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What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is the chain of survival?
Early recognition
Early CPR
Early
defibrillation
Post resuscitation
care
What are the priorities when treating casualties?
Emergency
CPR
Management of
choking
Control of
life
threatening
bleeding
Care of
unconscious
breathing
casualty
Treatment of
shock
Medical
attention
What is the ABC of survival?
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
What is the procedure for turning a casualty on their back?
Kneel by their side and turn their
head
away from you
Place
nearest
arm above their head
One hand grab
shoulder
other hand clamp their wrist to their hip
Roll casualty against your
thighs
Lower casualty slowly
support
head and shoulders
place extended arm by their side
How do you manage regurgitation of stomach contents?
Turn
casualty
away from you
Ensure their head is turned towards the flood and casualties mouth is open at the lowest point
Clear any
residual
debris from mouth with fingers
Immediately turn them onto their back re-establish
air way
and continue
CPR
When can you not put someone in the recovery position?
The recovery position is not appropriate if the
airway
is in immediate danger from
regurgitation
or if you need to leave the
casualty
Can you change what side the patient is laying on during the recovery position?
Yes, only when the patient has been there for
30
mins to avoid pressure on the lower arm
What is
Asphyxia
?
Asphyxia is another word for
suffocation
. It is a condition that arises when the body is deprived of
oxygen
What causes
asphyxia
?
Tongue blocking airway of
unconscious casualty
Foreign object
stuck in throat
Strangulation
Mouth or nose being covered
Drowning
What does
Cardiac Arrest
mean?
Cardiac arrest means the heart has stopped pumping blood around the body
What does the term Asystole mean?
It means the heart has
completely
stopped
What is ventricular fibrillation?
This is where the heart is twitching in
irregular
and ineffective ways
What are symptoms of cardiac arrest?
Rapid loss of
consciousness
if heart isn’t started quickly
Short
seizure
like movements can occur at the start of cardiac arrests
What should you be aware of during a cardiac arrest?
You should be aware when the casualty presents
seizures
you should reassess their breathing if breathing is absent or abnormal start
CPR
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