Providing First Aid

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Providing First Aid Handling Emergencies
First Aid for Choking, Rescue Breathing, And CPR
Chapter 35, Lesson 3Target Group 8th grade
students in a classroom setting

• BY
• Katie Duffy
• Andrew Lebovic
• Melissa Rodriguez
• Heather Purvis

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Purpose

• To arm you with the ammunition to combat the
  worst of emergency situations.

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What you need to know

1. Define key terms listed under vocabulary list
2. Learn proper first aid administration techniques,
   as well as learn proper CPR and rescue breathing
   techniques
3. Learn the importance of emergency medicine
4. Learn proper prevention methods concerning
   emergency medicine

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What you will be able to do

1. List the steps for aiding a choking adult, child,
   and infant
2. Demonstrate the process for administering rescue
   breathing for adults, children, and infants
   demonstrate the steps for administering CPR for
   adults, children, and infants

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Key Terms

• -Abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)
• -respiratory failure
• -carotid pulse
• -cardiovascular failure
• -cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• -Xiphoid Process
• -Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

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Survival Statistics

• Increased chance of survival with CPR and AED
  use.
• -3 to 5 min window
• only 24.7 of Cardiac arrest cases received
  Bystander CPR.
• (Personal communication, Seattle Medic One, Aug.
  2, 2005)

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Steps for aiding a choking person

• -ADULT- (Conscious choking)
• 1. Encourage forceful coughing
• 2. Administer five back blows between shoulder
  blades
• 3. Administer five abdominal thrusts

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vDE45ks9miIw

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Steps for aiding a choking Person cont.

• -ADULT- (Unconscious choking)
• 1. Call 9-1-1
• 1. Attempt two rescue breaths
• 2. Give 15 chest compressions
• 3. Check victim's mouth for obstruction and
  remove if possible
• 4. If no obstruction, continue with second set of
  15 chest compressions
• 5. Give 2 rescue breaths if chest rises

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v5kmsKNvKAvU

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Steps for aiding a choking Person cont.

• -CHILD- (conscious choking)
• 1. Encourage forceful coughing
• 2. Administer five (5) back blows between
  shoulder blades
• 3. Administer five (5) abdominal thrusts

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v59I7oxfS6vU

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Steps for aiding a choking Person cont.

• -CHILD- (Unconscious choking)
• 1. Call 9-1-1
• 2. Attempt two rescue breaths
• 3. Give five chest thrusts
• 4. Look in victim's mouth for obstruction and
  remove if possible
• 5. Repeat cycle of rescue breaths, chest thrusts
  and mouth sweep until two rescue breaths are
  achieved

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vaoLzcnvQpQA

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Steps for aiding a choking Person cont.

• -Infants- (Conscious)
• 1. Turn infant face down and give five back blows
• 2. Give five chest thrusts (using 2 or 3 fingers)

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vf5FFBSh366E

http//www.youtube.com/watch?vqFT-BWDEYWM
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vuHOpwlFWU8Q
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Steps for aiding a choking Person cont.

• -Infants- (Unconscious)
• 1. Call 9-1-1
• 2. Attempt two rescue breaths
• 3. Give five chest thrusts
• 4. Look in victim's mouth for obstruction and
  remove if possible
• 5. Repeat cycle of rescue breaths, chest thrusts
  and mouth sweep until two rescue breaths are
  achieved

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Process for administering rescue breathing

• Rescue Barriers
• always use to protect yourself and victim

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Rescue Breathing Process

• ADULT/CHILD/INFANT
• 1. Tilt head back
• 2. Pinch nose

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Rescue Breathing Process cont.

• 3. Give two normal breaths (give time for
  exhalation between breaths)
• If chest does not rise, tilt head more

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Introduction to
CPR
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Prevention Methods

• 1. Avoid food that can be a choking hazard
• 2. Keep dangerous household items away
• 3. Supervise children
• 4. Red Cross for kids
• 5. Learn Information on emergency medicine

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Choking Hazards Include

• -Hard, raw vegetables
• -Hot dogs/ sausages sliced into rounds
• -Whole grapes
• -Hard candy, pretzels, popcorn, chips
• -Marshmallows, spoons of peanut butter
• -Chewing gum

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