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    The document provides guidelines for basic life support, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults, children, and infants, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and treatment for choking. It outlines the key steps for CPR which include checking responsiveness and breathing, calling for help, giving 30 chest compressions and 2 breaths in a 30:2 ratio. For choking, it recommends abdominal thrusts for conscious adults and back blows and chest thrusts for infants. It also summarizes the common steps to operate an AED, including turning it on, attaching pads, clearing the victim before shock delivery, and resuming CPR after a shock.

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    The document provides guidelines for basic life support, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults, children, and infants, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and treatment for choking. It outlines the key steps for CPR which include checking responsiveness and breathing, calling for help, giving 30 chest compressions and 2 breaths in a 30:2 ratio. For choking, it recommends abdominal thrusts for conscious adults and back blows and chest thrusts for infants. It also summarizes the common steps to operate an AED, including turning it on, attaching pads, clearing the victim before shock delivery, and resuming CPR after a shock.

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    The document provides guidelines for basic life support, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults, children, and infants, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and treatment for choking. It outlines the key steps for CPR which include checking responsiveness and breathing, calling for help, giving 30 chest compressions and 2 breaths in a 30:2 ratio. For choking, it recommends abdominal thrusts for conscious adults and back blows and chest thrusts for infants. It also summarizes the common steps to operate an AED, including turning it on, attaching pads, clearing the victim before shock delivery, and resuming CPR after a shock.

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    BASIC LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDER COURSE

    CPR GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS


    1. Check the patient for responsiveness.
    3. Call for help.
    4. Check the breathing and pulse for no longer than 10 seconds.
    5. Give 30 compressions.
    6. Open the airway and give 2 breaths.
    7. Resume compressions.

    COMMON STEPS TO OPERATE ALL AEDS


    1. Power ON the AED: this activates voice prompts for guidance in all steps
    2. Attach electrode pads to victims bare chest
    Choose correct pads (adult vs child)
    Do Not use child pads for victims 8 years and older (Adults)
    Plug in the electrode pad connector
    3. Clear the victim and the AED will analyze the rhythm
    Be sure no one is touching the victim
    The AED then tells you if a shock is needed
    4. If the AED advises a shock
    Make sure no one is in contact with the victim
    Press the shock button
    5. As soon as the AED gives the shock, immediately resume CPR, starting with chest compressions

    CHOCKING
    Conscious Choking
    Adult / Child: Perform Chest Thrusts / Abdominal Thrusts
    Infant: Perform 5 Back Blows and 5 Chest Thrusts
    -Repeat until object is expelled or victim goes unconscious
    Unconscious Choking
    1. Activate the EMS (call 911) and get the AED if available, and return to the victim
    2. Open the airway and remove the object if you see it
    -Do not do a blind finger sweep
    3. Begin CPR
    4. Every time you open the airway to give a breath, look for the object
    - If you see the object, remove it
    - If you do not see the object, attempt 2 breaths, and continue CPR

    Summary of Key BLS Components for Adults, Children and Infants


    Component

    Adults

    Children

    Recognition

    Infants

    Unresponsive
    Tap Shoulder

    Tap Shoulder

    Tap Sole

    No breathing or only gasping


    (Look for the rise and fall of the chest)
    No pulse palpated within 10 seconds (HCP Only)
    CPR Sequence

    CAB

    Compression Rate
    Compression Depth

    100-120/min
    At least 2 2.4 inches
    (5 6 cm)

    Minimize Interruptions in Chest Compressions


    Attempt to limit interruptions to less than 10 seconds
    Head tilt-chin lift
    (HCP - suspected trauma: jaw thrust)

    Airway

    Compression to Ventilation
    Ratio (until advanced airway
    placed)
    Ventilations: When rescuer
    Untrained or Trained and Not
    Proficient
    Ventilations with advanced
    airway (HCP)

    Defibrillation

    Conscious Choking

    Unconscious Choking

    Oxygen

    At least Depth
    About 1 inches (4 cm)

    Allow Complete Recoil Between Compressions


    HCPs - Rotate Compressors Every 2 minutes

    Chest Wall Recoil

    Compression Interruptions

    At least Depth
    About 2 inches (5 cm)

    30:2 (1 or 2 rescuers)

    30:2 Single Rescuer


    15:2 Two HCP Rescuers

    30:2 Single Rescuer


    15:2 Two HCP Rescuers

    Compressions Only

    1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/min)


    Asynchronous with chest compressions
    About 1 second per breath with Visible Chest Rise
    Attach and use AED as soon as available. Minimize interruptions in chest compressions before
    and after shock, resume CPR beginning with compressions immediately after each shock
    Abdominal Thrusts just above the Navel

    5 Back Blows and


    5 Chest Thrusts

    CPR but check for object before breaths and


    only attempt to remove if you see the obstruction
    Masks should be fitted with an oxygen inlet and be available in one adult and several pediatric
    sizes. The healthcare provider should use supplementary oxygen (O2 concentration >40%, at a
    minimum flow rate of 10 to 12 L/min) when available. In an unresponsive victim with hypothermia,
    ventilate with warm, humidified oxygen. Supplementary oxygen administration may be beneficial
    as part of first aid for divers with a decompression injury.

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