General Concepts | p. 1 |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Purpose of This Manual | |
Sidebars and Algorithms | |
Considerations for International Readers | |
CPR for Adults | p. 3 |
CPR Basics for Adults | p. 3 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Understanding the ABCDs of CPR | |
Chest Compressions | p. 3 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
The Importance of Compressions | |
Chest Compression Technique | |
Chest Recoil | |
Compression Rate | |
Moving the Victim Only When Necessary | |
Opening the Airway and Giving Breaths | p. 5 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Rescuer Position | |
Performing the Head Tilt-Chin Lift | |
Mouth-to-Mouth Breathing | |
Mouth-to-Barrier Device Breathing | |
Mouth-to-Mask | |
Using Mouth-to-Mask | |
Compression-Ventilation Ratio | p. 9 |
1-Rescuer Adult CPR Sequence | p. 9 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Putting It All Together | |
Positioning the Victim | |
Assessment | |
Activate Emergency Response System and Get an AED | |
Open Airway and Check Breathing | |
Give 2 Breaths | |
Pulse Check | |
Locating the Carotid Artery Pulse | |
Begin Cycles of 30 Chest Compressions and 2 Breaths | |
Review Questions | |
1-Rescuer Adult CPR Practice Sheet | |
CPR for Children (1 Year of Age to Puberty) | p. 17 |
Child CPR | p. 17 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Modifications to CPR for Children | |
Amount of Air | |
Give 2 Effective Breaths | |
Depth of Compressions | |
1-Handed Chest Compressions | |
CPR for Low Heart Rate | |
When to Activate the Emergency Response System | |
When to Attach an AED | |
Putting It All Together for Children | |
2-Rescuer Compression-Ventilation Ratio for Children | |
Review Questions | |
1-Rescuer Child CPR Practice Sheet | |
Adult and Child Bag-Mask Technique and Rescue Breathing | p. 21 |
Bag-Mask Technique and Rescue Breathing | p. 21 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Bag-Mask Device | |
One Rescuer Using the Bag Mask | |
Two Rescuers Using the Bag Mask | |
Rescue Breathing | |
2-Rescuer CPR for Adults and Children | p. 25 |
2-Rescuer CPR Sequence | p. 25 |
Overview | |
Learning Objective | |
When a Second Rescuer Arrives | |
Technique | |
Rescuer Fatigue | |
Advanced Airway Considerations | p. 26 |
Compression and Ventilation Rates and Ratios During 2-Rescuer CPR With and Without Advanced Airway in Place | |
Review Questions | |
Automated External Defibrillator | p. 29 |
Automated External Defibrillator | p. 29 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Principles of Early Defibrillation | |
Structure and Function of AEDs | |
Inappropriate Shocks or Failure to Shock | |
AED Operation | |
The Universal AED: Common Steps to Operate All AEDs | |
Using an AED on a Child | |
Choosing the AED Pads or AED Child System | |
Outcomes and Actions After Shock Delivery | |
Integrating CPR and AED Use | |
Lone Rescuer With an AED | |
EMS Rescuers and AEDs | |
Special Situations | |
Infants Less Than 1 Year Old | |
Hairy Chest | |
Water | |
Implanted Defibrillators and Pacemakers | |
Transdermal Medication Patches | |
Fully Automated AEDs | p. 36 |
Review Questions | |
2-Rescuer CPR Sequence With an AED | p. 37 |
2-Rescuer Adult CPR and AED Practice Sheet | |
2-Rescuer Child CPR and AED Practice Sheet | |
CPR for Infants | p. 43 |
CPR Basics for Infants | p. 43 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Infant BLS: The ABCs of CPR | |
Chest Compressions | p. 45 |
Chest Compressions Technique | |
Chest Recoil | |
Opening the Airway and Giving Breaths | p. 46 |
Performing the Head Tilt-Chin Lift Maneuver | |
Why Breaths Are Important for Infants and Children | |
