What is the BLS assessment? - ANSWERS-1. Ensure the scene is safe
2. Access responsiveness: tap or squeeze shoulder and ask are you all
right and for infant tap foot.
3. Assess for breathing and pulse. check pulse at neck. spend 5 sec but
no more than 10.
4. Activate emergency protocol and get an AED.
How to check for Pulse? - ANSWERS-Locate the adams apple and slide
between windpipe and muscle on the side of the neck closes to you. On
child, check femoral pulse. on infant, check brachial pulse on upper side
of arm.
What to do if you witness a cardiac arrest and your alone? - ANSWERS-
activation emergency protocol and quickly get an AED
what to do if alone and didn't witness cardiac arrest or suspect of
secondary cause? - ANSWERS-Perform 2 min of CPR and retrieve and
AED.
What to do if someone is drowned? - ANSWERS-Retrieve person from
water and access to see if person is breathing or pulse. If pulse, continue
rescue breaths. if no pulse or hard to tell, begin CPR and attach AED.
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What if person is breathing normally? - ANSWERS-Place person in
recovery postion
what is the recovery position? - ANSWERS-protects fluids for choking
victim and stops the tongue from blocking the victims mouth.
When do you not put a person in a recovery position? - ANSWERS-If
they are seriously hurt, but do it if there is fluids in mouth or you have to
go and leave area.
What to do if a person has a respiratory arrest? - ANSWERS-Perform 1
high quality breath every 5-6 seconds, or 10-12 times in a min.
How often do you teases pulse during respiratory arrest? - ANSWERS-
Every 2 minutes and not longer than 10 seconds.
What is the rate of rescue breaths for an infant? - ANSWERS-1 every 3-
5 seconds, or 12-20 in a minute.
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