Ashley Molis demonstrates the Look listern and feel technique.

Almost every year I have my anatomy kids do some so of research project. This year I seem to see a theme building.

Projects range for CPR instruction to EKG monitoring as well as body fat composition and vital lung capacity.

I’m not the kind of guy to read too much into any situation but if some chooses to research the affects on blood pressure when digging a hole roughly deep enough to accommodate a coffin,

Anyway, my old age and feebleness aside, this semester the anatomy class is doing some really neat research. Much of this research is now possible due to the administration affording us the opportunity to purchase some technology that we can hopefully put to good use so thanks again to the powers that be for finding the funding for our software and probe ware.

A.J. Wical and Ashley Molis chose as their project CPR training. As a part of their research they, along with Mr. Charley, used the physical education classes to demonstrate technique and hopefully expose students to methods used when someone is suffering from heart failure or an obstructed airway.

Andrew Scott practices CPR infant CPR technique.

According to Mr. Charley AJ and Ahsley did a fantastic job and their efforts seemed provide the students the chance to be properly informed as to what should be done when encountering a medical emergency. As a follow-p to their training sessions,

AJ and Ashley will hopefully be able to gain some statistical information from local care facilities and hospitals regarding things such as the relative number of times CPR is performed on incoming ER patients, survival rates as well as an in-depth study comparing males to females as well as taking into consideration the relative ages of patients on whom these procedures were performed.

If I can buck the trend I seem to be experiencing, that being memory loss, I will try to remember to keep you informed regarding future projects.

AJ Wical demonstrates how to locate the carotid pulse.