CPR and First Aid Exam
How to recognize an emergency
look for unusual noises, sights, odors, appearances and behaviors
example: screams, breaking glass, crashing metal
Do not risk your own _________________ in order to rescue or provide first aid to
another person
Safety
Good Samaritan Laws
state laws that help protect healthcare professionals and ordinary citizens from
liability while giving emergency care to accident victims. You are protected if you are
certified and obtain consent, act in good faith, are not paid, use reasonable skill and
care, are not negligent (careless), and do not abandon the person
How to open an Airway
tilt head, lift chin
,Signs of life
movement or breathing
ABCs
Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (blood flowing through the body)
How to check Breathing
look for movement of the chest, listen and feel for air movement by placing your ear
and then your cheek at the mouth and nose of the victim
How to check Circulation
place your index and middle fingers into the groove of the neck next to the voice box
to feel the carotid artery pulse
Index finger
the finger next to the thumb; also called pointer finger
, Voice box
larynx
Rescue Breathing
an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not
breathing. To perform this, a person blows air into a victim's lungs to give him/her
oxygen
How to give rescue breaths to an adult
1. tilt head, lift chin, pinch the nose shut
2. take a breath and make a complete seal over the person's mouth
3. blow in to make chest clearly rise (1 second)
4. Begin CPR/administer AED if breaths go in OR assume unconscious choking if
breaths do NOT go in
Steps to check an injured child or infant
1. check scene, then check child
2. obtain consent from parent/guardian if present
3. Tap on shoulder and shout, "Are you okay?"
How to recognize an emergency
look for unusual noises, sights, odors, appearances and behaviors
example: screams, breaking glass, crashing metal
Do not risk your own _________________ in order to rescue or provide first aid to
another person
Safety
Good Samaritan Laws
state laws that help protect healthcare professionals and ordinary citizens from
liability while giving emergency care to accident victims. You are protected if you are
certified and obtain consent, act in good faith, are not paid, use reasonable skill and
care, are not negligent (careless), and do not abandon the person
How to open an Airway
tilt head, lift chin
,Signs of life
movement or breathing
ABCs
Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (blood flowing through the body)
How to check Breathing
look for movement of the chest, listen and feel for air movement by placing your ear
and then your cheek at the mouth and nose of the victim
How to check Circulation
place your index and middle fingers into the groove of the neck next to the voice box
to feel the carotid artery pulse
Index finger
the finger next to the thumb; also called pointer finger
, Voice box
larynx
Rescue Breathing
an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not
breathing. To perform this, a person blows air into a victim's lungs to give him/her
oxygen
How to give rescue breaths to an adult
1. tilt head, lift chin, pinch the nose shut
2. take a breath and make a complete seal over the person's mouth
3. blow in to make chest clearly rise (1 second)
4. Begin CPR/administer AED if breaths go in OR assume unconscious choking if
breaths do NOT go in
Steps to check an injured child or infant
1. check scene, then check child
2. obtain consent from parent/guardian if present
3. Tap on shoulder and shout, "Are you okay?"
