLMES CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Geo golowri Bus 366 Res COOPER DAWS COST ACCOUNTANTS n alAccoun 103 Ma or 853 SALES and SERVICE Waslcs ds OLYMPIC SERVICE 175Ma Mlo 8786772 AIR CONDITIONING HEATING For comfort and rely on for new Gas or I Furnaces We are spec in home Healing and con ditionmg WE PROMISE THE BEST SERVICE IN TOWN HOME ST GEORGETOWN 8776242 AUTO BODY Comma as Est males or Jack BARN PAINTING AND REPAIRS Indus mi Pa and SI Let W ROY 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