CPR AND FIRST AID
how to recognize an emergency - Answer-look for unusual noises, sights, odors,
appearances and behaviors
example: screams, breaking glass, crashing metal
safety - Answer-do not risk your own _________________ in orer to rescue or
provide first aid to another person
Good Samaritan Laws - Answer-state laws that help protect healthcare professionals
and ordinary citizens from liability while giving emergency care to accident victims.
You are protected if you are certified and obtain consent, act in good faith, are not
paid, use reasonable skill and care, are not negligent (careless), and do not abandon
the person
how to open an Airway - Answer-tilt head, lift chin
signs of life - Answer-movement or breathing
ABCs - Answer-Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (blood flowing through the body)
How to check Breathing - Answer-look for movement of the chest, listen and feel for
air movement by placing your ear and then your cheek at the mouth and nose of the
victim
how to check Circulation - Answer-place your index and middle fingers into the
groove of the neck next to the voice box to feel the carotid artery pulse
index finger - Answer-the finger next to the thumb; also called pointer finger
voice box - Answer-larynx
Rescue Breathing - Answer-an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to
someone who is not breathing. To perform this, a person blows air into a victim's
lungs to give him/her oxygen
how to give rescue breaths to an adult - Answer-1. tilt head, lift chin, pinch the nose
shut
2. take a breath and make a complete seal over the person's mouth
3. blow in to make chest clearly rise (1 second)
4. Begin CPR/administer AED if breaths go in OR assume unconscious choking if
breaths do NOT go in
Steps to check an injured child or infant - Answer-1. check scene, then check child
2. obtain consent from parent/guardian if present
3. Tap on shoulder and shout, "Are you okay?"
4. No response, call 911 or if alone, give 2 minutes of care then call 911
5. Open airway, check for signs of life for no more than 10 seconds
, 6. give 2 rescue breaths if not breathing
7. If breaths go in, check for pulse and severe bleeding. If breaths do NOT go in,
begin rescue breathing. No pulse, begin CPR/AED
8. If breathing, place in recovery position and monitor ABCs
recovery position - Answer-a side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in
unconscious patients without injuries who are breathing adequately
Rescue Breathing for Child/Infant (Age 1-12) - Answer-1. give 1 rescue breath (for
about 1 second) every 3 seconds, pinch nose shut, make seal over child's mouth
and nose (infant), blow in to make chest clearly rise
2. After 2 minutes, recheck signs of life and pulse for no more than 10 signs
3. If pulse, but no breathing, continue. If NO pulse, begin CPR/Administer AED
unconscious choking/ no breaths go in - Answer-tilt head farther back, give 2 rescue
breaths, if chest does not rise, give 30 chest compressions; look for an object and
remove it if seen; try 2 rescue breaths; continue these steps if breath does NOT go
in. If breaths DO go in, check for signs of life and give care.
conscious choking - Answer-victim can't cough, speak, cry or breath
1. check scene, check person
2. Have someone call 911
3. obtain consent
4. lean person forward, give 5 back blows with heel of your hand
5. give 5 quick, upward abdominal thrusts (or chest thrusts for infants, pregnant or
obese people)
6. continue back blows and abdominal thrusts until object is forced out, the person
can breathe or cough forcefully, OR the person becomes unconscious
two - Answer-number of fingers used in chest compressions for infant
abdominal thrusts - Answer-the act of applying pressure to a choking person's
stomach to force an object out of the throat
choking when you are alone - Answer-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
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Answer-life saving technique that combines
rescue breathing and chest compressions
compressions - Answer-techniques that allow the rescuer to artificially pump the
heart, delivering blood to the body and bringing oxygen to the lungs
heart attack - Answer-when an area of the heart muscle suffers damage and loses
function due to lack of oxygen. The heart stops beating
how to recognize an emergency - Answer-look for unusual noises, sights, odors,
appearances and behaviors
example: screams, breaking glass, crashing metal
safety - Answer-do not risk your own _________________ in orer to rescue or
provide first aid to another person
Good Samaritan Laws - Answer-state laws that help protect healthcare professionals
and ordinary citizens from liability while giving emergency care to accident victims.
You are protected if you are certified and obtain consent, act in good faith, are not
paid, use reasonable skill and care, are not negligent (careless), and do not abandon
the person
how to open an Airway - Answer-tilt head, lift chin
signs of life - Answer-movement or breathing
ABCs - Answer-Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (blood flowing through the body)
How to check Breathing - Answer-look for movement of the chest, listen and feel for
air movement by placing your ear and then your cheek at the mouth and nose of the
victim
how to check Circulation - Answer-place your index and middle fingers into the
groove of the neck next to the voice box to feel the carotid artery pulse
index finger - Answer-the finger next to the thumb; also called pointer finger
voice box - Answer-larynx
Rescue Breathing - Answer-an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to
someone who is not breathing. To perform this, a person blows air into a victim's
lungs to give him/her oxygen
how to give rescue breaths to an adult - Answer-1. tilt head, lift chin, pinch the nose
shut
2. take a breath and make a complete seal over the person's mouth
3. blow in to make chest clearly rise (1 second)
4. Begin CPR/administer AED if breaths go in OR assume unconscious choking if
breaths do NOT go in
Steps to check an injured child or infant - Answer-1. check scene, then check child
2. obtain consent from parent/guardian if present
3. Tap on shoulder and shout, "Are you okay?"
4. No response, call 911 or if alone, give 2 minutes of care then call 911
5. Open airway, check for signs of life for no more than 10 seconds
, 6. give 2 rescue breaths if not breathing
7. If breaths go in, check for pulse and severe bleeding. If breaths do NOT go in,
begin rescue breathing. No pulse, begin CPR/AED
8. If breathing, place in recovery position and monitor ABCs
recovery position - Answer-a side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in
unconscious patients without injuries who are breathing adequately
Rescue Breathing for Child/Infant (Age 1-12) - Answer-1. give 1 rescue breath (for
about 1 second) every 3 seconds, pinch nose shut, make seal over child's mouth
and nose (infant), blow in to make chest clearly rise
2. After 2 minutes, recheck signs of life and pulse for no more than 10 signs
3. If pulse, but no breathing, continue. If NO pulse, begin CPR/Administer AED
unconscious choking/ no breaths go in - Answer-tilt head farther back, give 2 rescue
breaths, if chest does not rise, give 30 chest compressions; look for an object and
remove it if seen; try 2 rescue breaths; continue these steps if breath does NOT go
in. If breaths DO go in, check for signs of life and give care.
conscious choking - Answer-victim can't cough, speak, cry or breath
1. check scene, check person
2. Have someone call 911
3. obtain consent
4. lean person forward, give 5 back blows with heel of your hand
5. give 5 quick, upward abdominal thrusts (or chest thrusts for infants, pregnant or
obese people)
6. continue back blows and abdominal thrusts until object is forced out, the person
can breathe or cough forcefully, OR the person becomes unconscious
two - Answer-number of fingers used in chest compressions for infant
abdominal thrusts - Answer-the act of applying pressure to a choking person's
stomach to force an object out of the throat
choking when you are alone - Answer-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
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Answer-life saving technique that combines
rescue breathing and chest compressions
compressions - Answer-techniques that allow the rescuer to artificially pump the
heart, delivering blood to the body and bringing oxygen to the lungs
heart attack - Answer-when an area of the heart muscle suffers damage and loses
function due to lack of oxygen. The heart stops beating
