Basic Life Support

Adult Bsic Life Support ppt

OBJECTIVES

–How to assess the collapsed victim

–How to perform chest compression and rescue breathing

–How to place an unconscious breathing victim in the recovery position.

BACKGROUND

•Approximately 700,000 cardiac arrests per year in Europe

•Survival to hospital discharge presently approximately 5-10%

•Bystander CPR vital intervention before arrival of emergency services – double or triplesurvival from SCA (sudden cardiac arrest)

•Early resuscitation and prompt defibrillation (within 1-2 minutes) can result in >60%survival

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT(BLS)

Airway
Breathing
Circulation

CHAIN OF SURVIVAL

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

SEQUENCES OF PROCEDURES PERFORMED TO RESTORE THE CIRCULATION OF OXYGENATED BLOOD AFTER A SUDDEN PULMONARY AND/OR CARDIAC ARREST

CHEST COMPRESSIONS AND PULMONARY VENTILATION PERFORMED BY ANYONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO IT, ANYWHERE, IMMEDIATELY, WITHOUT ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT

1. Approach safely

2. Check response

3. Shout for help

4. Open airway

5. Check breathing

6. Call 999(rescue)

7. 30 chest compressions

8. 2 rescue breaths

APPROACH SAFELY!!!!

Scene

Rescuer

Victim

Bystanders

CHECK RESPONSE

Shake shoulders gently Ask “Are you all right?” If he responds

• Leave as you find him.

• Find out what is wrong.

• Reassess regularly.

SHOUT FOR HELP

OPEN AIRWAY

AIRWAY OPENING BY
NECK EXTENSION

HOW TO OPEN AIRWAY

Head tilt and chin lift.

– lay rescuers

– non-healthcare rescuers

No need for finger sweep unless solid material can be seen in the airway

2. jaw thrust

– healthcare professionals

CHECK BREATHING

•Look, listen and feel for NORMAL breathing

•Do not confuse agonal breathing with NORMAL breathing

AGONAL BREATHING is Occurs shortly after the heart stops in up to 40% of cardiac arrests

•Described as barely, heavy, noisy or gasping breathing

Recognise as a sign of cardiac arrest

Erroneous information can result in withholding CPR from cardiac arrest victim

POTENTIALLY REVERSIBLE CAUSES
(5 H’s & 5 T’s)

CALL 911

FOREIGN-BODY AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION (FBAO)

SIGNS	MILD obstruction	SEVERE obstruction
“Are you choking?”	“YES”	Unable to speak, may nod
Other signs	Can speak, cough, breathe	Can not breathe/wheezy breathing/silent attempts to cough/ unconsciousness

ADULT FBAO TREATMENT