CPR
How long should you do CPR for?
Until there heart is beating or EMS gets to the seen.
when dealing with someone what should you do after you get consent
Get someone to call 911 and to get a first aid kit and an aed
what do you do before touching the person
ask for consent
What is import you have when giving a person CPR, where should you place them
what should you use when dealing with blood
make sure you have gloves on
How many compression do you give before giving breaths
30 compression
if the person is bleeding what should you do before touching the person?
put on gloves but if none provide make sure there is some sort of barrier between the blood and you.
If a child and there is no parent around what should you do
You many give care due to the implied consent concept
What causes people to go into cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest is most common in older people because they might have a stroke or they have a heart problem, but when is happens to a child it probably means they got hurt in some way
when giving breaths what should you use
use a face shield if one provided
when giving breaths to a baby where do you put your mouth?
Over there mouth AND the nose
how do you take off the gloves
pinch middle of the glove and pull off them take two fingers and place under the glove and pull off without touching any of the glove with your clean heads.
If you are babysitting what should you make sure you do before starting
Have the parents give you written consent to help their child is something happens
When giving breaths how do you open their airway
use the head and chin tilt and push their head back and give two breaths
when using a AED what must you remember
When it AED is shocking no one should touch the person because if could pick up your heart rate or could mess up your heart rate
Person giving the person care how do you see if they are breathing?
You must wash your hand both before and after giving care if you dont have a sink and water use hand sanitizer and wash hands as soon as you can.
What do you do if the adult is not breathing and you cannot ask for consent
you many give cpr due to the implied consent
What is cardiac arrest
The action of someones heart stopping or getting an unusual beat making if hard for them to breath.
Before giving care what should you make sure is safe
You must make sure the scene is safe before entering
You only use one hand but if child is larger you can use two.
if the person is bleeding to much what should you do?
call 991 and put as much pressure on the cut, or puncture as you can.
if they say no to giving care what do you do
call 991 and try and convince them to let you give care but do not touch the person.
what is a AED
a thing that shocks the persons heart and gets a rithem back
If the scene is not safe to entire what should you do?
Call 911 and let them do their job but do not entire if not safe