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Time is critical in starting CPR.
Call for help.
Position the victim.
Opening the airway. Top: Airwayobstruction produced by the
tongue and
the epiglottis. Bottom: Relief by head-
tilt/chin-lift.
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Head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver.Perpendicular line reflects proper
neck
extension, i.e., a line along the edge of
the jaw bone should be perpendicular to
the surface on which the victim is
lying.
Jaw-thrust maneuver.
Mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing.
Mouth-to-nose breathing.
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Locating the carotid pulse.
External chest compressions: locating
the rib margin.
External chest compressions: locating
the notch where the rib margin meetsthe sternum.
External chest compressions: locating
the correct hand position on the lowerhalf of the sternum.
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Hand positions for external chest
compressions.
Proper position of rescuer: shoulders
directly over victim's sternum; elbows
locked.
External chest compressions: sternum
compressed to a depth of 1 1/2 - 2
inches. Compression-relaxation
duration must be 50:50 for better flow
to occur.
One-rescuer adult CPR. Fifteencompressions are alternated with
two
ventilations.
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Two-rescuer CPR: Pause after the 5thexternal chest compression
as ventilator
gives a rescue breath.
Two-rescuer CPR: Compressor and
ventilator switch positions.
Universal distress signal for foreign
body airway obstruction.
Subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrust
(the Heimlich maneuver) administered
to a conscious (standing) victim of
foreign body airway obstruction.
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Subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrust(the Heimlich maneuver)
administered
to an unconscious (lying) victim of
foreign body airway obstruction -
astride position.
Finger sweep maneuver administered to
an unconscious victim of foreign body
airway obstruction.
Crossed-finger technique for opening
the airway.
Chest thrust administered to aconscious victim (standing) of
foreign
body airway obstruction.
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Chest thrust administered to an
unconscious victim (lying) of foreign
body airway obstruction.
Rescue breathing with an airtight seal
around the mouth and nose.
Locating and palpating the brachial
pulse.
Locating finger position for chestcompressions in an infant.
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Locating hand position for chest
compressions in a child.
Heimlich maneuver - conscious child
standing.
Heimlich maneuver - conscious orunconscious child, lying.
Back blow in an infant.
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Chest thrust in an infant.
Hand position for chest encirclement
technique for external chest
compressions in neonates. Thumbs are
side-by-side over the midsternum. In
the newborn, thumbs may need to be
superimposed.
