Health: CPR Class Notes
CPR
What does CPR stand for?
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What is CPR?
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Pre-CPR Steps
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Make sure the scene is safe
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__________the victim on the shoulders and shout “______________________________?”
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If no response send someone to call __________or you call
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Open the airway ________________________________________
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Check if the victim is __________
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Look for signs of __________, __________, __________, or __________
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Look for a Medic Alert Tag
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Begin CPR
CPR Steps
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Lay victim on their back and perform the head-tilt chin-lift
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Check for breathing if there is no chest rise give __________breaths
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After __________breaths give __________compressions then check for breathing
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Continue to give __________ compressions and __________ breaths until help arrives
How to Perform Chest Compressions
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Place the heel of your hand in the __________of the __________
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Place the other hand on top of your first hand and lock fingers
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Exert enough pressure to depress the chest, by keeping your elbows slightly bent and using
your body to exert the force
Infant CPR Steps
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Lay victim on their back and perform the head-tilt chin-lift
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Check for __________if there is no chest rise give __________ breaths
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After 2 breaths give __________ compressions, then check for breathing
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Continue to give __________compressions and 2 breaths until help arrives
How to Perform Infant Chest Compressions
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Find the center of the chest
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Place __________fingers on the center of the breastbone
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Exert enough pressure to depress the chest
Hands Only CPR
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Hands only CPR is done the exact same way CPR is performed without the Breaths
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It has been proven that there is enough oxygen in the blood to circulate to the brain
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This new technique will also increase bystander involvement
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Hands only CPR Video
First Aid for a Heart Attack
What is a heart attack?
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The heart is deprived of __________
Cardiac Arrest:
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Aftermath of a ____________________
Signs of a Heart Attack
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Chest discomfort, usually in the center of the chest
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Nausea, __________, __________
How to use an AED
What is a AED?
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How to Use it :
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Turn AED on and follow __________
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Attach the __________as shown in the __________
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Allow the AED to check for a heart __________
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Make sure nobody is __________the victim while checking for heart rhythm (verbalize)
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If shock is needed make sure nobody is __________the victim (verbalize)
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Press the __________button
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Begin the steps of CPR immediately
First Aid for Choking
Choking
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Universal Distress Signal
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Steps for a Conscious Choking Victim
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Ask the victim if they are choking if the victim is __________encourage them to continue to
__________it may __________the object
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If the victim cannot __________or __________have someone call 9-1-1
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Give Abdominal Thrusts
o Abdominal Thrusts
How to Perform Abdominal thrusts
1. Stand __________ the victim with _________________ in between the victim’s legs and
wrap your _______________ around the victim’s __________________
2. Make a _________________ with one hand and place the _________________ side of
the fist into the victim’s abdomen, above the _________________ and below the
_________________ and grab your fist with the other hand
3. Apply pressure _________________ and _________________ towards the victims
diaphragm in one smooth motion
4. Keep performing these abdominal thrusts until the object is _________________ or the
victim becomes _________________
When an Infant is Choking
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Place the victim face __________on your __________and upper leg
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Support the victim’s __________by placing your hand around the lower jaw and chest
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Use the heel of your other hand and give __________ thrusts to the back between the
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Place the victim on their back with the head on a __________angle on your upper leg
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Press __________ fingers in the center of the breast bone and give __________ thrusts
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If the object does not dislodge __________the __________
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Once the object is out, the victim may still need recovery breaths
Can you give yourself abdominal thrusts if you are choking and your alone?
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Give yourself quick ____________________, by applying pressure __________and _______
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Repeat until the object is dislodged
First Aid for Bleeding
How to Control Bleeding
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Make sure the scene is safe
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Send someone to get a ______________________________
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Take __________precautions
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If able to ask the victim to place __________on the __________with a large clean dressing
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Place pressure over the wound with the __________of your hand
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If the bleeding continues __________another dressing on __________of the first one and
apply more __________
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Check for signs of __________
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Call 9-1-1
First Aid for Shock
Any serious injury/illness can lead to shock
Shock:
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Shock can lead you to __________, put into a coma, or __________if untreated
Warning signs include:
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____________________, ____________________
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____________________, ____________________
First Aid for Shock
Steps to treat a shock victim
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Make sure the scene is safe
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Call 9-1-1
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Help the victim lie on his/her back
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If there is no leg injury or pain __________the victims __________just above the level of the
__________ (box or chair)
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Use pressure to stop any __________
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__________the victim to keep the victim __________