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Cousino Health Ed
First Aid and CPR Unit
What is Covered
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Consent: Actual and Implied
First Aid Kits
Universal Precautions
Cuts
Sudden Illness and Burns
Muscle, bone and joint injuries
Temperature realted illnesses
Reference: Lesson 69, pages 708-721
Remember the 3-C’s When treating an
emergency
• Check
• Call
• Care
Check
• Check that the scene is safe for you. Be alert
for hazards such as traffic, downed power
lines, power equipment, and other hazards.
• The important thing is to help the victim and
not create more victims.
• Check the victim from head to toe to assess
injuries.
• If possible, get the victim’s name and contact
info.
Call
• Call 911 or have someone else do it. Have the
caller report back to you when they have
made the call.
• Give the 911 operator infomation about
ivctim.
Care
• First, obtain actual or implied consent.( Next
Slide)
• Then, care for the victim until help arrives.
Consent or Permission to Treat
Actual Consent
Implied Consent
Actual Consent
• Oral or written permission from a mentally
competent adult.
• Often times consent is given by parents in
advance for the adult in charge to treat the
child in the event of an emergency.
Implied Consent
• Assuming the victim would grant permission
to receive first aid if he/she was capable to do
so.
• The victim is unconucious.
• The victim is not mentally competent.
• The victim is a child and there is no adult
present to grant permission.
Universal Precautions-Protect Yourself!
If it’s wet and not yours, It’s
dangerous!
Universal Precautions
• Wear disposable latex gloves.
• Wash our hands
• Use a face mask or shield when performing
Rescue Breathing and CPR
Rescue Breathing and CPR
First, Check for breathing and pulse
For 5 seconds
If Victim is not Breathing
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Give Two Rescue Breaths
Roll victim on their back
Open Airway by tilting head back
Use face mask or barrier
Pinch nose
Give two 1-second breaths, watch chest rise
Check for breathing
Head Tilt Position
If the chest does not rise
Check for airway
obstruction
If there is no breathing or pulse
Begin CPR
CPR
•2 Breaths
•30 Compressions
CPR Hand Position
Keep doing CPR Until Victim
Responds or help arrives
Infant CPR is Similar
Rescue Breathing for infants & small
children
• Use small breaths
Infant Rescue Breathing
Infant CPR-Use 2 fingers
Compress chest about 1/3
to ½ the depth of the chest
Rescue Breathing and CPR Practical
Test
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To pass, you must:
Check for breathing and pulse for 5 seconds.
Give 2 Rescue Breaths
30 Compressions
• Repeat
First Aid and CPR Written tests.
The end, for now