Giving Care
What are the 3 C's of Emergency Care
Check
Call
Care
What do we do when evaluating an unconscious person.
Look, listen and feel for breathing.
Where on the body do we provide compressions?
On the chest bone or breast bone
What maneuver do you use for an adult or child that is choking?
heimlich maneuver
A sequence of actions that maximize the victim's chances of survival is known as the
chain of survival
Before checking the victim you need to check the _______.
Scene
If a person is not breathing and you have a second person with you, have that person run to grab an __________.
AED Machine
Child CPR - 1 hand (or 2 hand compression if needed)
make a fist
tuck your thumb (prevent from breaking)
have the person choking place your first on or slightly above the belly button
A device that delivers an electric shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm
AED Machine
Call 911 if the victim is...
If you are all alone with a person who is unconscious and not breathing you should call 911 and then ________.
provide CPR
How many compressions for an infant
30 compressions (same as adult and child)
3 thrusts
Breathing for a person who is not breathing on his or her own is called
rescue breathing
When should you ask for permission from an injured person to provide care?
Always (you should always ask)
What parts of the body do we protect when a person is unconscious?
head and neck
When providing rescue breaths, what must you do with the adult and child's head?
tilt the chin
pinch the nose
For an infant that is choking what is one cycle?
5 back blows
5 chest thrusts/compressions
What is one basic cycle of CPR
30 compressions, 2 rescue breaths
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
Laws that protect you from being sued when providing first aid care.
When you call 911, you stay on the call with them until...
help has arrived
How long do you do CPR on a person?
Until help arrives or until the person begins breathing again
If a person is choking and you get the object out, what should you do next?
put the person in recovery position and wait for help to arrive.
Name two symptoms of a person who is going into shock?
weak, rapid pulse
cold, clammy hands
loss of confusion or loss of consciousness
dull, staring eyes