Check if person is responsive - ANSWER do they respond when you talk to them or tap
them on the shoulder?
Check ABCs - ANSWER airway, breathing (5-10s), circulation (look for life threatening
bleeding. Pulse or observation of color and temperature of hands/fingers)
continual care - ANSWER Have the person rest.
Help the person maintain a normal body temperature.
Monitor the person's condition and ABCs.
Move the person into the recovery position, if necessary.
Give comfort and reassurance to the person
when to put person in recovery position - ANSWER when a person is unresponsive or
has an altered level of responsiveness
Secondary Assessment (**may not always happen) - ANSWER after immediate life- or
limb-threatening injuries/illnesses have been identified and cared for, this more thorough
evaluation is performed to identify more subtle, yet still important, injuries
-ask SAMPLE q's (signs, allergies, meds, past med history, last oral intake, events before
emergency)
1
, focused examination (responsive+ able to answer q's) - ANSWER ask for areas of
pain/discomfort, examine area(s), ask how person feels, do first aid and call 911 if you feel
it's needed
hands-on check (unresponsive/unable to communicate) - ANSWER go downward and
check for injury, starting w/ the head to the legs, then check arms
how to care for shock - ANSWER 1. call 911/EMS
2. care for the suspected cause of the shock
3. provide continual care
how to care for complete choking - ANSWER 1. help FIRST, then call 911/EMS, get an
AED
2. alternate b/w 2/3 options: back blows, abdominal thrusts, chest thrusts
3. start CPR if the choking person becomes unresponsive
back blows - ANSWER 1. stand or kneel beside or behind the person and place your
arm across the person's chest
2. bend the person forward and use the heel of your hand to deliver up to 5 back blows b/w
the person's shoulder blades
abdominal thrusts - ANSWER 1. stand or kneel behind the person.
2. wrap your arms around the person's waist and place your fist just above the belly button
3. cover your fist w/ your other hand and give up to 5 quick, inward and upward thrusts.
chest thrusts - ANSWER 1. stand or kneel behind the person and wrap both of your
arms around the person's chest
2. place your fist in the middle of the person's chest w/ your thumb facing inward, and place
your other hand over your fist
3. give up to 5 chest thrusts by pulling straight back toward you
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them on the shoulder?
Check ABCs - ANSWER airway, breathing (5-10s), circulation (look for life threatening
bleeding. Pulse or observation of color and temperature of hands/fingers)
continual care - ANSWER Have the person rest.
Help the person maintain a normal body temperature.
Monitor the person's condition and ABCs.
Move the person into the recovery position, if necessary.
Give comfort and reassurance to the person
when to put person in recovery position - ANSWER when a person is unresponsive or
has an altered level of responsiveness
Secondary Assessment (**may not always happen) - ANSWER after immediate life- or
limb-threatening injuries/illnesses have been identified and cared for, this more thorough
evaluation is performed to identify more subtle, yet still important, injuries
-ask SAMPLE q's (signs, allergies, meds, past med history, last oral intake, events before
emergency)
1
, focused examination (responsive+ able to answer q's) - ANSWER ask for areas of
pain/discomfort, examine area(s), ask how person feels, do first aid and call 911 if you feel
it's needed
hands-on check (unresponsive/unable to communicate) - ANSWER go downward and
check for injury, starting w/ the head to the legs, then check arms
how to care for shock - ANSWER 1. call 911/EMS
2. care for the suspected cause of the shock
3. provide continual care
how to care for complete choking - ANSWER 1. help FIRST, then call 911/EMS, get an
AED
2. alternate b/w 2/3 options: back blows, abdominal thrusts, chest thrusts
3. start CPR if the choking person becomes unresponsive
back blows - ANSWER 1. stand or kneel beside or behind the person and place your
arm across the person's chest
2. bend the person forward and use the heel of your hand to deliver up to 5 back blows b/w
the person's shoulder blades
abdominal thrusts - ANSWER 1. stand or kneel behind the person.
2. wrap your arms around the person's waist and place your fist just above the belly button
3. cover your fist w/ your other hand and give up to 5 quick, inward and upward thrusts.
chest thrusts - ANSWER 1. stand or kneel behind the person and wrap both of your
arms around the person's chest
2. place your fist in the middle of the person's chest w/ your thumb facing inward, and place
your other hand over your fist
3. give up to 5 chest thrusts by pulling straight back toward you
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