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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 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: Chest pains (possibly radiating) Sweating Pale Nausea Shortness of breath
Treatment Sit them down Make them comfortable Reassurance If the victim has medication, they may wish to take it
Primary Assessment Danger • Response • Airway • Breathing • Circulation
Response “AVPU” Alert Voice Pain Unresponsive
Airway Check, clear, open and maintain
If the casualty is not breathing through an OPEN AIRWAY,they have failed the primary assessment
Get help! If you don’t call for it, it will never arrive!
CPR FACTS CPR STANDS FOR • CARDIO • PULMONARY • RESUSCITATION
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
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
30 2 • 30 compressions- to move blood • 2 ventilations- to put oxygen into the blood • continue to alternate • swap if getting tired
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.
