CPR Definitions & Additional Information
CPR - Cardio(heart) Pulmonary(lungs) Resuscitation
BLS - Basic Life Support (layperson giving CPR or first aid)
ALS - Advanced Life Support (hospital/paramedics)
HTCL - Forehead tilted back with your palm and chin lifted up with your fingers
Breaths - Must be nice & easy just enough for chest to rise; blowing too hard or fast will
put more pressure onto heart, making breaths ineffective and cause vomiting. Occasional
breaths or gasps are not normal breaths, you must breathe for them
put more pressure onto heart, making breaths ineffective and cause vomiting. Occasional
breaths or gasps are not normal breaths, you must breathe for them
Stoma - May have to perform mouth to nose or mouth to stoma (neck tube) if there are
problems with victim’s mouth…if so put hand over their mouth to seal
problems with victim’s mouth…if so put hand over their mouth to seal
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Compressions - should be done with your shoulders over your hands, straight arms/elbows
using your upper body weight to compress the chest down
using your upper body weight to compress the chest down
HAINES - his side with an arm up under his head for neck support, his other arm crossed
over his chest onto the floor to prevent rolling, and both legs bent. Utilize this if victim is
not/no longer in need of CPR and you are just watching them until help arrives, or if you
need to leave them alone, so if they vomit they will not aspirate/choke on it
over his chest onto the floor to prevent rolling, and both legs bent. Utilize this if victim is
not/no longer in need of CPR and you are just watching them until help arrives, or if you
need to leave them alone, so if they vomit they will not aspirate/choke on it
Recoil - Let chest come back up after each compression to allow blood to flow back to
heart (compressions force/massage the heart to pump blood to other organs)
heart (compressions force/massage the heart to pump blood to other organs)
Ribs - may break during good CPR…continue anyway
Moving a victim - Never move a victim unless you have to but if necessary grab clothes
underneath him/her or hook under the armpits and drag along the long axis of the spine
keeping head/body in alignment (straight)
underneath him/her or hook under the armpits and drag along the long axis of the spine
keeping head/body in alignment (straight)
Hard Surface - Always perform CPR on a hard & flat surface otherwise the cushion
beneath him/her will absorb the compressions rendering them ineffective
beneath him/her will absorb the compressions rendering them ineffective
2 Rescuer CPR - is same: 1 stays at the top of the head and 1 on the side by the chest
and switch positions every 5 cycles of 30:2 or every 2 minutes
and switch positions every 5 cycles of 30:2 or every 2 minutes
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