Section 3: CPR, AED & First Aid Flashcards
How to perform CPR in water?
- Tow them to the side of the pool
- Support the casualty with one arm behind their neck and shoulders. Use the other arm to hold on the poolside
- Check for breathing for 10sec and if not breathing, use mouth-to-nose rescue breaths, keeping the chin lift and keeping the casualty’s mouth closed
- Continue the rescue breaths until help comes
Why use a pocket mask in CPR?
It creates a barrier between the casualty and the lifeguard when giving rescue breaths
How to give CPR to somebody with a tracheostomy?
Wipe the mucus from the tube, do the normal 30:2 method but in rescue breaths, cover the mouth and nose, and breath in the tracheostomy
How to give CPR to somebody with air in the stomach
Some 30:2 method but improve the head/chin lift by increasing it, don’t apply pressure to the stomach
What to do if the casualty’s ribs are broken while doing CPR?
Carry on doing CPR until ambulance arrives
What to do if chest does not rise on rescue breaths?
Check if the airwaves are blocked and remove it if so, recheck the head/chin lift and do no more that 2 rescue breaths before chest compressions
What is the 30:2 method in CPR
30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths in a cycle method
All the steps to CPR
- Check for danger (say is quite loud)
- Hold the cast lift and check if they’re okay, to see if they’re responsive
- Check for breathing with the head/chin lift for 10seconds
- (IF NOT BREATHING) Tell somebody to say that they’re unresponsive, that you need and ambulance and a Defib and you’re going to perform CPR.
- (IF BREATHING) put them in the recovery position
- (IF A CHILD OR DROWNED) give 5 rescue breaths (IF AND ADULT ON DRYSIDE) give them 2 rescue breaths
- Do 30 chest compressions and then 2 rescue breaths until help comes
Is there a difference between CPR in Children and Adults?
YES
Children have 5 rescue breaths before 30:2 method
Is there a difference between CPR on Children and Babies?
YES
Children, need a full arm on chest compressions and have normal rescue breaths
while babies only need three fingers in chest compressions and the rescue breaths are both through the mouth and nose.
Is there similarities between CPR on Children and Babies?
YES
- they both use 30:2 method
- both only need one arm chest compressions, unlike adults
- they both need 5 rescue breaths before the start of the 30:2 method
The differences between Severe airway obstruction and Mild airway obstruction
Severe airway obstruction = casualty unable to speak, weakening cough, change colour, veins out of the neck exposed
Mild airway obstruction = casualty can speak, couch and breathe but will be in some distress
What to do to relieve mild chocking?
- Encourage coughing
2. Continue to check for deterioration to ineffective cough or until obstruction is relieved
What to do to relieve severe chocking ?
- Encourage coughing
- (IF CONSCIOUS) 5 Back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts. Carry on the cycle
- (IF UNCONSCIOUS) Start CPR immediately
Is treating chocking on children and Babies different?
YES
Although they have 5 back blows, the abdominal thrusts are too hard on babies so they have 5 three finger chest compressions instead of them
If an artery bleed is the most severe bleed, What is the more severe vein bleed or a capillary bleed?
Vein bleeds as more blood is released from oozing
How to treat a cut?
- Clean the wound with water and remove dirt
2. Dry the wound with a sterile dressing and apply a plaster/bandage
How to treat a graze?
- Clean the wound with water and remove dirt
2. Dry the wound with a sterile dressing and apply a plaster/bandage
