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Part 13 : CPR/First Aid/Safety

 

CPR

Adult

·        Establish unresponsiveness

·        Activate EMS

·        Open airway (head tilt/ chin lift) check for breathing (look listen feel) for 3 to 5 seconds.

·        If not breathing give 2 slow breaths (watch chest rise and fall)

·        Check for signs of circulation (including normal breathing, coughing and movement). If signs of circulation are present continue rescue breathing (1 breath every 5 seconds).

·        If signs of circulation are absent, find landmarks, begin chest compressions (15 compressions to 2 ventilations)

·        After 1-minute (4 cycles) check signs of circulation, if no signs of circulation are present continue CPR.

Infant

·        Establish unresponsiveness

·        Activate EMS

·        Open airway (head tilt/ chin lift) check for breathing (look listen feel) for 3 to 5 seconds.

·        If not breathing give 2 puffs of air(watch chest rise and fall).

·        Check for signs of circulation. If signs of circulation are present continue rescue breathing (1 breath every 3 seconds).

·        If signs of circulation are absent, find landmarks, begin chest compressions (5 compressions to 1 ventilations)

·        After 1-minute (20 cycles) check for signs of circulation, if no signs of circulation are present continue CPR.

 

CHOKING

Adult/ Child
Conscious

·        Ask the victim, "are you choking?"

·        If victim can speak, cough or breathe do not interfere.

·        If completely obstructed perform abdominal thrusts until the foreign object is expelled or the victim becomes unconscious.

Infant

Conscious:

·        Confirm complete airway obstruction, check for serious breathing difficulty (ineffective cough no strong cry).

·        Give 5 back blows, and 5 chest thrusts.

·        Continue until object is expelled or victim becomes unconscious.

Unconscious

·        Open airway

·        Activate 911

·        Attempt to ventilate, if unsuccessful reposition head and try again.

·        Give 5 back blows, 5 chest thrusts and attempt to ventilate.

·        Continue until effective or EMS arrives.

 

 

 


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