1. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012Name  14 February 2007Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Emergency Life Support

2. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012

3. NOBODY SHOULD DIE BECAUSE THEY NEEDED FIRST AID AND DIDN’T GET IT. St John Ambulance

4. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Drug overdose Asthma Allergic reactions Burns Smoke inhalation Stroke Car crashes Bear attacks Meningitis Broken bones Choking Head injuries Drowning Gunshot wounds Meningitis Intoxication Collapsed lung Stabbings Spinal injuries Decapitation Seizures Hypothermia WHATS MISSING??

5. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Heart Attacks

6. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Heart Attacks

7. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 CARDIAC ARRESTS

8. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 The Chain Of Survival: What can we do to help?

9. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 The Chain of Survival

10. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012

11. (The most useful acronym you will EVER learn…) THE PRIMARY SURVEY

12. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Responsiveness Alert – Is your patient talking to you? Voice – Does your patient only respond to questions/ commands? Pain – Does your patient only respond to painful stimuli? Unresponsive - As it suggests

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14. Airway

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16. Don’t forget to get help!!! Call 999 or 112 And finally…..

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19. ANY QUESTIONS??

20. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012Name  14 February 2007Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Emergency Life Support

21. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Anyone remember a little something called DRS ABC ???

22. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Have some hints: DRS ABC is the important one…. Remember Alert, Voice, Pain, Unresponsive? Keeping the airway open is a sound idea The recovery position is simple, just roll them on their side!! Time to teach yourselves…..

23. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 And now everyone knows: The Primary Survey!!!

24. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 D anger R esponse (AVPU) S hout for help A irway B reathing………. But just to recap:

25. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 What is CPR? (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Don’t we need to check their pulse first? How exactly does CPR restart a heart? Oh shit, they’re not breathing?!

26. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Place heel of hand in the centre of chest Place other hand on top Interlock fingers Compress the chest  Rate 120 per minute  Depth 5-6 cm Compressions

27. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Pinch the nose Take a normal breath Place lips over mouth Blow until chest rises Take about 1 second Allow chest to fall Repeat Rescue Breaths

28. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Remember to open the Airway!!!

29. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Ratio of compressions to breaths?

30. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Have a go yourself!!

31. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 What if the lungs aren’t expanding? When would you stop CPR? When would you not start? What if you don’t fancy trying rescue breaths? Any Questions? Exhaustion When told to stop If you see signs of life (but be careful!!) When someone else can take over

32. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Exactly the same as before, except:  Start with 5 rescue breaths (then continue with 30:2)  Compress to 1/3 depth of the chest (use one hand if more appropriate): What about for children?

33. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 ANY QUESTIONS??

34. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 And re-starting a heart? = GOOD = BAD

35. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Which is where we come in…. AED =Automatic External Defibrillation

36. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 So how does it work? = GOOD = BAD

37. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 Result: GOOD!! SHOCKBAD

38. Emergency Life Support  Durham LINKS  18 th October 2012 ANY QUESTIONS??