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the mouth with your finger to check if there is anything lodged in the throat.
Do not use this method if you suspect a neck injury.
2. Check for breathing up to 10 seconds
Place your ear over their mouth and nose. Look at their chest for movement,
listen for sounds of breathing and feel for exhaled breath on your cheek.
3. Give 2 slow breaths if not breathing
Maintain the head-tilt, chin-lift. Pinch the persons nose and seal your mouth
over theirs. Give 2 slow breaths, about 2 seconds for each breath. Watch the
persons chest to make sure it rises and falls. If your breaths do not go in,
check to see if anything is blocking it, reposition the head, seal your mouth to
theirs, pinch the nose and try again.
If possible use a barrier device to breathe through. Your greatest concern is
Hepatitis.
ABCs again
4. If not breathing, landmark for chest compressions
Trace your middle finger along the rib cage to the center of their chest. Place
your index finger next to your middle finger and the heel of your hand next to
your index finger so that the heel of your hand is on the lower half of the
breast bone just above the notch where the lower ribs meet the breastbone.
Cover the heel of that hand with your other hand.
Next, position your shoulders directly above the heels of your hands. Keep
your arms straight with your elbows locked in position.
Compress straight down on the breast bone compressing 4-5 cm or 1.5 to 2
inches. Compress at a rate of 100 compressions per minute (5 compressions
in 3 seconds). Compressions should be smooth without loosing contact with
the chest, and allowing the chest to return to its normal position between
compressions. Find your landmark with each new cycle of compressions.
If you break ribs, check your landmark, depth of compressions and continue.
5. Give 30 compressions and 2 slow breaths
Count aloud as follows; 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 and 9
and 10 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 and 15... Do 4
cycles of 30 compressions followed by 2 breaths after each cycle of 30 (30
and 2 is what you do). After 4 cycles of 30 compressions and 2 breaths
recheck for signs of breathing for up to 10 seconds (ABCs). If there is no
response begin a second set of 4 cycles of 30 and 2.
If there are no signs of breathing, continue CPR until Paramedics arrive, a
defibrillator is made available or the casualty recovers.
9. If casualty responds put in recovery position
Roll the casualty towards you on their side so that their head is resting on their
bottom arm and their top leg is completely over their lower leg. Place their
top arm across their body, cover them and wait for medical help.