Journal #3 – If you were a witness to a medical emergency (car accident, heart attack, etc.) how would you respond? Explain

ADULT CPR Health 10 September 10, 2007

TAKING ACTION ____ or your local emergency number ______ for the victim ______ the scene and the victim

Checking the Victim Check the victim for unresponsiveness. “ARE YOU OKAY?” If there is no response, Call 911 or have a bystander Call 911 and return to the victim.

Check to see if the unconscious victim… Is ________. Has a _____. Is _________ severely.

Turning an Unconscious Victim Over If the victim is facedown, roll the victim gently onto his or her back.

Checking an UNCONSCIOUS Victim _______, __________, and ______. ** Check for no more than ____ seconds. **

Checking an UNCONSCIOUS Victim  IF the victim is NOT breathing…  Immediately give ___ SLOW BREATHS.  If breaths go in….  Check the ADULT Victim’s _________.  Feel at the front of the neck for the Adam’s apple and slide your fingers into the groove next to it in the side of the neck.

If the victim has a pulse but is not breathing… RESCUE BREATHING Tilt the head back and lift the chin. Pinch the victim’s nose shut and make a tight seal around the victim’s mouth with your mouth. Give 2 breaths. **Each rescue breath should last about 1 second. Watch the victim’s chest rise to make sure the air is going in. Check for a pulse.

Rescue Breathing Continued If there’s a pulse, but still no breathing… Give one breath every ____ seconds for 1 minute Recheck pulse and breathing every ____ minutes (20-24 breaths).

RESCUE BREATHING (Cont)... Continue rescue breathing until… The victim begins to breathe without your help. The victim has no pulse (________________). Another _________ rescuer takes over for you. You are too tired to go on. The scene becomes ___________.

If the victim is not breathing and does not have a pulse CPR Begin chest compressions and breathing. Place yourself midway between the head and chest. Find the correct _____________

Landmark for Compressions ** Keep fingers off of chest.

Giving Compressions… Compress straight down (about ___ inches). Keep shoulders directly over your hands and ELBOWS LOCKED. Use your ____________ ___________ Count “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and….”

CPR (cont…) Give _____ compressions, then retilt the head, lift the chin, and give ___ slow breaths. CPR on an adult should not be interrupted or stopped until… an ______ is ready to use; another trained responder takes over for you; you see an obvious ____________________; You are exhausted and unable to continue; or, The scene becomes unsafe.

If Air does NOT go in… ___________ the victim’s head and repeat the breaths.

UNCONSCIOUS CHOKING… Give ____ chest compressions Look for an _______. Remove if one is seen. Tilt head back, lift chin, and give 2 breaths again. *** Continue this sequence until the breaths go in or victim starts to breathe on own. ***

Still no luck??? Try to clear the airway… Perform chest compressions. (30) Check for object. Finger sweep if one is seen. 2 breaths **If breaths still do NOT go in, continue with compressions, finger sweep, and breaths.** **If breaths DO go in, check for signs of life.**

Conscious Choking Victims If the choking person is coughing forcefully, let him or her try to cough up the object. Encourage him/her to “Keep coughing.” If the coughing continues without coughing up the object… Call for an ambulance and perform the abdominal thrusts.

Abdominal Thrusts (Conscious) If the person cannot speak, cough forcefully, or breathe, their airway is completely blocked. Lean the person forward and give ____ BACK BLOWS with the heel of your hand. Give 5 quick, upward ________________ ___________________. Stand behind the victim, with one leg between victims legs. Wrap your arms around the victim’s waist. Give quick, upward thrusts. REPEAT back blows and abdominal thrusts UNTIL OBJECT IS CLEARED OR VICTIM BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS. If the adult or child becomes unresponsive give care for unconscious choking.

Abdominal Thrusts (Conscious)