CPR/First Aid Unit

Outdoor ExplorationMr. HattonLesson 1

What we will be learning today• Today we are going to cover giving CPR to an

adult. • What is CPR?• How to give compressions and rescue breaths• What to do in a situation where CPR is

needed?

What is CPR

• CPR stands for _________________________• Emergency procedure for manually preserving

brain function– Until further measures restore blood circulation

and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest.• CPR’s main function is to _______ partial flow

of oxygenated blood to the brain and heart.

Continued….

• CPR is indicated for any person who is ___________ with no breathing.

• Intended to delay tissue death and extend the window of opportunity for a successful resuscitation without permanent brain damage.

• CPR along with an (_________________________) is the usual process in order to restore a heart rhythm.

Compressions• One of the most important parts of CPR is giving

________________.• When you compress the chest, you pump blood to

the brain and the heart• Push hard and fast (rate of _____ times a minute)• After each normal compression, release pressure on

chest to let it come back to normal position

Steps for Compressions• 1. ______ at the victims side

• 2. Make sure the victim is lying on his/her back on a firm and flat surface. – If the victim is face down, carefully roll them on their back.

• 3. Quickly move or remove clothes from the front of the chest that will get in the way of doing ___________ and using an AED.

• 4. Put the heel of one hand on the center of the victim’s chest between the nipples. Put the heel of your other hand on top of the first hand.

Steps of Compressions (cont.)

• 5. Push straight down on the chest ________ inches with each compression . Push hard and quickly.

• 6. Push at a rate of ________________a minute.

• 7. After each compression, _________ pressure on the chest to let it come back to its normal position.

Lets give it a try

• Get with a partner who is the same gender and give 10 chest compressions.

• If no partner, then you can pretend with the table your sitting at.

• Remember, the heel of one hand goes on the center of the victims chest, heel of other hand goes on top of first hand.

• Refer to the steps if you cannot remember exactly how

Opening the Airway

• Ok, now that you have the chest compressions down, next is onto the rescue breathing.

• When giving CPR, you must give the victim _________ that make the chest rise.

• Before giving breaths, you must open the airway with the _______________.

Head Tilt-Chin Lift

• The following steps are on how to perform the Head Tilt-Chin Lift correctly.

• 1. Tilt the head by pushing back on the __________

• 2. Lift the chin by putting your fingers on the ______ part of the chin. Do not press the soft tissues of the neck or under the chin.

• 3. Lift the chin to move the jaw _________.

Continued..

• Put your ear next to the victim’s mouth or nose.

• You want to _______________– _______to see if the chest is rising or falling– _______ for breaths– _______for breath on your cheek.

• This is to be sure that the airway is ______ before rescue breathing is started

Giving Rescue Breaths• You giving rescue breaths gives oxygen to the victim who cannot breath on

his/her own.

• 1. Hold the airway with a head tilt-chin lift.

• 2. Pinch the nose _________.

• 3. Take a normal breath and cover the victim’s mouth with your mouth, creating an ____________.– Normally used with a mask or type of barrier.

• 4. Give____breaths (blow for 1 second each). Watch for chest rise as you give each breath.

Breaths Continued…

• When you give CPR, you do sets of ___ chest compressions and ___ breaths.

• Try to keep on a rhythm with the breaths and compressions, (100 compressions a minute rate.)

• Try not to interrupt the chest compressions when they are being done– Don’t take to long with rescue breaths (2 breaths

for 1 second each)

Putting it All Together

• Now that we have gone over the chest compressions and breaths, time to put it all together.

• When performing CPR on an individual, remember to follow these steps in order.

Steps for CPR

• Make sure the _______ is safe– Make sure it is safe for you and victim, because

you do not want to become the victim.

• Check for a response– Check to see if victim is responsive before

administering CPR.– Kneel at the victims side and shout to them, ask if

they are ok or need assistance?

Steps Continued..

• Get Help– If victim doesn’t respond, get help on way as soon

as possible– Yell for help, if someone comes, tell them to dial

911 and find and AED if available– If no one comes, call 911 and start the steps of

CPR

Steps Continued…

• Check _________– Open the victim’s airway with the head tilt-chin lift– Check to see if the victim is breathing normally (5-

10 seconds)• Look, Listen, Feel

• 30 Compressions with 2 Rescue breaths• Keep going until help arrives, or you become

tired so someone else can take over

Special Situations

• If a victim is gasping, they are not breathing and will need CPR.

• If your first rescue breath doesn’t go in, re-position the head to re-open the airway with the head tilt-chin lift.

Masks

• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires certain rescuers to use a mask when giving breaths.

• May want to use a mask or other barrier device when giving CPR to victims.

• Masks are made of firm plastic and fit over the victims mouth or mouth to nose.

Video

• We will watch a video that will tie in all of the information that we just went over in the lesson.

• Using the mannequins for the next part of the class.– How to perform CPR http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPEFskCrdhQ – CPR Story http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb7Nfra91fs

Closing

• Name one thing you learned today.

• Next class we will go over CPR for children/infants.