1. Basic Life Support & AED
Resuscitation Council UK 2010 Guidance
2013
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2. Adult Basic Life Support
UNRESPONSIVE
Shout for help
Open Airway
NOT BREATHING
NORMALLY?
Call 999
30 chest
compressions
2 rescue breaths
30 compressions
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3. Paediatric Basic Life Support
(Healthcare professionals with a duty to respond)
UNRESPONSIVE
Shout for help
Open Airway
5 rescue breaths
NO SIGNS OF
LIFE?
15 chest
compressions
2 rescue breaths
15 chest
compressions
Call Resuscitation Team
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4. Adult Choking Treatment Algorithm
Assess severity
Severe Mild
airway obstruction airway obstruction
(ineffective cough) (effective cough)
Concscious Encourage cough
5 back blows Contiunue to check
5 abdominal thrusts for deterioration to
ineefective cough or
until obstruction
relieved
Unconscious
Start CPR
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5. Paediatric Choking Treatment
Algorithm
Assess severity
Ineffective cough Effective cough
Concscious
5 back blows
5 thrusts Encourage cough
(chest for infant) Contiunue to check for
deterioration to
(abdominal for ineefective cough or
child>1 year) until obstruction relieved
Unconscious
Start CPR
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6. The Chain of Survival
Early Post
recognition Early
resuscitation
and call for Early CPR - to Defibrillation -
care - to
help - to buy time to restart the
prevent restore quality
heart
cardiac arrest of life
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7. The use of Automated External
Defibrillators
UNRESPONSIVE
Call for help
Open Airway Send or go for AED
Not breathing normally Call 999
CPR 30:2 Until AED is attached
AED asseses
rhythm
Shock advised No shock advised
1 Shock Immediately resume CPR 30:2 for 2 min
Immediately Continue until victim starts to
resume CPR wake up, ie moves,opens eyes
30:2 for 2 min and breathes normally
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8. Anaphylactic reaction?
Anaphylactic
reaction?
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disabilit
y,Exposure
Diagnosis -look for:
Acute onset of illness
Life-threatening Airway and/ or breathing and/ or Circulation
problems
Call for help
Lie patient flat
Raise patient's legs
(if breathing not impaired)
Intramuscular Adrenaline
1 Life threatening problems:
Airway: swelling, hoarseness, stridor
Breathing: rapid breathing, wheeze, fatigue, cyanosis, spO2 < 92% Confusion
Circulation: pale, clammy, low blood pressure, faintness, drowsy/ coma
2 Intramuscular Adrenaline
IM doses of 1:1000 adrenaline (repeat after 5min if no better)
Adult 500 micrograms IM (0.5 mL)
Child more than 12 yrs: 500 micrograms IM (0.5mL)
Child 6 – 12 yrs 300 micrograms IM (0.3mL)
Child less than 6 yrs: 150 micrograms IM (0.15mL)
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