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When an advanced airway is in place: - Perform continuous compressions at 100 to
120/min.
- Give 1 breath every 6 seconds for adults
- Give 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds for a child or infant
- No pauses in compressions to give breaths
When providing rescue breaths to an adult victim, you should give ____ breath(s) every ____
seconds. 1 breath(s) every 6 seconds
When an advanced airway is in place, chest compressions should be provided at a rate of ____
to ____ per minute. 100 to 120
OPIOID-ASSOCIATED LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY: Opioid-associated life-threatening
emergency is a condition that can cause a person to stop breathing but still have a pulse.
OPIOID-ASSOCIATED LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY:
Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of opioid overdose. -
Common routes of administration for naloxone include intravenous, intramuscular, and
intranasal.
OPIOID-ASSOCIATED LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY:
For a person who is unresponsive and not breathing normally but has a pulse: - Give 1
rescue breath every 6 seconds in an adult.
- Give 1 rescue breath every 2 to 3 seconds in a child or infant.
- Then, if you local protocol allows, give naloxone. Don't delay breaths to give naloxone.
, CARDIAC ARREST IN A PREGNANT PATIENT High-quality CPR can increase the mother's and
the infant's chance of survival.
-perform compressions and use an AED as you would for any cardiac arrest victim. Shock from
the AED will not harm the infant
-if additional rescuers are present and rescuers are trained, perform continuous lateral uterine
displacement, in addition to high-quality BLS
-if the woman is revived, place her on her left side. This may help improve blood flow to her
heart and therefore, to the infant
SIGNS of CHOKING: ADULTS and CHILDREN:
With a SEVERE airway obstruction, the victim will show signs of poor air exchange and difficulty
breathing such as: - silent cough
- inability to speak or breathe
- cyanosis (turning blue)
An adult or older child may clutch the neck with both hands, making the universal choking sign.
If the victim nods that they are choking, you must act.
ABDOMINAL THRUSTS: ADULTS and CHILDREN Step 1: Stand or kneel behind the victim and
place your arms around the victim's waist; with one hand, locate the navel.
Step 2: Make a fist with the other hand and place the thumb side of your fist against the
victim's abdomen, just above the navel and well below the breastbone.
Step 3: Grasp your fist with the other hand and press your fist into the victim's abdomen with a
quick, forceful upward thrust.
-- Repeat thrusts until the object is expelled from the airway or the victim becomes
unresponsive.
HOW TO USE A POCKET MASK Step 1:
When an advanced airway is in place: - Perform continuous compressions at 100 to
120/min.
- Give 1 breath every 6 seconds for adults
- Give 1 breath every 2 to 3 seconds for a child or infant
- No pauses in compressions to give breaths
When providing rescue breaths to an adult victim, you should give ____ breath(s) every ____
seconds. 1 breath(s) every 6 seconds
When an advanced airway is in place, chest compressions should be provided at a rate of ____
to ____ per minute. 100 to 120
OPIOID-ASSOCIATED LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY: Opioid-associated life-threatening
emergency is a condition that can cause a person to stop breathing but still have a pulse.
OPIOID-ASSOCIATED LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY:
Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of opioid overdose. -
Common routes of administration for naloxone include intravenous, intramuscular, and
intranasal.
OPIOID-ASSOCIATED LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY:
For a person who is unresponsive and not breathing normally but has a pulse: - Give 1
rescue breath every 6 seconds in an adult.
- Give 1 rescue breath every 2 to 3 seconds in a child or infant.
- Then, if you local protocol allows, give naloxone. Don't delay breaths to give naloxone.
, CARDIAC ARREST IN A PREGNANT PATIENT High-quality CPR can increase the mother's and
the infant's chance of survival.
-perform compressions and use an AED as you would for any cardiac arrest victim. Shock from
the AED will not harm the infant
-if additional rescuers are present and rescuers are trained, perform continuous lateral uterine
displacement, in addition to high-quality BLS
-if the woman is revived, place her on her left side. This may help improve blood flow to her
heart and therefore, to the infant
SIGNS of CHOKING: ADULTS and CHILDREN:
With a SEVERE airway obstruction, the victim will show signs of poor air exchange and difficulty
breathing such as: - silent cough
- inability to speak or breathe
- cyanosis (turning blue)
An adult or older child may clutch the neck with both hands, making the universal choking sign.
If the victim nods that they are choking, you must act.
ABDOMINAL THRUSTS: ADULTS and CHILDREN Step 1: Stand or kneel behind the victim and
place your arms around the victim's waist; with one hand, locate the navel.
Step 2: Make a fist with the other hand and place the thumb side of your fist against the
victim's abdomen, just above the navel and well below the breastbone.
Step 3: Grasp your fist with the other hand and press your fist into the victim's abdomen with a
quick, forceful upward thrust.
-- Repeat thrusts until the object is expelled from the airway or the victim becomes
unresponsive.
HOW TO USE A POCKET MASK Step 1:
