Ch. 6 Choking Emergencies. If you are without Oxygen this is what will happen: 4-6 minutes-possible...
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Ch. 6 Choking Emergencies
If you are without Oxygen this is what will happen:
• 4-6 minutes-possible brain damage• 6-10 minutes-brain damage is likely• Over 10 minutes-irreversible brain
damage
What can cause an airway obstruction?
Signs of choking
• Coughing forcefully
• Clutching throat
• Making high pitch noises
• Bluish skin color
• Trouble breathing
• Shortness/gasping of breath
• Panic/fear
Conscious choking techniques
• Check scene
• Check victim Are you ok?
• Call 911-GET AED
• Say who you are, level of training, what care you would like to give and ask for permission to help. IF THEY SAY YES-
•Find the navel, put hand above navel, PUT THUMB SIDE TO ABDOMINAL REGION and put other hand over it-perform abdominal thrusts.•EACH THRUST IS A SEPARATE ATTEMPT TO GET OBJECT OUT.•Continue performing abdominal thrusts until: object comes out, person goes unconscious, person can cough forcefully or breathe, YOU are too tired to continue, or EMS arrives.
Exceptions-give chest thrusts instead
(Place fist in center of breastbone)
1. Person is pregnant
2. Can’t get your
Hands around person
(obese)
If you are alone and choking
• Try to perform abdominal thrusts on yourself by using
• your hands
• A chair
• A counter
• A edge of sink
Conscious choking techniques for child
• Same as adult except: ask permission from adult/guardian-IF YES
• Go on knees so you are on the same level as the child-perform abdominal thrusts.
Choking techniques for infant• You MUST support the head and neck
when performing both skills. Must support BODY of Infant on your leg. Give 5 back blows…if object does not come out give..
5 chest thrusts-make sure fingers are vertical on the sternum
Asthma• Narrow the air passage and makes
breathing difficult.• Very serious for children ages 10-14
death can occur.• Causes-allergies to: food,
pollen,drugs,bites or physical activity.• What are the signs and symptoms?• Treatment-Medications
Emphysema-Lungs and alveoli lose ability to exchange oxygen
and carbon dioxide.
• Bronchitis-inflammation of the trachea, bronchi and bronchioles due to a build up of mucus.
Anaphylactic shock-severe allergic reaction
• What things are people allergic to?
Signs and symptoms of respiratory distress in children
• Agitation
• Slow or fast breathing
• Drowsiness
• Noisy breathing
• Pale, ashen or blue skin
• Increase in heart and breathing rates
• Difficulty breathing
Hyperventilation -breathing faster than normal
Cause-fear, head injury, bleeding, high fever, heart failure, lung disease, asthma and exercise.
Signs and symptoms-fear, confusion, dizzy and numb.
Treatment-reassurance, paper bag, cupped hands and controlled breathing (in through nose and out through mouth).
Unconscious choking techniquesfor the adult
• Check the scene• Check the victim-are you okay? Shoulder tap• Call 911-GET AED• Look, listen and feel for 10 seconds• NOT breathing• Give 30 compressions-at least 2 inches• Look for object- Finger sweep if you see it• 2 breaths Until what???????
Unconscious choking child• Check the scene• Check the victim-are you okay? Ask permission
from parent Shoulder tap• Call 911-GET AED• Look, listen and feel for 10 seconds• Give 30 compressions-less effort about 2 inches• Look for object-Finger sweep if you see it• 2 breaths Until what???????
WHO HAS BETTER FORM?
1
2
Unconscious choking infant• Check the scene• Check the victim-are you okay? Ask permission
from parent Foot flick• Call 911-GET AED• Look, listen and feel for 10 seconds• Give 30 compressions-1 ½ inches deep(MUST Hold head with one hand).• Look for object -Finger sweep if you see it• 2 breaths Until what???????
2-3 fingers below nipple line