Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 3 - Airway & Breathing .......................87 • Anatomy of Airway and Breathing ................... 89 • Normal Breathing Rates ..................................... 90 • Signs of Ineffective Breathing ............................ 90 • Opening the Airway ........................................... 92 • Clearing the Airway............................................ 94 • Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO) .... 96 • Signs of Partial Obstruction – Choking ........... 97 • Signs of Complete FBAO – Choking ................ 97 • Complete Airway Obstruction - Choking ....... 98 • Assessment and First Aid................................... 98 • Unconscious Patient ......................................... 101 • Large Person Choking ...................................... 101 • Chest Thrust....................................................... 101 • Abdominal Thrusts for a Small Person .......... 102 • Infant Choking – First Aid............................... 103 • Choking Self Help – First Aid ......................... 106 • Apnea, Agonal Breathing & Hyperventilation . 107 • Difficulty Breathing due to Trauma ................ 109

• Environmental & Industrial Exposure ...........110 • Illnesses causing difficulty breathing ..............111 • Respiratory Illness.............................................111 • Asthma................................................................113 Severe Allergic Reaction – Anaphylaxis.........116 • Assessment and First Aid.................................118 • Vital Vocabulary................................................123 CHAPTER 4 - Circulation and Shock ................ 125 • Shock................................................................. 126 • Causes of Shock ............................................... 126 • Signs and Symptoms ....................................... 127 • Developing (Compensated) Shock ................ 127 • Severe Shock ..................................................... 128 • Assessment and First Aid................................ 128 • Vital Vocabulary............................................... 130

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