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Prompt C.A.R.E. Learning Center, Inc.: Emergency Medical Services Training Academy Angeles City, Philippines

Maintain and check AEDs regularly to ensure proper operation when needed. AEDs analyze heart rhythms, advise shocks as needed, and help restart hearts in cardiac arrest. They are designed for public use with prompts to guide rescuers through defibrillation and CPR.

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Prompt C.A.R.E. Learning Center, Inc.: Emergency Medical Services Training Academy Angeles City, Philippines

Maintain and check AEDs regularly to ensure proper operation when needed. AEDs analyze heart rhythms, advise shocks as needed, and help restart hearts in cardiac arrest. They are designed for public use with prompts to guide rescuers through defibrillation and CPR.

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Prompt C.A.R.E. Learning Center, Inc.

Emergency Medical Services Training Academy


Angeles City, Philippines
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
Airway Obstruction
 Partial air exchange
 Mild: coughing forcefully
 Severe: weak, ineffective cough
 Complete blockage: unable to breath, speak, or
cough
 Common causes of obstruction
 Tongue, vomit, foreign body, swelling, spasm
Caring for Airway Obstruction
 Responsive adult or child:
Heimlich maneuver
 Abdominal thrusts
just above navel
 Until object is
removed or victim is
unresponsive
 Chest thrusts for
larger or pregnant
victims
Caring for Airway Obstruction
 Responsive infant
 Support infant’s head and lay infant face
down over your forearm and thigh.
 Give five back blows.
 Roll infant face up.
 Give five chest thrusts.
Caring for Airway Obstruction
Back Blows Chest Thrusts
Caring for Airway Obstruction
 Unresponsive adult or child: If
breaths don’t go in
 Re-tilt head.
 Reattempt breaths.
 Begin CPR.
 Check airway.
 Remove object.
Caring for Airway Obstruction
 Unresponsive infant: If
breaths don’t go in
 Re-tilt head.
 Reattempt breaths.
 Begin CPR.
 Check airway.
 Remove object.
Basic Life Support
Heart Attack and
Cardiac Arrest
 A heart attack occurs when heart muscle tissue dies.
 Cardiac arrest results when heart stops beating.
Chain of Survival
 Early Access
 Early CPR
 Early defibrillation
 Early advanced care
 Integrated Post-Cardiac
arrest care
Basic Life Support Flow Chart
Check Call Care

A=irway
•Scene Safety •911 /117 /
•MOI/NOI •local emergency #
Remove (+)
•# of Victims •Retrieve AED (-)
Object
•Consent
•LOC B=reathing

Recovery
Position (+) (-)
2 Initial
Ventilations
C=irculation

RB/AR (+) 2mins (-) CPR


Rescue Breathing/Artificial Resuscitation

ADULT: INFANT:
•1 Ventilation •1 Ventilation
•5-6 sec intervals •3-5 sec intervals
•24 cycles •40 cycles
CUE: 1:5:24 CUE: 1:3:40
Counting: 1, 1002,1003,1001 Counting: 1, 1001

1024 1040

CHILD:
With signs of puberty?
YES NO

NOTE:
After RB/AR always re-assess the patient
CPR
 ALL AGES (Adult, child and infant)
 30 compressions
 2 ventilations
 5 cycles
CUE: 30:2:5

NOTE:
After 5 cycles of compressions always re-assess the patient
Variations in CPR

METHOD DEPTH LOCATIONS

ADULT 2 Hands 1.5 to 2 inches On the breastbone


between the nipples

CHILD 1 or 2 Hands 1/3 to 1/2 the On the breastbone


Depth of the between the nipples
chest

INFANT 2 Fingers 1/3 to 1/2 the On the breastbone


Depth of the between one finger
chest below the nipple
line
Automated External Defibrillator
Public Access Defibrillation
 Approximately 250,000 people die annually from
sudden cardiac death.
 CPR and defibrillation improve chance for
survival.
 Defibrillation can be provided by rescuers trained
to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
 Public access defibrillation (PAD) laws
How the Heart Works
 Heart is a muscle
 Four chambers
coordinate blood flow.
 Pacemaker cells emit
electrical impulses; heart
muscle contracts
 Normal sinus rhythm
When Normal Electrical Activity Is
Interrupted
 Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib)
 The most common abnormal heart rhythm in
cases of sudden cardiac arrest in adults
 Chaotic electrical activity that causes loss of
circulation
When Normal Electrical Activity Is
Interrupted

 Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach)


 Very rapid electrical activity
 Heart may be unable to pump blood
effectively
Care for Cardiac Arrest
 CPR must be started until defibrillator is available.
 V-fib and V-tach can be corrected with
defibrillation, but time is critical.
 For every minute that defibrillation is delayed,
victim’s chance for survival decreases by 7% to
10%.
 CPR is initial care until defibrillator is available.
About AEDs
 Electronic device that:
 Analyzes the heart rhythm
 Determines and advises need to shock
 Delivers electrical shock to the victim in cardiac
arrest
 Reestablishes a heart rhythm that will generate a
pulse
About AEDs
 Common elements
 On/off button
 Cable and pads (electrodes)
 Analysis capability
 Defibrillation capability
 Prompts to guide you
 Battery operation for portability
Using an AED
 Turn the unit on.
 Apply AED pads to bare
chest and the cable to
the AED.
Using an AED
 Stand clear and analyze the heart rhythm.
 Deliver a shock if indicated.
 Perform CPR for 2 minutes (five cycles).
 Check victim and repeat analysis, shock, and
CPR steps as needed.
Special Considerations
 Water
 Remove victim from
water
 Dry victim’s chest
 Children
 Medication patches
 Remove patches and
wipe skin
Special Considerations
 Implanted devices
 Pacemakers and
defibrillators
 Avoid placing
electrode pads over
devices.
AED Maintenance
 Preventive maintenance checks are
recommended by manufacturers.
 The AED will automatically perform
periodic self-tests, but it should be
checked daily to ensure proper operation.
 Check expiration and replacement dates
on electrode pads and batteries.

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