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🫀 CPR Awareness Week – SPM Nursing College

Theme:
“Empower to Save Lives: CPR Skills for Every Nurse”

Duration:
13 October -17 October

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🎯 Objectives

1. To enhance nursing students’ knowledge and practical skills in performing CPR.

2. To emphasize the importance of timely intervention during cardiac arrest.

3. To familiarize students with the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED).

4. To promote confidence in handling real-life emergency situations.

5. To spread community awareness through nursing-led initiatives.

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🗓️ Proposed Schedule & Content

Day 1: Inauguration & Awareness Session

Inaugural Ceremony

Welcome Address – Principal or Faculty In-Charge

Lighting of Lamp & Opening Remarks

Keynote Speech: “CPR: The First Link in the Chain of Survival” by a medical officer or emergency care expert

Video presentation on the importance of CPR presented by Mrs.Anusha Chauhan and Mrs.Anushka Singh Nursing Tutor of SPM Nursing College.

Awareness Talk Topics:

Introduction to CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS)

Understanding Cardiac Arrest and Early Recognition

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Day 2: Demonstration & Hands-On Practice (Basic Life Support)

Skill Demonstration by Instructors:

Adult, Child, and Infant CPR Techniques

Airway management (head tilt–chin lift, jaw thrust)

Chest compression and rescue breathing (with mannequin)

Student Practice Sessions:

Group rotation on CPR mannequins

Supervised feedback from BLS-certified faculty

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Day 3: AED and Emergency Response

Demonstration:

Introduction to AED – components and usage

Step-by-step demo on applying AED during cardiac arrest

Hands-on Practice:

Simulated emergency scenarios with AED use

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Day 4: Inter-Department Quiz / Poster Competition

Quiz Topics:

Basic Life Support sequence

Emergency response and ethics

Current CPR guidelines (AHA / ILCOR)

Poster / Model Presentation:

“Steps of CPR”

“Chain of Survival”

“Role of Nurses in Emergency Care”

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Day 5: Community Outreach Activity

Nursing students conduct CPR Awareness Campaign in nearby schools, colleges, or public places.

Short skits / street plays on CPR awareness.

Distribute pamphlets with emergency contact numbers and basic CPR steps.
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Day 6: Guest Lecture / Workshop

Topic Suggestions:

“Advances in CPR and BLS Guidelines”

“Psychological Preparedness During Emergencies”

“Role of Nurses in Pre-Hospital Emergency Care”

Guest Speaker: Emergency physician, ALS instructor, or Red Cross representative.

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Day 7: Valedictory Function

Summary of week’s activities and student reflections.

Distribution of certificates for participation and competition winners.