Basic First-Aid Actions
2. BASIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION: ACTION TO BE TAKEN WHEN DEALING WITH AN ASSUMEDLY UNCONSCIOUS CASUALTY
7º. Synchronize the rhythm of compressions-insufflations.
One first-aider: 15 compressions / 2 insufflations.
Two first-aiders: 5 compressions / 1 insufflation.
8º. Check the efficacy of respiration and massage.
To check respiration, you have to observe the expansion and retraction of the thorax, listening for and feeling the exiting air during passive expiration.
To check the efficacy of the massage, press the carotid artery during compressions in an adult and the brachial artery in infants.
Periodically check whether spontaneous circulation has resumed or not.
To do so, suspend external cardiac massage for no more than 5 seconds and look for a spontaneous pulse.
| PROTECT, INFORM, AID – PIA | ||
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| Protect: :first-aider and casualty | Inform:Call the emergency services | Aid:Give first aid |
| CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION –CPR | |||
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| See and feel breathing | Open the airway | Insufflate (2 breaths) | Check the rise / fall of the chest |
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| Positioning of the hands for resuscitation | Locating the point of massage | Lower third of the sternum, between the nipples | 1-2 compressions per second (15 compressions) |
| LATERAL SAFETY POSITION | ||
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| Face up | Left arm over the chest. Right leg bent |
Turn to the right. Right arm under the face |
