CPR for Adults Check The scene and the injured person Call 9-1-1

CPR for Adults Check Breathing (10 seconds) Care (Right side) No signs of life Give care by CPR

CPR for Adults Surface Hard Bed Flat Couch Smooth Chair

CPR for Adults Hand Position Place the heal of one hand on the persons sternum at the center of there chest (T) Place the other hand directly over the other hand Interlock your fingers and hold them upward

CPR for Adults

CPR for Adults Position your body by kneeling beside the person Hands should remain in the same position Straightening your arms and lock your elbows so that your shoulders are “ directly over your hands

CPR for Adults

CPR for Adults Compressions Pushing down on the sternum (1 ½ to 2 inches) Smooth not jerky Maintain a steady down-and-up rhythm DO NOT pause between compressions

CPR for Adults What is happening? Pressing Down Walls of the heart squeeze together, forcing the blood to empty out of the heart. Coming Up Heart chambers fill with blood between compressions.

CPR for Adults Give 30 compressions for 18 seconds Push down as you say “the number” and “and” when you come up. 1 and 2 and 3 etc. . .

CPR for Adults After giving 30 compressions head tilt/chin lift and give 2 rescue breaths. Check pulse every 2 minutes. Continue until E.M.S. arrives Stop if you see signs of life

CPR for Adults Two Responders Call 9-1-1, other check victim Taking over CPR

CPR for Adults When to Stop! Scene becomes unsafe Signs of life AED becomes available Too exhausted to continue

CPR for Infants Check, Call, Care Place the pads of three fingers in the center of the chest Chest compressions ½ to 1 inch deep Give 30 compressions and 2 breaths every 30 seconds

AED for Adult and Child Automated External Deliberator Turn on Prep the chest Place one pad on the upper right and one on the lower left

AED Pad Placement

AED for Adult and Child Plug the connector into the AED Analyze heart “Stand Clear” Push button Deliver Shock

AED for Adult and Child No shock advised Continue CPR

Unconscious Choking Adult and Child Use the same techniques in CPR Chest compressions Depth 2 inch Adult 1 ½ Child 30 times in 18 seconds

Unconscious Choking Adult and Child Look for foreign object Open mouth & remove breathing barrier Remove object with finger swipe swipe Give 2 rescue breaths Breaths go in with object removed Breaths don’t go in, back to chest compressions

Unconscious Choking Infant Use same techniques in CPR Chest compressions Depth ½ to 1 inch 30 compressions in 18 seconds Remove object with finger swipe swipe

Unconscious Choking Infant Look for foreign object Object seen remove with little finger swipe swipe Give 2 rescue breaths Breaths don’t go in continue CPR