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CPR

CPR. EMERGENCY FIRST AID. PETE BALLARD. COURSE AIM. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF HEART ATTACK INITIAL TREATMENT FOR HEART ATTACK PRIMARY SURVEY CPR. Purposes of First Aid. Preserve Life. Prevent Deterioration. Promote Recovery. Recognition of a Heart Attack. Could include:

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CPR

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  1. CPR EMERGENCY FIRST AID PETE BALLARD

  2. COURSE AIM • SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF HEART ATTACK • INITIAL TREATMENT FOR HEART ATTACK • PRIMARY SURVEY • CPR

  3. Purposes of First Aid Preserve Life • Prevent Deterioration • Promote Recovery

  4. Recognition of a Heart Attack Could include: Chest pains (possibly radiating) Sweating Pale Nausea Shortness of breath

  5. Treatment Sit them down Make them comfortable Reassurance If the victim has medication, they may wish to take it

  6. Primary Assessment Danger • Response • Airway • Breathing • Circulation

  7. Response “AVPU” Alert Voice Pain Unresponsive

  8. Airway Check, clear, open and maintain

  9. If the casualty is not breathing through an OPEN AIRWAY,they have failed the primary assessment

  10. Get help! If you don’t call for it, it will never arrive!

  11. CPR FACTS CPR STANDS FOR • CARDIO • PULMONARY • RESUSCITATION

  12. makeCirculation Chest compressions Expose the chest Place your hands in the centre of the chest Squash the chest by one third Repeat to total of 30 times

  13. Ventilations Give 2 breath’s If the chest doesn’t rise, reposition the head and neck and try again But a maximum of 2 attempts

  14. 30 2 • 30 compressions- to move blood • 2 ventilations- to put oxygen into the blood • continue to alternate • swap if getting tired

  15. Automated defibrillator - designed so that it can be used by an untrained person with no first aid experience - gives audio step by step instructions in how to operate it - it will not give a shock if not required, and the operator cannot accidentally shock themselves or anyone else.

  16. Presented by Peter Ballard

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