Basic Life Support Flashcards
(13 cards)
positive breathing + positive pulse
do secondary survey
primary survey of the victim (CAB)
C - CIRCULATION must be maintained (check for 5-10 seconds)
- ADULT Casualty: check the CAROTID PULSE closer to you
- INFANT Casualty: check the BRACHIAL PULSE closer to you
A: AIRWAY should be OPEN (HEAD-TILT CHIN-LIFT MANEUVER;if there is a
suspected head injury, use the jaw thrust without head tilt maneuver)
B: BREATHING should be RESTORED (LOOK-LISTEN-FEEL SIMULTANEOUSLY for 10 seconds)
Secondary Survey of the victim
- INTERVIEW the victim: ask for NAME & “SAMPLE”
- Check VITAL SIGNS (simultaneously check for BREATHING & CIRCULATION)
- Conduct a head-to-toe survey: check for DCAPBTLS; Compare the left vs. the right side of the body
SAMPLE
Symptoms
Allergy
Medications
Past medical history
Last oral intake
Events prior to the episode
DCAPBTLS
Deformity
Contusion
Abrasion
Puncture
Burn
Tenderness
Laceration
Swelling
recovery position
IMPORTANCE:
- use for better breathing, criculation, & to avoid choking
body lays on its left side
left arm supports head vertically
right arm/hand goes directly under the left side of the face
knee stops body from rolling onto stomach
Emergency Action Steps
- Survey the scene (in 10 SECONDS, assess if it’s safe for you to help)
- Wear PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
- INTRODUCE YOURSELF & Ask PERMISSION to care. (If UNCONSCIOUS: consent is IMPLIED; or you may ask for the consent of their guardian)
- If the casualty is NOT RESPONDING, check for conssciousness: tap the shoulders gently & ask “Hey, hey, hey, are you okay?” for 3 TIMES)
- CALL FOR HELP: provide (1) YOUR NAME, (2) EXACT LOCATION of the accident, (3) NATURE of the injury, (4) # of injured, (5) first aid given: first responder should be the LAST TO DROP the call
- Conduct a PRIMARY SURVEY of the victim
- Do a SECONDARY Survey of the victim
- If there is NO HEAD or SPIRAL INJURY, put in a RECOVERY POSITION
- Document observation & endorse to the doctor/health care provider once the medical team arrives
Negative breathing but positive pulse
Do rescue breathing/artificial respiration
Rescue breathing/Artificial Respiration (Mouth-to-mouth)
- Open the airway using the head-tilt/chin-life maneuver (no head/neck injury)
- Pinch the person’s nose
- Create a seal with your lips around the person’s mouth
- Blow into the person’s mouth for one full second and watch for the chest to rise. Tilt the head further back if the chest does not rise.
- Give an additional breath for one second
- As soon as you see chest moevement, STOP the rescue breathing
COUNTING: blow 1, 1002, 1003,
1004, 1001,
blow 1, 1002, 1003,
1004, 1002
blow up to 1024,
blow
(blow every 5-6
seconds)
Negative breathing & negative pulse
do CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Place the palm of your hands OVER the CENTER of the imaginary nipple line
- Position your shoulders OVER your hands and lock your elbows STRAIGHT
- Compress the chest hard and fast (30
times at a rate of 100-120 compressions per
minute)
STOP if:
* the person regains consciousness and
breaths normally again
* you are exhausted and can’t continue
* medical team arrives and takes over
Heimlich Maneuver
abdominal thrusts to apply pressure to the
abdomen to force air from the lungs to
dislodge the object causing the blockage
Heimlich Maneuver
- Stand behind the choking person and
wrap your arms around his/her waist. - Make a FIST and place it just ABOVE THE NAVEL below the RIBCAGE.
- GRASP UR FIST with the OTHER HAND with the other hand and
perform QUICK, UPWARD THRUSTS into into the
abdomen. - Repeat until the object is expelled or the
person can breathe again.
