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Rescue Breathing & CPR |
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GLOVES |
PUT YOUR GLOVES ON |
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HAZARDS |
CHECK FOR ANY HAZARDS (Personal, Area, Patient) |
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HELLO |
HELLO (Great the patient) |
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SHAKE PATIENT (Shake patient gently) |
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STERNAL RUB (Gently rub the Patient's sternum) |
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HELP |
PHONE FOR HELP (112 from cell phone if in South Africa) |
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AIRWAY |
OPEN AIRWAY |
(Using Head Tilt Chin Lift if NO Spinal Injuries) |
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CHECK IN MOUTH (For any obstructions) |
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CLEAR AIRWAY IF BLOCKED (finger sweep the mouth) |
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BREATHING |
LOOK, LISTEN & FEEL (10 sec) |
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IF PATIENT IS NOT BREATHING INSERT RESUS AID |
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AND GIVE 2 BREATHS |
(Chest must rise and fall) |
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CIRCULATION |
CHECK FOR A PULSE (10 sec) Corotid Pulse or Brachial Pulse |
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IF PATIENT HAS A PULSE BUT IS NOT BREATHING START |
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RESCUE BREATHING (1 BREATHS EVERY 5 sec) |
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IF PATIENT HAS NO PULSE AND NO BREATHING START |
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CPR (2 BREATHS EVERY 30 COMPRESSIONS) |
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IF PATIENT HAS A PULSE AND IS BREATHING OR |
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A PULSE AND BREATHING IS RESTORED START |
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DOING A SECONDARY SURVEY |
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HISTORY |
CHAMP |
To find out why the patient is in this condition |
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SAMPLE |
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VITAL SIGNS |
AVPU |
ALERT |
VOICE |
PAIN |
UNRESPONSIVE |
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PULSE |
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RHYTHM |
DEPTH |
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RESPIRATION |
RATE |
RHYTHM |
DEPTH |
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SKIN |
TEMP |
COLOUR |
DRY/WET |
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Pupils |
EQUAL IN SIZE AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT |
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HEAD TO TOE SURVEY (Check Body For Further Injuries) |
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PLACE PATIENT IN THE RECOVERY POSITION IF NO |
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MONITOR VITAL SIGNS UNTIL HELP ARRIVES (Pulse,Respration,Temp,AVPU) |
SAVING LIVES 
