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Vital Signs, Oxygen Administration, and Airway Control

VITAL SIGNS. Lesson Objectives. UnderstandWhat vitals are, how to document themLearn how to:Take pulse rateTake respiration rateTake blood pressure. What are vital signs?. Vital signs are the outward signs of what is going on inside of the body.Pulse**Respirations**Blood Pressure**Skin Co

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Vital Signs, Oxygen Administration, and Airway Control

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    1. Vital Signs, Oxygen Administration, and Airway Control New Member Orientation Program Lesson II

    2. VITAL SIGNS

    3. Lesson Objectives Understand What vitals are, how to document them Learn how to: Take pulse rate Take respiration rate Take blood pressure

    4. What are vital signs? Vital signs are the outward signs of what is going on inside of the body. Pulse** Respirations** Blood Pressure** Skin Color Temperature Pupils

    5. Pulse Heart pumps blood through blood vessels Blood passes through arteries in waves Surges of blood through the arteries can be felt as pulses The number of pulses felt in a minute is equal to the number of heart beats in a minute Two Components: Rate and Quality Rate=Beats/min Quality: How it feels – strong, weak, thready…

    6. Pulse Locations

    7. Average Pulse Ranges Beats / minute 60 – 100 60 – 105 70 – 110 80 – 120 80 – 130 80 – 140 90 – 140 120 – 160

    8. Respirations Respiration = the act of breathing Measured in breaths/min 2 actions: inspiration and exhalation Inspiration = breath in Exhalation = breath out 1 breath = 1 inspiration + 1 exhalation

    9. Average Respiration Ranges

    10. Blood Pressure Definition: The force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels

    11. Wristwatch For both pulse and respiration measurements, a wristwatch with a second hand is necessary Obtain a wristwatch before your first shift, if you don’t have one already

    12. Blood Pressure Presented in the form: Systolic Diastolic

    13. How to Take Blood Pressure Position the blood pressure cuff Arrow over brachial artery Put stethoscope properly into your ears Place the head of the stethoscope on the brachial artery, below the BP cuff Pump the BP cuff to 200mmHG Slowly release pressure by turning valve counterclockwise Number on sphygmomanometer when 1st sound heard: systolic pressure Number on sphygmomanometer when last sound heard: diastolic pressure

    14. How To Use a Stethoscope Position stethoscope with ear pieces facing FORWARD Facing backwards = you won’t hear anything

    15. Now it’s your turn. Take the pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure by auscultation (stethoscope) Put the values you obtain for these measurements in your practice PCRs

    16. Oxygen Administration

    17. Anatomy of the Oxygen Tank

    18. Medicinal Oxygen Pin System

    19. Regulator Flow Rate Component of the regulator that determines the rate at which oxygen leaves the tank Therefore: the amount going to the patient Rate in liters / minute NRB: 12-15 lit / min Nasal Cannula: 2-6 lit / min BVM: 12-15 lit / min GG

    20. NRB on a Patient

    21. Reminders Review Lesson III PowerPoint Make sure you attend your checkout observation Obtain a wristwatch with a second hand for measuring pulse and respiration rates

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