“Rescue breathing” is giving assisted breaths to an unresponsive victim who has a pulse but is not breathing. This can be done safely with a barrier device or bag-mask, or mouth to mouth if none available. Rescue breaths for adults are given at a rate of 1 breath every 5-6 seconds ...
Purpose: This paper discusses to the importance and knowledge of Basic Life Support (BLS) / Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) among general dental practitioners & other health care providers. Conclusion: To ensure better and safer health care, it is essen...
All rescuers should know how to do both one and two-person resuscitation chest compressions along with establishing an airway, breathing for the victim, and defibrillation when an AED machine is available.
Note: There is a possibility that the patient/resident could deteriorate once again, which may require recommencement of CPR and further defibrillation as per AED if the patient/resident becomes unresponsive. If the defibrillation is unsuccessful, continue CPR for a further two minutes and follow th...
American Heart Association’s guidelines dictate that adult CPR is performed on any person over the age of 8 years old, or post-adolescence, as defined by the presence of secondary sex characteristics (i.e. puberty such as chest or underarm hair in males and any breast development in females...
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CPR for Adults & Adolescents • Check for life • Before performing CPR call 911 or have someone else call • Chest compressions - 100-120/min • 2 Rescuers: Perform tasks simultaneously • Perform CPR – Circulate, Airway, Breathing (C-A-B's) • Compressi...
This course covers the basic steps in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support measures (BLS) to adults, children, and infants, depending on how many rescuers are available. We explain various first-aid maneuvers, the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs),...
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Heartsaver CPR AED class, the Heartsaver First Aid class, or the combined Heartsaver CPR AED First Aid class package for adults and children. The CPR AED online class or the First AID online class are also great options offered on our website through the AHA which fulfill the CPR ...