First Aid/CPR/AED Review Sheet

Roles in an Emergency

Recognize, Decide to Act, Take Action & Give Care

Emergency Action Steps

CHECK - CALL - CARE

Barriers to Action

Presence of Bystanders, Uncertainty of the Victim, Fear of Disease Transmission, Nature of the Injury/Illness, Fear of Doing something wrong

Compressions in 1 minute

100-120

CPR cycles in two minutes

5

Compression depth

Adult - at least 2”, Child - About 2”

Non-emergency moves

TWO PERSON SEAT CARRY AND WALKING ASSIST

Check for signs of life

NO MORE THAN 5 TO 10 SECONDS

ABC’s

AIRWAY - BREATHING - CIRCULATION

#1 cause of death in the United States

HEART DISEASE

Most likely to help in an emergency

FAMILY MEMBER - FRIEND - NEIGHBOR

Good Samaritan Laws

LAWS THAT PROTECT YOU FROM LEGAL LIABILITY WHEN HELPING A VICTIM

Call first situations for an unconscious victim

COLLAPSE OF AN ADULT, WITNESSED COLLAPSE OF A CHILD, CHILD WITH HEART DISEASE

Care-first situations for an unconscious victim

UNWITNESSED COLLAPSE OF A CHILD, VICTIM OF DROWNING, ANAPHYLAXIS

CPR

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

Successful rescue breath

CHEST CLEARLY RISES

First breath issue

Re-tilt the head and do a second breath

Position for leaving an unconscious victim

HAINES - HIGH ARM IN ENDANGERED SPINE

Shock

INABILITY TO CIRCULATE OXYGENATED BLOOD IN RESPONSE TO TRAUMA

Cardiac chain of survival

EARLY RECOGNITION, CPR, AED, ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE

AED

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION

AED usage

Turn it on

V-Fib

Ventricular Fibrillation, quivering of the ventricles

V-Tach

Rapid heart beat

Reason not to help in an emergency

Imminent Danger

Obtaining consent

State name, level of training, care intended to give

CPR hand positioning

Fingers interlocked, center of the chest

Agonal breath

Involuntary body action simulating a breath

Signs of conscious choking

Inability to cough, speak, or breathe

Help for conscious choking

5 back blows, 5 abdominal thrusts

Heart attack vs

Heart attack precedes cardiac arrest

One cycle of CPR

5 (30:2)

Compressions in one minute

100-120

Chest compression depth

Adult = AT LEAST 2”, Child = ABOUT 2”

Rescue breath duration

About 1 second

Response to first failed breath

Perform a Re-tilt