1. Choking Emergencies

2. If you are without Oxygen this is what will happen:
4-6 minutes-possible brain damage
6-10 minutes-brain damage is likely
Over 10 minutes-irreversible brain damage

3. What can cause an airway obstruction?

4. Signs of choking Coughing forcefully Clutching throat
Making high pitch noises
Bluish skin color
Trouble breathing
Shortness/gasping of breath
Panic/fear

5. Conscious choking techniques
Check scene
Check victim Are you ok?
Call 911
Say who you are, level of training, what care you would like to give and ask for permission to help. IF THEY SAY YES-
Put arm across their chest and have them lean forward-perform 5 back blows

6. If object does not come out
Find the navel, put hand above navel and put other hand over it-perform 5 abdominal thrusts.
Continue performing back blows and abdominal thrusts until: object comes out, person goes unconscious, person can cough forcefully or breathe, YOU are too tired to continue, or EMS arrives.

7. Exceptions-give chest thrusts instead (Place fist in center of breastbone)
1. Person is pregnant
2. Can’t get your
Hands around person
(obese)

8. If you are alone and choking
Try to perform abdominal thrusts on yourself by using
your hands
A chair
A counter
A edge of sink

9. Conscious choking techniques for child
Same as adult except: ask permission from adult/guardian-IF YES
Go on knees so you are on the same level as the child-perform back blows & abdominal thrusts

10. Choking techniques for infant
You MUST support the head and neck when performing both skills. Must support BODY of Infant on your leg.

11. Placement for chest thrusts-2-3 fingers below nipple line

12. CAUSES of Airway obstruction
Object in airway
Electrocution
Shock
Drowning
Illness
Asthma or emphysema
Allergy
Overdose on drugs
Contact with toxic substances

13. Respiratory distress-(Most common breathing emergency)difficulty with breathing
Sign and symptoms-gasping, shallow or deep breaths, wheezing, gurgling, high pitched sounds, pale or blue skin,
dizzy/ lightheaded and pain in chest.

14. Asthma Narrow the air passage and makes breathing difficult.
Very serious for children ages death can occur.
Causes-allergies to: food, pollen,drugs,bites or physical activity.
What are the signs and symptoms?
Treatment-Medications

16. Emphysema-Lungs and alveoli lose ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Bronchitis-inflammation of the trachea, bronchi and bronchioles due to a build up of mucus.

17. Anaphylactic shock-severe allergic reaction
What things are people allergic to?

18. Signs and symptoms of respiratory distress in children
Agitation
Slow or fast breathing
Drowsiness
Noisy breathing
Pale, ashen or blue skin
Increase in heart and breathing rates
Difficulty breathing

19. Hyperventilation -breathing faster than normal
Cause-fear, head injury, bleeding, high fever, heart failure, lung disease, asthma and exercise.
Signs and symptoms-fear, confusion, dizzy and numb.
Treatment-reassurance, paper bag, cupped hands and controlled breathing (in through nose and out through mouth).

20. Unconscious choking techniques for the adult
Check the scene
Check the victim-are you okay? Shoulder tap
Call 911
Head tilt/chin lift
Look, listen and feel for 10 seconds
Give 2 breaths (breaths don’t go in)
Retilt the head and give 2 more breaths
( breaths still do not go in)
Give 30 compressions-at least 2 inches
Look for object- Finger sweep if you see it
2 breaths Until what???????

21. Unconscious choking child
Check the scene
Check the victim-are you okay? Shoulder tap
Call 911
Ask for permission from parent
Head tilt/chin lift
Look, listen and feel for 10 seconds
Give 2 breaths (breaths don’t go in)
Retilt the head and give 2 more breaths
( breaths still do not go in)
Give 30 compressions-less effort about 2 inches
Look for object-Finger sweep if you see it
2 breaths Until what???????

22. Unconscious choking infant
Check the scene
Check the victim-are you okay? Foot flick
Call 911
Ask permission from parent/guardian
Head tilt/chin lift
Look, listen and feel for 10 seconds
Give 2 breaths (breaths don’t go in)
Retilt the head and give 2 more breaths
( breaths still do not go in)
Give 30 compressions-1 ½ inches deep
(Hold head with one hand)
Look for object -Finger sweep if you see it
2 breaths Until what???????