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For staff withdirect patient contact
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What you will learn in this session
1. Relevant guidelines, trust policies and processes2. Assessing a person who has collapsed3. How to call for help4. Effective chest compressions5. Effective rescue breathing6. Effective airway management7. Manage an adult who is choking8. The recovery position9. The importance of a team approach and your role10.Reporting and handover procedures
Why is this important?
Cardiac arrest is the ultimate medical emergency
Quick, basic life supportcan save lives
Good technique increasesthe chances of survival
Bystander CPR before arrival of an emergency team can significantly improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest
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Sources of information about Adult Basic Life Support
Resuscitation Council (UK) European Resuscitation Council [Add local resources here]
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Resuscitation Council (UK)(2010)
Adult Basic Life Support
Chain of survival
Adult Basic Life Support
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PERSON IS UNRESPONSIVE shout for help open airway not breathing normally? call [insert local number] 30 chest compressions 2 rescue breaths & 30 chest compressions
Approach safely
Approach with care Check out the scene Is it safe for you to approach? Is the victim safe? Are all bystanders safe?
Check response
Shake shoulders gently Ask loudly:
“Are you all right?” If they respond:
Leave them as you find them
Find out what is wrong Reassess regularly
If they don’t respond: SHOUT FOR HELP!
Open the airway
Turn victim onto her / his back
Open the airway Head tilt Chin lift
Opens the airway
Head tilt, chin lift
Check breathing
Look for chest movement
Listen for breath sounds
Feel for air on your cheek
Calling for help if not breathing normally
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Ask someone else to call Use your mobile if you’re on your own Only leave the victim if there is no
other option
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What to say
State the nature of the emergency. e.g. “suspected cardiac arrest”
State the exact location
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Start chest compressions
Place the heel of one hand in the centre of the chest
Place heel of other hand on top Interlock fingers vertically
above victims chest, arms straight Compress the chest:
rate 100-120 min depth 5-6 cm equal compression : relaxation
If more than one rescuer is present, change rescuer every 1 - 2 mins
Rescue breaths
After 30 compressions [insert reference to pocket
masks, if policy] Pinch the nose Take a normal breath Place lips over mouth Blow until the chest rises Allow chest to fall Repeat
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30 chest compressions 2 rescue breaths
Continue CPR
Only stop if the victim starts:
Coughing Opening their eyes Speaking Moving purposefully Breathing normally If there is more than one rescuer, change rescuer /
resuscitator every 1 - 2 minutes to prevent tiredness Avoid any delay during changeover Don’t interrupt chest compressions
The recovery position
If the victim starts to breath normally
Choking airway obstruction by a foreign body
Remember!
Children are different, but not a different species
If in doubt use adult guidelines for CPR on a child!
Modifications to Adult BLS for children
Give 5 initial rescue breaths before starting chest compression
If you are on your own, perform CPR for 1 min before going for help
Compress the chest by at least 1/3 of its depth Use two fingers for an infant under 1 year Use one or two hands for a child over 1 year (as required
to achieve an adequate depth of compression)
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THANK YOUAny Questions?
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