CPR & AED

Normal Circulation

When all is not well:

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/WhatisCPR/ECCIntro/Chain-of-Survival_UCM_307516_Article.jsp

During CPR you must:•Perform chest compressions•Ensure and maintain an open airway•Ventilate

When to begin CPR:•Check ABCs

Effective CPR:•Patient supine on hard surface•Compress smoothly•Proper depth•Allow recoil

Gives heart chance to refill•Watch for rise and fall of chest when ventilating

• Limit interruptions to no more than 10 seconds

Moving the patient

Hypothermia• Take extra time to check for pulse• They’re not dead until they are warm and

dead

Stopping CPR:•Only a physician can order CPR to be stoppedOtherwise you can stop CPR if:•Pulse is regained•Pulse AND respirations are regained•You turn your care over to someone of equal or higher level of training

• You turn your care over to a physician• You are exhausted and are no longer able to

continue

USE OF THE AED

“Shock Advised”V-Fib

V-Tach

Pacemakers and Patches:Pacemaker: Place pad to the sidePatch: Remove

Pre-Hospital CPR and Defibrillation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOBEidFXezA

• Huntington State

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgHlNgKlMDU