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Title: AMERICAN RED CROSS ADULT CPR


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AMERICAN RED CROSSADULT CPR
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RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY
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KEY POINTS
  • By recognizing an emergency and taking immediate
    action to help, you give a suddenly ill or
    injured person the best chance for survival
  • Emergencies can often be recognized because of
    unusual sights, appearances, behaviors, odors or
    noises

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OVERCOMING BARRIERSTO ACT
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KEY POINTS
  • There are many reasons why bystanders do not get
    involved in an emergency situation
  • It is normal to feel hesitant or unsure about
    what to do

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COMMON BARRIERS
  • The presence of other people may lead one to
    assume that someone else will get involved
  • Uncertainty about the persons condition.
  • Type of injury or illness.
  • Fear of catching a disease.
  • Fear of doing something wrong
  • Fear of being sued
  • Being unsure of when to call 9-1-1

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Ways to overcomingbarriers to act
  • Getting trained in first aid, CPR or AED
  • Training to develop the confidence to act, which
    enables you to take charge until more advanced
    help arrives
  • Avoiding contact with blood or body fluids by
    using protective barriers and following standard
    precautions.
  • Being familiar with Good Samaritan laws and
    obtaining consent

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GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS
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GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS
  • All states have enacted Good Samaritan Laws to
    protect people who voluntarily give emergency
    care, without accepting anything in return.

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GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS
  • These laws may protect you from legal liability
    as long as you
  • Act in good faith
  • Are not deliberately negligent or reckless
  • Act within the scope of your training
  • Not abandon the person after starting to give
    care

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OBTAINING CONSENT
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OBTAINING CONSENT
  • You must obtain permission (consent) to help an
    ill or injured person.
  • If a person refuses care, at least call 9-1-1 or
    the local emergency number.

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OBTAINING CONSENT
  • A person who is unconscious, confused or
    seriously ill may not be able to grant consent.
    In such cases, consent is implied. Implied
    consent means that a person would agree to the
    care if he or she could.

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OBTAINING CONSENT
  • If the person is a minor, get consent from a
    parent or guardian, if present otherwise,
    consent is implied. Be sure to notify a parent or
    guardian as soon as possible.
  • Implied consent for a child in a life-threatening
    situation means that the parent or guardian would
    agree for care to be given.

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OBTAINING CONSENT
  • To obtain consent
  • State your name
  • Tell the person you are trained in first aid.
  • Ask the person if you can help.
  • Explain what you think may be wrong.
  • Explain what you plan to do.

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EMERGENCY ACTION STEPS
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KEY POINTS
  • Always follow the emergency action steps CHECK
    CALL CARE in any emergency
  • CHECK the scene for safety and then CHECK the
    person for life-threatening conditions.
  • CALL 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
  • CARE for the ill or injured person.

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KEY POINTS
  • If you are alone, you must decide to
  • Call First or
  • Care First

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KEY POINTS
  • Call first situations are likely to be cardiac
    emergencies.
  • Call 9-1-1 or your local emergency number before
    giving care for-
  • An unconscious adult or adolescent age 12 or
    older
  • A witnessed sudden collapse of a child or infant.
  • An unconscious infant or child known to be at
    high risk for heart problems

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KEY POINTS
  • Care First situations are likely to be related to
    breathing emergencies.
  • Care first (give 2 minutes of care, then call
    9-1-1 or your local emergency number) for
  • An unwitnessed collapse of an unconscious person
    younger than age 12.
  • Any victim of a drowning.

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MOVING AN ILLOR INJURED PERSON
  • Usually, when you give first aid, you will not
    have to face hazards that require moving the
    person immediately.
  • Moving a person can lead to further injury. You
    should move a person only when you can do so
    safely and when there is an immediate danger.

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CHECKING ACONSCIOUS ADULT
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KEY POINTS
  • For purposes of first aid care, an adult is
    defined as someone who is about 12 years of age
    or older.
  • After checking the scene, you should check first
    for life-threatening conditions.
  • Some conditions may become life-threatening if
    not recognized and cared for early.

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KEY POINTS
  • Obtain consent to give care
  • A head-to-toe examination should be done to check
    the conscious adult.
  • Care for the person based on the conditions
    found.
  • Take steps to minimize shock

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RECOGNIZING AND CARING FOR SHOCK
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KEY POINTS
  • Shock is a life-threatening condition in which
    not enough blood is being delivered to all parts
    of the body and can result from injury or illness
  • Shock is likely to develop after any serious
    injury or illness including severe bleeding,
    serious internal injury, significant fluid loss
    or other conditions

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KEY POINTS
  • A person showing signals of shock needs immediate
    medical attention
  • Restlessness or irritability
  • Altered level of consciousness
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Pale, ashen, cool, moist skin
  • Rapid breathing
  • Excessive thirst

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KEY POINTS
  • Caring for shock includes
  • Call 9-1-1 or your local emergency number
    immediately.
  • Have the person lie down
  • Elevate the persons legs about 12 inches unless
    you suspect head, neck or back injuries or
    possible broken bones of the hips or legs.
  • Control any bleeding
  • Keep the person from getting chilled or overheated

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CHECKING AN UNCONSCIOUS ADULT
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KEY POINTS
  • First, check to make sure the scene is safe
  • Check the person for life-threatening conditions
    using the ABCs.
  • A Airway
  • B Breathing
  • C - Circulation

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KEY POINTS
  • Life-threatening Conditions
  • Unconscious
  • Not breathing or difficulty breathing
  • Choking
  • Persistent chest pain
  • No signs of life
  • Severe bleeding or burns
  • Shock

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BREATHING EMERGENCIES
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BREATHING EMERGENCIES
  • A breathing emergency occurs when a person is
    having trouble breathing (respiratory distress)
    or is not breathing at all (respiratory arrest).
  • Breathing emergencies can be caused by injury,
    illness or disease

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KEY POINTS
  • Choking is a breathing emergency that can lead to
    death
  • A persons airway can be partially or completely
    obstructed.
  • A person with a partial airway obstruction can
    still move air to and from the lungs, so he or
    she can cough in an attempt to dislodge the object

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KEY POINTS
  • A person with a complete airway obstruction is
    unable to cough, speak or breath.
  • A person who is choking will clutch his or her
    throat in a gesture known as the universal sign
    of choking

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Key Points
  • New method is 5 back blows (to the middle of the
    shoulder blades) and 5 abdominal thrusts

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CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
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CARDIAC CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) alone is not
    enough to help someone survive a cardiac arrest.
    Advanced medical care is needed as soon as
    possible. This is why it is so important to call
    9-1-1 immediately

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CARDIAC CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
  • The greatest chance of survival from cardiac
    arrest occurs when
  • 1. Early recognition and early access. The sooner
    9-1-1 is called, the sooner early advanced
    medical care arrives.
  • 2. Early CPR. CPR helps circulate blood
    containing oxygen to the vital organs until an
    AED is ready to use or advanced medical personnel
    arrive.

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CARDIAC CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
  • 3. Early Defibrillation. Most victims of sudden
    cardiac arrest need an electrical shock
    (defibrillation). Each minute that defibrillation
    is delayed reduces the chance of survival by
    about 10 percent.

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CARDIAC CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
  • 4. Early advanced medical care. This is given by
    trained medical personnel who give further
    medical care and transport the victim of cardiac
    arrest to a hospital.

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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
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KEY POINTS
  • If a person is in cardiac arrest, he or she is
    unconscious, not breathing and shows no other
    signs of life.
  • CPR can help circulate blood that contains oxygen
    to vital organs by a combination of chest
    compressions and rescue breaths.

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KEY POINTS
  • Place overlapping hands in center of chest on the
    lower half of the sternum.
  • While keeping elbows straight, compress chest 1
    1/2 to 2 inches.
  • Breathe until the chest rises (about 1 second per
    breath.
  • Perform cycles of 30 compressions (18 seconds or
    100/minute) and 2 breaths.

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UNCONSCIOUS CHOKING
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KEY POINTS
  • If you attempt rescue breaths but are unable to
    make the chest clearly rise, you must act quickly
    to get air into the person.
  • Care for an unconscious choking adult is very
    similar to adult CPR with the exception that you
    look for a foreign object between compressions
    and breaths.
  • Chest compressions are used to help force air
    from the persons lungs to dislodge the object.
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