Mouth-to-Mouth-and-Nose and Mouth-to-Mouth Breathing | |
Ventilation With Barrier Devices | |
Compression-Ventilation Ratio | p. 48 |
1-Rescuer Infant CPR Sequence | p. 48 |
1-Rescuer Infant CPR Sequence | |
Assessment | |
Open the Airway | |
Check Breathing | |
Give 2 Breaths | |
Pulse Check | |
Locating the Brachial Pulse | |
Begin Cycles of 30 Chest Compressions and 2 Breaths | |
When to Begin Compressions | |
Compression Depth | |
Activate the Emergency Response System | |
1-Rescuer Infant CPR Practice Sheet | |
Infant Bag-Mask Technique and Rescue Breathing | p. 53 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Bag Mask | |
Rescue Breathing for Infants (and Children) | |
2-Rescuer Infant CPR Sequence | p. 55 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
When a Second Rescuer Arrives | |
Technique | |
Compression and Ventilation Rates and Ratios During 2-Rescuer CPR With and Without Advanced Airway in Place | |
2-Rescuer Infant CPR Sequence | |
2 Thumb-Encircling Hands Technique | |
Review Questions | |
2-Rescuer Infant CPR Practice Sheet | |
Relief of Choking | p. 59 |
Relief of Choking in Victims 1 Year of Age and Older | p. 59 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Recognizing Choking in the Responsive Adult and Child | |
Relieving Choking in Adults and Children Over 1 Year of Age | |
Abdominal Thrusts With Victim Standing or Sitting | |
Healthcare Provider Actions to Relieve Choking in the Unresponsive Victim | |
Sequence of Actions After Relief of Choking | |
Review Questions | |
Relief of Choking in Infants | p. 63 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Recognizing Choking in the Responsive Infant | |
Relieving Choking in the Responsive Infant | |
Relieving Choking in the Unresponsive Infant | |
Review Question | |
Special Considerations | p. 67 |
Victim and Rescuer Safety | p. 67 |
Scene Safety | |
Rescuer Safety | |
Standard Precautions | |
Cricoid Pressure | p. 68 |
Head, Neck, or Spine Injuries | p. 69 |
Jaw Thrust | |
Log Roll | |
Agonal Gasps | p. 69 |
Recovery Position | p. 70 |
The Big Picture | p. 71 |
The Chain of Survival | p. 71 |
Learning Objectives | |
Introduction to the Adult Chain of Survival | |
The First Link: Early Access | |
The Second Link: Early CPR | |
The Third Link: Early Defibrillation | |
The Fourth Link: Early Advanced Care | |
Pediatric Chain of Survival | |
Life-Threatening Emergencies | p. 73 |
Overview | |
Learning Objectives | |
Cardiac Arrest | |
Heart Attack | |
"Red Flags" or Warning Signs of Heart Attack | |
Atypical Presentations of Heart Attack | |
Stroke | |
Choking | |
Healthcare Provider Summary of Steps of CPR for Adults Children, and Infants | p. 75 |
References | p. 76 |
BLS for Healthcare Providers Student CD | |
Supplemental Materials | |
Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory, Cardiovascular, and Cerebrovascular Systems | |
ACS: The Clinical Presentation of CHD | |
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) | |
Acute Stroke | |
CPR and Defibrillation: The Human Dimension | |
Pediatric BLS | |
Adult BLS in Special Situations | |
Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Stroke | |
Video Clips | |
Adult | |
Compressions | |
Breaths with Mask | |
Compressions and Breaths | |
Assessment | |
1-Rescuer CPR Demonstration | |
Adult Rescue Breathing with Bag Mask | |
2-Rescuer CPR Demonstration | |
2-Rescuer CPR and AED Demonstration | |
2-Rescuer CPR with an Advanced Airway | |
Child | |
Child CPR Sequence | |
Infant | |
Infant Compressions | |
Infant 1-Rescuer CPR Demonstration | |
Infant 2-Rescuer CPR Demonstration | |
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