Like my sensational headline? On Thursday night (18th Oct) at SES Cadets we started out first-aid course, and in the manual that we were given they had pictures of the above injuries that can be seen by going here (be warned: these images may offend some people as they are very graphic).
The cover of my first-aid manual
We will be doing the first-aid every week for about 4 weeks. This week we learnt how to do CPR, which is actually quite easy once you know what to do. First of all you need to ensure safety for yourself, bystanders and the injured person. You then need to do the COWS check. COWS stands for Can you hear me, Open your eyes, What’s your name, Squeeze my hands.
After you’ve done that, the person’s airway needs to be cleaned it it has anything blocking it. After clearing the airway, normal breathing needs to be checked for by looking, feeling and listening. If the person is not breathing or moving, an ambulance needs to be called.
Once all that is done, the actual CPR needs to be started. The head is tilted back and you give the person two full breaths, while blocking their nose so the air can’t escape. The compressions then need to be started. The old way required you to give 2 breaths and 15 compressions, but it has been changed to 2 breaths and 30 compressions.
That process (2 breaths and 30 compressions) needs to be continued until an ambulance arrives, the person regains consciousness or you just can’t do it any longer. If the person starts showing signs of recovery you need to roll them on their side and check for breathing. They then need to be reassured.
The process that I described above is for adults, but for children and infants the process is a little bit different.
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