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CPR (for ADULTS)
Place the heel of one of your hand’s over the center of the person’s chest between nipples (lower half of breastbone) and place heel of your other hand over the first hand.
Keep your arms straight and locked at the elbows
Firmly compress their chest
Push hard at rate of at least 100 compressions per minute
Open the person’s airway, if needed:
Place the person face up on a hard, flat surface
Lift the person’s chin with one hand while pushing down on their forehead with your other hand; this helps to align the airway.
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Tilt their head back, lift underneath their chin, pinch the person’s nose shut with fingers. Inhale normally and cover the person’s mouth with your mouth to create an airtight seal. Exhale.
Watch the person’s chest rise as you give each breath.
You can put a CPR face mask over the person’s nose and mouth, or place a shield over the person’s mouth.
Choking (adult or child)
Some signs that someone is choking:
- Grabbing at throat with one or both hands
- Noisy breathing, gagging, and coughing
- Inability to talk or make a sound
If their airway is blocked, stand behind the person and wrap your arms around the person’s waist (locate the navel – belly button).
If the person is obese or pregnant, wrap your arms around their chest.
Make a fist with your hands, place the side of your thumb just above the person’s navel – belly button.
Grasp your fist with your other hand, then press your fist abruptly into the person’s abdomen and use an upward, inward thrust.
Use a straight thrust back if the person is obese or pregnant.
This will help push air from the lungs much like a cough. This can help dislodge an object.
Continue thrusting until the object is coughed out and the person can breathe or talk.
If the object cannot be removed, the person may pass out.
Unconscious from choking (adult or child)
Some signs that someone is unconscious:
- No movement
- No breathing
- Bluish lips or skin (from lack of oxygen)
- Inability to move air into the lungs with rescue breaths
Each time you open the person’s mouth to give rescue breaths:
Look into the person’s mouth for object such as pieces of food.
If seen, use a finger to sweep the object out.
If not seen, the rule of thumb is to never perform a blind sweep. Note; this is the general rule of thumb, exceptions may apply.
Additional information
Chest compressions from CPR can help force air from their lungs in order to dislodge the object.
Continue to give 2 breaths followed by 30 compressions for 2 min. For a child, it may be 2 breaths followed by 15 compressions. Again, this is not exact.
Using an AED (automated external defibrillator).
- Turn on and listen to voice prompts
- Pads are applied to person’s chest. Place one pad to the upper right side of their chest, and place second pad under their left breast. Note: the pads may have pictures on them that show where to put them.
- Electric cord attaches the pads to the AED
- AED determines that a shock is needed.
- Next, have people keep clear — though it may not be this precise — and say, I’m going to shock on three. One, I’m clear. Two, you’re clear. Three, everybody’s clear. Check to make sure no one is touching the person or the AED.
- Press the shock button and the AED delivers an electric shock
Notes regarding the AED
Don’t use child pads on an adult because the energy is too low.
However, you can use adult pads on a child, but the pads must not touch each other.
Do not place pads over an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator.
If their chest is moist or wet, dry the chest first so that electricity will not arc when the electric shock is delivered.