HeartSaver CPR & AED

Appropriate care for an unresponsive choking person

• Modified CPR with look for object before providing breaths.

• Perform abdominal thrusts immediately.

• Administer back blows followed by chest thrusts.

• Call emergency services and wait for help.

Recovery position steps:

• 1. Extend the arm closest to you above the head. 2. Grab the shoulder and hip. 3. Roll the person towards you. 4. Rolling toward you allows easier access to monitor breathing. 5. Bend knees to stabilize.

• 1. Extend the arm farthest from you above the head. 2. Grab the shoulder and hip. 3. Roll the person away from you. 4. Rolling away makes it easier to monitor breathing. 5. Keep legs straight.

• 1. Extend both arms above the head. 2. Grab the shoulder and hip. 3. Roll the person towards you. 4. Rolling towards you makes it harder to monitor breathing. 5. Bend knees to stabilize.

• 1. Keep the person flat on their back. 2. Grab the shoulder and hip. 3. Roll the person towards you. 4. Rolling towards you allows easier access to monitor breathing. 5. Bend knees to stabilize.

Cycle of chest compressions and breaths in CPR

• 15 chest compressions to 1 breath.

• 30 chest compressions to 2 breaths.

• 20 chest compressions to 2 breaths.

• 40 chest compressions to 3 breaths.

Type of consent when approached by a parent asking for help with their baby.

• Implied consent

• Informed consent

• Expressed consent

• Parental consent

For an adult or child older than 8 years of age or over 55 pounds (25 kg), AED pad placement.

• The upper right and lower left side of the chest

• The lower right and upper left side of the chest

• The center of the chest and the abdomen

• The left side of the chest and the back

The three important steps to follow in any emergency.

• Check—Call—Care

• Assess—Alert—Assist

• Look—Listen—Learn

• Stop—Drop—Roll

First signs of an emergency often include:

• unusual appearances or behaviors

• normal daily activities

• common sounds

• pleasant fragrances

After giving a shock, resume compressions and continue CPR until one of the following occurs:

• You notice an obvious sign of life

• The AED prompts you to analyze again

• EMS personnel arrive

• You have completed 10 minutes of CPR

Purpose of Good Samaritan Laws.

• To help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return.

• To encourage people to provide medical care only for a fee.

• To limit the liability of healthcare professionals in their practice.

• To ensure that all medical care is provided by licensed professionals.

When should responders switch roles when giving CPR and using an AED?

• After a shock is delivered or if no shock is advised, about every 2 minutes, or if one of the responders is getting fatigued and needs to rest.

• Only after 5 minutes of continuous CPR.

• Whenever the AED indicates a shock is needed.

• Responders should never switch roles during CPR.