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CPR+AED
Check for DANGER
D
R
Check for RESPONSE : Tap shoulders and shout:
“Hello! Hello! Are you ok?”
S
SHOUT: “Call ambulance 995 and get the AED!”
A
Open AIRWAY: Head tilt, chin lift
B
Check for BREATHING: Look for rise & fall of chest
(up to 10 secs)
C
Start CHEST COMPRESSIONS
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
CPR - 30 COMPRESSIONS: 2 BREATHS
S
SWITCH on AED
P
apply PADS
F
FOLLOW prompts
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
5. CPR + AED STEPS
6. COMPRESSIONS
Lock elbows
3
Use body weight
4
Place the heel of the
hand nearer on the lower
half of the sternum and
interlace both hands.
2
Ensure adequate exposure
to the chest. Start chest
compression over central
of chest, lower half of the
sternum.
1
WHEN DOING
COMPRESSION...
• Push to a depth of 4-6cm
• Rate of 100-120 compression per min
• Ensure full chest recoil
COMPRESSIONS
ONLY CPR
If unwiling to give breaths, perform
continuous chest compressions at
a rate of 100-120 compressions
per min.
STOP IF:
a) breathing returns
b) AED prompts to stop
c) medical care takes over
R1
Rescuer 1: Compressions
NOTE: Switch if
exhausted.
Rescuer 2: Breaths
R2
MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS TO CPR
Release pinch after
giving breath
Head tilt, chin lift
Press nostril
Good seal over mouth
1
2
3
7. GIVING BREATHS
Deliver breath
gradually until chest
rises (1sec/breath)
5
4
8. 2 RESCUERS CPR