Lake Country Health Services

According to Five Possible Side Effects of CPR, You Should Know, The methods used in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation can have adverse effects such as the following:

1.

Aspiration & Vomiting: The most frequent occurrence during CPR, vomiting can present a danger to the cardiac arrest victim.

Since the cardiac arrest victim is unconscious, he cannot clear the vomit from his mouth. If not cleared, the victim is likely to aspirate (inhale) it into his lungs, blocking the airway and leading to possible infection.

2.

Broken Ribs Bone: A rib fracture is the most common complication of CPR because the force of chest compressions is likely to break ribs.

Other chest injury related to chest compressions are sternal fracture and other uncommon complication like lung contusion, pneumothorax, and haemothorax. In the elderly, this is significantly more common due to the brittleness and weakness of their bones.

Broken ribs present danger because a broken rib could puncture or lacerate (cut) a lung, the spleen, or the liver.

They are also very painful.

The frequency of rib fractures associated with out of hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation is underestimated by conventional chest x-ray.

3.

Internal Brain Injuries: Since CPR leaves the brain receiving 5% less oxygen than normal, brain damage is possible.

Brain damage occurs within 4 to 6 minutes from the time the brain is deprived of oxygen, and after 10 minutes, it definitely occurs.

This can lead to long-term health complications.

4.

Abdominal Distension: As a result of air being forced into the lungs, the abdomen of the cardiac arrest patient usually becomes distended (bloated) and full of air during CPR, leading to compression of the lungs (making ventilation more difficult) and an increased chance of vomiting.

5.

Aspiration Pneumonia: The result of vomit and foreign objects (like a person's own teeth) being inhaled into the lungs can lead to aspiration pneumonia.

This can be very dangerous to a victim's health and could complicate recovery, or even be fatal, even if the cardiac arrest victim does survive CPR.

Overall, all of these side effects mean that if a person survives CPR, their long-term health could suffer and be alive.

But their overall health and quality of life may be significantly affected.

Additionally, the psychological ramifications of a near-death experience can substantially affect a survivor, leading to anxiety, stress, and depression, among other psychological conditions. https://www.mycprcertificationonline. com/blog/five-possible-cpr-side-effects-you-should-know/

The facility's failure to honor R1's DNR wishes which led to facility staff completing chest compressions that caused R1 extreme pain, created a reasonable likelihood for serious harm, thus leading to a finding of immediate jeopardy that began on [DATE].

The immediate jeopardy was removed on [DATE] when the facility implemented the following action plan:

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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.

Building 525702 B.

Wing 03/12/2025

NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Lake Country Health Services 2195 North Summit Village Way Oconomowoc, WI 53066

F-F760).

On [DATE] at 12:00 PM, Surveyor requested to speak with LPN-M to conduct an interview.

Director of Nursing (DON)-B informed Surveyor that LPN-M was no longer employed at facility.

R1's progress note dated [DATE] at 6:40 documents in part: [R1] passed away at approximately 6:30 AM .

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Form Approved OMB

STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.

Building 525702 B.

Wing 03/12/2025

NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Lake Country Health Services 2195 North Summit Village Way Oconomowoc, WI 53066