reacting to life-threatening emergencies everyday life skills chapter 1 – lesson 2
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Reacting to Life-Threatening Emergencies
Everyday Life SkillsChapter 1 – Lesson 2
First aid for choking
What is choking?
First aid for choking
What is choking?
When food or some object block a person’s airway and prevents breathing
First aid for choking
Signs That Someone is Choking
Victim can’t speak
First aid for choking
Signs That Someone is Choking
Victim can’t speak Victim turns pale or blue
First aid for choking
Signs That Someone is Choking
Victim can’t speak Victim turns pale or blue Victim is using the universal distress
signal for choking.
First aid for choking
Signs That Someone is Choking
Victim can’t speak Victim turns pale or blue Victim is using the universal distress
signal for choking. Victim is gasping, has a weak cough, or
loses consciousness.
First aid for choking
ASK if he/she can talk. If a victim can still speak or cough, some air is getting through. Allow him/her to cough up the object.
NEVER pound a person on the back to force it out. That could force the object further down and completely block the wind pipe.
First aid for choking
If the victim cannot speak, cough, or breathe due to choking, perform the HEIMLICH MANEUVER.
First aid for choking
How to do the heimlich
First Aid for Respiratory Failure
Choking is only one reason people stop breathing. Heart attack, drowning, electrical shock, or a severe allergic reaction can cause people to stop breathing (respiratory failure).
This person will have pale or blue skin, especially around the mouth or fingers.
First Aid for Respiratory Failure
Respiratory Failure (has a pulse, not breathing
LEADS TO
Rescue Breathing
RESCUE BREATHING VIDEO
RESCUE BREATHING VIDEO
Cardiac…Cardio….My HEART!
Anything that starts with cardiac or cardio has to do with the heart.
You are under ARREST!
Cardiac arrest – a condition in which the heart has stopped beating and there is no pulse.
Cardiac Arrest = CPR
If someone’s heart stops (cardiac arrest), it’s time for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
What is another name for cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
Cardiac arrest? CPR!
REVIEW
How do we save this person?
REVIEW
If the person can’t talk and is choking, use the heimlich maneuver.
Review
What is it called when someone stops breathing but has a pulse?
Review
What is it called when someone stops breathing but has a pulse?
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
How do you save a person who is experiencing respiratory failure?
First Aid for Respiratory Failure
How do you save a person who is experiencing respiratory failure?
Rescue Breathing
REVIEW
If someone’s heart stops (cardiac arrest), what should you do?
REVIEW
If someone’s heart stops (cardiac arrest), what should you do?
CPR (CardiopulmonaryResuscitation)