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Upon arriving to the scene, your must first Size up the scene: Is the area safe to enter? Is immediate danger involved? What happened? What is the nature of the illness/injury? How many people involved? Is anyone else available to help? What is you initial impression? Signs that indicate a life threatening emergency -Loss of consciousness -Abnormal skin color -Heavy bleeding Primary Assessment of Unconscious adult patient Assess: Consciousness Breathing Circulation Level of Conciousness (LOC) Assessment #Examify | #OnlineExams | #TestPrep | #StudyResources | #AcademicSuccess | #ExamPreparation | #QuizTime | #LearningTools | #Education | #StudentSupport Examify | Smart Grades | Latest update Tap pt on the shoulder and ask "Are you OK?" "AVPU" A- Alert: Fully awake & responsive V- Verbal: Responds to verbal stimuli P- Painful: Responds to painful stimuli U- Unresponsive Airway Assessment Pt must be in supine (face up) position to evaluate. Gently roll onto back. *If pt is talking- airway is open 2 Methods to open airway: Head tilt-chin lift and jaw thrust To perform the head-tilt/chin lift technique on an adult: - Press down on the forehead while pulling up on the bony part of the chin with two to three fingers of the other hand. - For adults, tilt the head past a neutral position to open the airway while avoiding hyperextension of the neck. modified jaw-thrust maneuver #Examify | #OnlineExams | #TestPrep | #StudyResources | #AcademicSuccess | #ExamPreparation | #QuizTime | #LearningTools | #Education | #StudentSupport Examify | Smart Grades | Latest update The modified jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway when a patient is suspected of having a head, neck or spinal injury. To perform this maneuver on an adult, kneel above the patient's head and: -Put one hand on each side of the patient's head with the thumbs near the corners of the mouth pointed toward the chin, using the elbows for support. -Slide the fingers into position under the angles of the patient's jawbone without moving the head or neck. - Thrust the jaw upward without moving the head or neck to lift the jaw and open the airway. Once the airway is open, simultaneously check for breathing and a carotid pulse, for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds. Agonal breaths Isolated or infrequent gasping that occurs in the absence of normal breathing in an unconscious patient. These breaths can occur after the heart has stopped beating and are considered a sign of cardiac arrest. Agonal breaths are NOT normal breathing. If the patient is demonstrating agonal breaths, you need to care for the patient as if he or she is not breathing at all. Respiratory arrest If the patient is not breathing but has a definitive pulse, the patient is in respiratory arrest. To care for a patient expe

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BLS/CPR Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update
Upon arriving to the scene, your must first

✓ Size up the scene:
✓ Is the area safe to enter?
✓ Is immediate danger involved?
✓ What happened? What is the nature of the illness/injury?
✓ How many people involved?
✓ Is anyone else available to help?
✓ What is you initial impression?



Signs that indicate a life threatening emergency

✓ -Loss of consciousness
✓ -Abnormal skin color
✓ -Heavy bleeding



Primary Assessment of Unconscious adult patient

✓ Assess:
✓ Consciousness
✓ Breathing
✓ Circulation



Level of Conciousness (LOC) Assessment




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✓ Tap pt on the shoulder and ask "Are you OK?"
✓ "AVPU"
✓ A- Alert: Fully awake & responsive
✓ V- Verbal: Responds to verbal stimuli
✓ P- Painful: Responds to painful stimuli
✓ U- Unresponsive



Airway Assessment

✓ Pt must be in supine (face up) position to evaluate.
✓ Gently roll onto back.
✓ *If pt is talking- airway is open



2 Methods to open airway:

✓ Head tilt-chin lift and jaw thrust



To perform the head-tilt/chin lift technique on an adult:

✓ - Press down on the forehead while pulling up on the bony part of the chin with two
to
✓ three fingers of the other hand.
✓ - For adults, tilt the head past a neutral position to open the airway while avoiding
✓ hyperextension of the neck.



modified jaw-thrust maneuver




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✓ The modified jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway when a patient is
suspected of having a head, neck or spinal injury.
✓ To perform this maneuver on an adult, kneel above the patient's head and:
✓ -Put one hand on each side of the patient's head with the thumbs near the corners
✓ of the mouth pointed toward the chin, using the elbows for support.
✓ -Slide the fingers into position under the angles of the patient's jawbone without
moving the head or neck.
✓ - Thrust the jaw upward without moving the head or neck to lift the jaw and open
the airway.



Once the airway is open, simultaneously check

for breathing and a carotid pulse, for at least

✓ 5 but no more than 10 seconds.



Agonal breaths

✓ Isolated or infrequent gasping that occurs in the absence of normal breathing in an
unconscious patient. These breaths can occur after the heart
✓ has stopped beating and are considered a sign of cardiac arrest. Agonal breaths are
NOT normal breathing. If the patient is demonstrating agonal breaths, you need to
care for the patient as if he or she is not breathing at all.



Respiratory arrest

✓ If the patient is not breathing but has a definitive pulse, the patient is in respiratory
arrest.
✓ To care for a patient experiencing respiratory arrest, you must give ventilations.
✓ Giving ventilations is a technique to supply oxygen to a patient who is in respiratory
✓ arrest.



Respiratory Arrest Response:




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