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Basic Life Support
an emergency procedure that
consists of recognizing respiratory
or cardiac arrest or both and the
proper application of CPR to
maintain life until a victim recovers
or an advanced life support is
made available
Advanced Life Support, the use
of special equipment to maintain
breathing and circulation for the
victim of a cardiac emergency
Prolonged Life Support, for post
resuscitative and long term
resuscitation
EARLY
ACCESS
EARLY
CPR
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EARLY
DEFIBRILLATION
EARLY
ADVANCE
CARE
Early Access, It is the event after
the patient collapses, until the arrival
of the Emergency Medical Services
personnel to provide care
Early CPR, If started immediately
after the victim collapsed, the
probability of survival approximately
doubles when it is initiated before
the arrival of the EMS
Early Defibrillation,
Defibrillation It is most likely
to improve survival. It is the key
intervention to increase the chances of
survival of patients of cardiac arrest in
the pre-hospital setting.
Early Advanced Care,
Care If provided by
highly trained personnel like
paramedics, provision of advanced
care outside the hospital would be
possible
FOREIGN BODY AIRWAY
OBSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
Causes of Obstruction
1.Improper chewing of large pieces of food
2.Excessive intake of alcohol
3.The presence of loose upper & lower
dentures
4.For children- running / playing while eating
5.For smaller children of hand-to-mouth
stage left unattended
Two types of Obstruction
1. Anatomical
2. Mechanical
Classifcation of Obstruction
1.
Partial Obstruction with good air
exchange
Partial Obstruction with poor air
exchange
Complete or total Obstruction
2.
3.
Distress sign of
Obstructed Airway or
Choking
Clutching on the throat with one or both
hands
Abdominal thrust simulate a cough,
forcing air trap in the lungs to push the
object out of the airway
Heimlich
Maneuver or
Abdominal Thrust
Heimlich Maneuver
performed on a conscious
adult
Relieving Obstruction by
Finger sweep motion if
object is seen
DEPRESS THE
TONGUE OUTWARD
DO A FINGERSWEEP MOTION &
HOOK ON THE OBJECT OUT
Heimlich Maneuver
performed on a conscious
child
Chest Thrust performed
on pregnant / obese
person
BODY
SYSTEMS
Breathing & Circulation,
Air that enters the lungs contain about
21% of Oxygen and only a trace of Carbon
Dioxide.
Air that is exhaled from the lungs contain
about 16% of Oxygen and 0.4% Carbon
Dioxide
The right side of the heart pumps blood to
the lungs where blood picks up oxygen
and releases carbon dioxide.
BODY
SYSTEMS
Breathing & Circulation,
When breathing and circulation stop, this is
called clinical death where within
0-4 minutes, brain damage not likely to occur,
4-6 minutes, brain damage is probable
When the brain has been deprived of
oxygenated blood for a period of 6 minutes or
more an irreversible damage to brain tissues
would probably occur. This is called biological
death.
Cardio Vascular Disease
Risk Factors that can not be changed
1. Heredity
2. Age
3. Sex / Gender
Risk Factors that can be changed
Cigarette Smoking; High Cholesterol level;
Hypertension; Lack of Exercise; Stress
CARDIAC ARREST
Is the condition in which circulation
ceases and vital organs are deprived of
oxygen
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
This is a combination of chest
compressions and rescue breathing.
This must be combined for effective
resuscitation of the victim
MEDIC TAGS / MEDIC
ALERTS
Emergency Action
Principles
SURVEY THE SCENE
ACTIVATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE or
ARRANGED FOR TRANSPORT FACILITY
DO A PRIMARY SURVEY ON THE VICTIM
Do Check for RESPONSIVENESS
Do Check for AIRWAY
Do Check for BREATHING
Do Check for CIRCULATION
DO A SECONDARY SURVEY ON THE VICTIM
INITIAL
ASSESSMENT
CHECK FOR
RESPONSIVENESS /
CONSCIOUSNESS
CHECK FOR
AIRWAY
CHECK
BREATHING
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
OPENING OF AIRWAY BY
HEAD TILT-CHIN
LIFT MANEUVER
PROVIDING INITIAL BREATHS
CHECKING FOR CIRCULATION
COMPRESSION / VENTILATION
MANEUVER
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
30 COMPRESSIONS
2 VENTILATIONS
done in 5 CYCLES
in 2 MINUTES
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