conscious & unconscious adult choking

steps for conscious adult choking

1. Give 5 back blows 2. Give 5 abdominal thrusts 3. Continue to thrust until the object comes out or the person becomes unresponsive

What should you do if you are alone and choking?

1. self-administer abdominal thrusts 2. place your fist above your navel (belly button) 3. cover your fist with your hand and thrust upward and inward 4. lean over the back of a chair, table or other firm object and quickly press your abdomen upward and inward

steps for unconscious choking

1. tilt head farther back 2. give 2 rescue breaths 3. give 30 chest compressions (if the chest does not rise) 4. look for an object and remove it if seen 5. try 2 rescue breaths (continue steps if the breath does NOT go in)

What does CPR stand for?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

what are the signs of choking?

Hands clutched to throat Hoarseness blue lip/nail bed coughing rapidly noisy breathing, Could not breathe, speak, or cough

How do you perform rescue breathing?

To perform this, a person blows air into a victim's lungs to give him/her oxygen

adult CPR

a life-saving technique that combines rescue breathing and chest compressions

What's Rescue breathing?

an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not breathing.

What should you do instead of abdominal thrusts for a pregnant women or overweight person?

chest thrusts

Adult CPR skills >12 years old

hand position: 2 hands in center of chest compression depth: 1 1/2 - 2 inches cycle: 30 compressions, 2 breaths rate: 30 compressions in 18 seconds or 100 per minute

signs of life

movement or breathing

How to check for circulation?

place index and middle fingers into the groove of the neck next to the voice box to feel the carotid artery pulse

What should you do if the breaths rescue breaths don't go in?

re-tilt the head further back and try again

compressions

techniques that allow the rescuer to artificially pump the heart, delivering blood to the body and bringing oxygen to the lungs

abdominal thrusts

the act of applying pressure to a choking person's stomach to force an object out of the throat

how to open an Airway

tilt head, lift chin

What should you do if the victim if making wheezing sounds or high-pitched noises?

treat for a complete airway obstruction