CPR Flashcards
meaning of CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
is used when someone has collapsed and is not breathing
CPR
it can help people stay alive until emergency services arrive
CPR
meaning of DRASBCD
- DANGER
- RESPONSE
- SHOUT FOR HELP
- AIRWAY
- BREATHING
- CIRCULATION
- DEFIBRILLATION
look around and make sure first if the area is safe for yourself and others before approaching
DANGER
shake them gently by the shoulders and ask them loudly “Are you alright?”
RESPONSE
if there is no response
SHOUT FOR HELP
gently tilt the head back to open up the airway
AIRWAY
look, listen, and feel for signs of normal
BREATHING
—– for normal chest movements
look
—– for normal breathing sounds
listen
—– try to feel their breath against your face
feel
do this for no more than 10 seconds
feel
there is no sign of breathing or they are breathing in an unusually noisy way you MUST?
DO CPR
it means the flow of blood around the body and when the heart stops pumping we need to take over this role by pushing down hard and fast on the chest
CIRCULATION
start by placing the heel of one hand at the center of a person’s chest and interlock your fingers
CIRCULATION
with arms straightened, press hard and fast letting the chest to ——- each time
come back up fully
when doing cpr, fast means how many times in every second?
two times
hard means chest must go down by about
5 cm
this two procedures is crucial for cpr to be effective
pushing hard and fast
give how many rescue breaths every 30 compressions?
2
give 2 rescue breaths every how many compressions?
30
it means delivering a shock to restart the heartbeat
DEFIBRILLATION
some public areas and workplaces have an easy-to-use defibrillator on site called
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR or AED
what does AED mean?
AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
means it’s the machine that decides what do to and talks you through the steps
automatic
if there is no AED available what must one do?
do CPR
