CPR
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- Care for a heart attack
- call 911, person should rest comfortably, loosen tight clothing, comfort, be prepared to give CPR if necessary
- Rate of compressions
- 100 per minute
- Breathing Emergencies
- When a person is having trouble breathing, or can't breathe at all.
- Recovery position
- lay person on their side so the head angles toward the ground.
- Signs of a heart attack
- chest pain that lasts longer than 3-5 min. or comes back, pain spreads to shoulders, neck etc, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness
- 12 years or older
- Considered an adult when doing CPR
- ABC
- open the airway, check for breathing, circulation-check for signs of life
- Preventing Heart Disease
- Eat a balanced diet, exercise, maintain appropriate weight, avoid tobacco.
- Emergency steps
- check, call, care
- Chest compressions
- Help force air from the person's lungs to dislodge an object.
- 1 second
- Length of time for rescue breath
- Care for shock
- call 911, monitor ABC's, keep person comfortable, elevate the legs 12" , do not give liquids or food.
- CPR cycle
- 30 compressions to 2 breaths
- Signs of Shock
- restlessness or irritability, nausea or vomiting, rapid breathing or pulse, pale skin, thirst
- Universal sign of choking
- Clutching at throat.
- 10 seconds
- Length of time to check for signs of life
- Check an adult
- head to toe
- Cardiac arrest
- unconscious and shows no other signs of ife
- Signals of breathing emergency
- Breathing is slow or rapid, gasping for breath, wheezing, gurgling, or making high pitched noises.
- Cardiac chain of survival
- Early recognition and access (call 911), early CPR, early AED, early medical care