Nursing Care of a Child with Life-Threatening Conditions Emergency Situations (Acute & Chronic) Flashcards
BCLS
Basic Cardiac Life Support
is performed to support the patient’s circulation and respiration through the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until advanced life support arrives
Basic Life Support (BLS)
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
is a lifesaving technique. It aims to keep blood and oxygen flowing through the body when a person’s heart and breathing have stopped
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
DoctoRS ABCD
D-danger
R-response
S-send for help
A-airway
B-breathing
C-CPR
D-defibrillator
(2) Types of CPR
- Hands-only CPR
- Traditional CPR with breaths
Involves calling for help and then pushing on the chest in a rapid motion in chest compressions. This CPR can prevent a delay in getting blood
moving through the body.
Hands-only CPR
(8) Rules for achieving effective chest compressions:
- 100 – 120 compressions per minute (for all ages)
- Push down firmly on the sternum to 1/3 of the depth of the chest
- Push in a regular rhythm, for example counting ‘1, 2, 3’
- Compression/relaxation ratio should be 50:50 with complete recoil of chest between each compression
- Frequent rotation of personnel should be taken after approximately 200 compressions or approximately every two (2) minutes
- Avoid compression below lower limits of sternum as may cause regurgitation and/or damage to liver/spleen/stomach
- Interruptions to chest compressions should be minimized
- Avoid compressions applied too high as ineffective depth is achieved
- After each 30 compressions there is an interruption in chest compressions for two (2) rescue breaths (optional).
Rules for achieving effective chest compressions:
___-___ compressions per minute
100 – 120 compressions per minute
Rules for achieving effective chest compressions:
Push down firmly on the sternum to ____ of the depth of the chest
1/3 of the depth of the chest
Rules for achieving effective chest compressions:
Compression/relaxation ratio should be __:__ with complete recoil of chest between each compression
50:50 with complete recoil of chest between each compression
Rules for achieving effective chest compressions:
Frequent rotation of personnel should be taken after approximately ____compressions or approximately every ____minutes
200 compressions or approximately every two (2) minutes
Rules for achieving effective chest compressions:
Avoid compression __________ as may cause regurgitation and/or damage to liver/spleen/stomach
lower limits of sternum
Rules for achieving effective chest compressions:
After each ___ compressions there is an interruption in chest compressions for _______rescue breaths (optional).
30 compressions there is an interruption in chest compressions for two (2) rescue breaths (optional).
Also called CPR with breaths, this alternates chest compressions with mouth-to-mouth breaths. This type of CPR can give the body more oxygen in the critical moments before help arrives.
Traditional CPR with breaths
CPR with breaths: Steps for adults and teens (4 steps)
- Perform chest compressions.: Checking the scene for safety then place the person on a firm, flat surface, perform 30 chest compressions.
- Open the airway: Put the palm of your hand on the person’s forehead and tilt your head back. Gently lift their chin forward with your other hand.
- Give rescue breaths: With the airway open, pinch the nostrils shut, and cover the person’s mouth with a CPR face mask to make a seal. For infants, cover both mouth and nose with the mask. If a mask isn’t available, cover the person’s mouth with yours. Give two rescue breaths, each lasting about 1 second. Watch for their chest to rise with each breath. If it doesn’t, reposition the face mask and try again.
- Alternate rescue breathing with chest compressions: Continue alternating 30 compressions with two rescue breaths until the person begins to breathe or until medical help arrives. If the person begins to breathe, have him or her lie on their side quietly until medical assistance is on the scene
SAFE Approach
SHOUT for help
APPROACH with care, check if the area is
FREE from danger, and then
EVALUATE the patient using ABC
EVALUATE the patient using ABC
AIRWAY
BREATHING
CIRCULATION
This maneuver is to ensure an open airway is referred to as _______?
Its purpose is to prevent the tongue obstructing the upper airway.
head tilt-chin lift
Once the child or infant’s airway is open the rescuer should look, listen and feel for signs of _________ by placing their face close to the child/infant’s chest and looking down the chest.
BREATHING
(3) Rescue breaths in children are delivered by:
(a) pinching the soft part of the nose closed
(b) taking a breath
(c) placing the lips around the child’s mouth
Infants have underdeveloped diaphragmatic muscles, which results in the increased use of abdominal muscles to breathe. Therefore, the rescuer should?
observe both chest and abdominal movement when assessing breathing.