CPR/CHOKING
Katie
McCarthy
Grades 9-12
CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
 Immediate recognition and activation of the emergency
response system
 Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR )
 Rapid defibrillation
 Effective advanced life support
 Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
WHAT IS CPR?
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Pumps blood through the heart
Keeps blood moving to the body and brain.
Can help revive the heart and lungs
Can prevent severe brain damage or death.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
CPR Signs
Choking signs
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Unresponsive
Not breathing normally
Not breathing
No pulse
Can’t cough speak or breath
Coughing or gagging
Turning blue
Wheezing
Clutching throat
BEGINNING STEPS TO FOLLOW CPR
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Check the scene for safety
Tap shoulder and ask “Are you ok?”
Call 911
Obtain permission if under 18
Tilt head back and lift chin
Look, listen and feel (10 seconds)
Check for severe bleeding
Begin CPR if needed
CHOKING ADULT
■ Check the scene
■ If cannot cough, speak or breath call 911
■ Position self slightly behind person
■ Place one arm diagonally across person’s chest
■ Lean the person forward
■ 5 back blows between shoulder blades
■ Use the heal of hand
■ 5 abdominal thrusts with fist above naval
VIDEO1
 Choking Adult
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE45ks9miIw
CHOKING CHILD
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Check the scene
Obtain permission to treat
If cannot cough, speak or breath call 911
Position self slightly behind person
Place one arm diagonally across person’s chest
Lean the person forward
5 back blows between should blades
Use the heel of hand
5 abdominal thrusts just above naval
VIDEO2
 Choking Child
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjmbD7aIaf0
CHOKING INFANT
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Check the scene
Obtain permission to treat
If cannot cough, speak or breath call 911
Position facedown on your forearm
Lower infant to thigh
Keep infant’s head below their chest
5 back blows between shoulder blades
5 chest thrusts with fingers on sternum
Compress chest ½ inch to 1 inch
VIDEO3
 Choking infant
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzBQlyRpRI
CONTINUE STEPS FOR CHOKING
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Continue until:
Object is forced out
Person can breathe, speak or cough forcefully
Person becomes unconscious
WHEN TO PERFORM CPR
■ Heart stops beating
■ Not breathing
■ Not breathing normally
■The steps of CPR are C-A-B:
■ C for compression
■ A for airway
■ B for breathing
CONTINUING CPR
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Continue CPR until:
The scene becomes unsafe
You see an obvious sign of life
An AED arrives and is ready for use
Another trained responder or EMS personnel take over
You are too exhausted to continue
CPR/ADULT
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Give 30 chest compression 2 inches deep
Look for foreign object
Remove it with your finger if seen
Tilt head back and lift chin
Give two breaths
Repeat
VIDEO4
 CPR Adult
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG6sTRBa2pY
CPR/CHILD
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Obtain permission to treat
Give 2 slow breaths (1 second)
Position heel of hand on breastbone
Grasp hand with other hand with fingers extended
Position shoulders over hands
30 chest compressions (2 inches) in cadence
Give 2 slow breaths
VIDEO5
 CPR Child
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpLz2OCkig
CPR/INFANT
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Give 2 slow breaths (1 second)
Re-tilt head if breaths don’t go in
Attempt to give 1 breath
30 chest compressions (.5 inch to 1 inch) 2 -3 fingers
Check for foreign object
Remove with finger if seen (pinky)
Tilt head and lift chin
Give 2 slow breaths
Repeat
VIDEO6
 CPR Infant
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkZA -C0hj6E
HOW TO GET CPR CERTIFIED
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American Red Cross courses are available
High school courses are available
College courses are available
American Heart Association courses are available
National Safety Council courses are available
Local hospitals and community centers
Check on-line for local facilities
REFERENCES
 Standard First Aid/AED Review ECC Guidelines 2010. ( n.d.). Retrieved
February 16, 2015, from
http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/lib/dmhas/publication
 What is CPR. ( n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2015, from
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/WhatisCPR/What
-is-CPR_UCM_001120_SubHomePage.jsp