8th GradeChapter 6 Lesson 8

Rescue Breathing and CPR

Assessing the Victim

First Steps Tap the victim and shout, “Are you okay?”

If they don’t respond shake their shoulders

Dial 911

Position them face up on hard surface

Airway Airway

Tilt head back to move tongue from windpipe

Place 1 hand on forehead and 2 fingers under jaw

Gently push and pull to tilt head back

Breathing

Keep hands on victims head

Look, listen and feel

If no breathing, re-tilt head, remove anything blocking it

If still no breathing, you will need to do it

Rescue Breathing (child and infant)

Pinch their nose with fingers of hand on forehead

Make a tight seal around their mouth (and nose) with face mask or your mouth

Give 2 breaths, turn head to chest, check for pulse (brachial or carotid artery)

Turn head to chest and count to 2 one-thousand, give breath on 3

Rescue Breathing (cont.)

Continue breathing for 2 minutes Recheck pulse If pulse, continue rescue breathing until

help arrives or they breath alone If no pulse, start CPR

Infant vs. Adult Rescue Breathing

Puff of air in cheeks

Cover their mouth and nose

Give 1 breath every 3 seconds

Problems with Rescue Breathing

Air does not go in Are they choking Did you tilt the head enough Blow too much air or too hard Air goes into the stomach and they may

vomit

CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

They are not breathing and have no pulse Give 2 breaths Position hands in the center of the chest

even with nipple line Heel of hand on sternum Shoulders over hands Lock elbows

CPR (cont.)

Rock from hips to get power

Compress sternum 1 ½ to 2”

30 quick compressions

Should average 100 compressions per minute (3 complete cycles)

CPR (cont.)

Repeat cycle 2 breaths Find correct hand location 30 compressions Continue 30:2 ratio

Infant and Child CPR

Only use 2 fingers for infant For child, use only 1 hand not 2

You may stop CPR/breathing if:

Help arrives

AED arrives

Exhaustion

Danger to you and victim

AED

For each minute it is delayed, chance for survival decrease by 10%

Analyzes heartbeat and can recommend shock

No one can be touching victim during this time

After shock or if no shock, complete 5 cycles (2 min.) and re-evaluate