CPR, AED & First Aid

Question 1

ABC of Survival

Answer 1

Airway (make sure its open)
breathing (look, listen & feel for breathing)
circulation (start chest compression)

Question 2

Priorities when treating a casultie

Answer 2

• emergency CPR
• choking
• control life threatening bleed
• unconscious breathing casualty
• shock
• first aid

Question 3

chian of survial

Answer 3

EEEP

• early recognition
• early CPR
• Early defib
• post-resus care

Question 4

turning a casultie

Answer 4

• kneel nxt to and turn head away
• place arm nearest above head
• grasp casulties shoulder and clamp their arm to waist with other hand
• with a steady pull roll casultie against your thighs
• roll casualties gently to the ground supporting the head
• place extended arm by side

Question 5

regurgitation of stomach contents

Answer 5

• hand on the chin with arm parralel to collar bone
• roll away and mouth to lowest point
• clear any residue out with fingers
• turn back onto back re-establish airway and continue CPR

Question 6

recovery position

Answer 6

• place arm nearest at right angle to body
• bring far arm across chest so plam is on their face
• hold arm against face, lift far knee
• roll casultie towards you
• tilt head back to ensure airway is open
• check breathing regulary

Question 7

cardiac arrest

Answer 7

• stopped pumping blood

- either stopped or twitching in an ineffective way

Question 8

airway managment

Answer 8

-head tilt and chin lift

Question 9

CPR - adult

Answer 9

• check for danger
• gently shake shoulder & ask for a response
• turn casualty onto back
• place hand on forehead two fingers on chin & tilt head back
• keeping hands in plae look, liten & feel for breathing for 10 seconds
• if in doubt do CPR
• implement the EAP
• send someone to get AED if possible
• start CPR
• heel of hand in centre of chest
• interlock fingers
• position shoulder vertically above casualty
• -press down to a depth of 5/6 cm
• repeat a rate of 100-120 bpm per second

Question 10

agonal gasps

Answer 10

infrequent noisy slow gasps

Question 11

rescure breaths

Answer 11

• after 30 compressions give 2 rescue breaths
• pinch the nose
• allow muth to open but maintain chin lift
• breathe into casultitys mouth watching chest rise

Question 12

child & baby CPR

Answer 12

• give 5 initial rescue breaths
• use two fingers on a baby under a year
• use one or two hands for a child ovr one

Question 13

drowning and cpr

Answer 13

start with 5 initial rescue breaths