Breathing Breathing EmergenciesEmergencies

When Seconds CountWhen Seconds Count

Time is criticalTime is critical

0 min: Breathing stops. Heart will 0 min: Breathing stops. Heart will soon stop breathing.soon stop breathing.

4-6 min: Possible Brain damage.4-6 min: Possible Brain damage.

6-10 min: Brain damage likely.6-10 min: Brain damage likely.

Over 10 min: Irreversible brain Over 10 min: Irreversible brain damage.damage.

Signals of breathing Signals of breathing EmergenciesEmergencies

Trouble breathingTrouble breathing Slow or rapid Slow or rapid

breathingbreathing Unusually deep or Unusually deep or

shallow breathsshallow breaths Gasping for breathGasping for breath Wheezing, Wheezing,

gurgling, or high gurgling, or high pitched sounds.pitched sounds.

Cool or moist skinCool or moist skin Dizziness Dizziness Pain or tingling in Pain or tingling in

hands, feet, or lipshands, feet, or lips Flushed, pale, or Flushed, pale, or

bluish skin colorbluish skin color

Common conditions that cause Common conditions that cause breathing emergencies.breathing emergencies.

AsthmaAsthma EmphysemaEmphysema BronchitisBronchitis HyperventilationHyperventilation Allergic ReactionsAllergic Reactions Choking victimChoking victim

Caring for Breathing Caring for Breathing EmergenciesEmergencies

Airway is blocked!Airway is blocked! Encourage the person Encourage the person

to cough and continueto cough and continue Stay with the person.Stay with the person. If they do not cough If they do not cough

up the object then call up the object then call 9-1-1.9-1-1.

Sit the person down Sit the person down and try to comfort and try to comfort them.them.

What if the Airway is What if the Airway is completely blocked?completely blocked?

Start by giving Start by giving Abdominal thrusts.Abdominal thrusts.

Take your non-Take your non-dominant hand and dominant hand and find the navel of the find the navel of the choking person.choking person.

Place dominant hand Place dominant hand just above.just above.

Cover dominant handCover dominant hand Thrust hands upward Thrust hands upward

and in to the and in to the victim(5x).victim(5x).

What else can be done?What else can be done?

Back Blows!Back Blows! Lean the person Lean the person

forward. forward. Use the heel of your Use the heel of your

hand and hit the hand and hit the choking person choking person between the shoulder between the shoulder blades (5x).blades (5x).

Make sure their body Make sure their body weight is supported.weight is supported.

AdjustmentsAdjustments

For someone short or kids – It may be For someone short or kids – It may be easier to get on one knee.easier to get on one knee.

Pregnant women – Perform chest Pregnant women – Perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.

If you are alone and choking – Lean If you are alone and choking – Lean over and press your abdomen against over and press your abdomen against a firm object (back of a chair).a firm object (back of a chair).

Try giving yourself abdominal thrusts.Try giving yourself abdominal thrusts.

Conscious Choking infant.Conscious Choking infant.

Position the infant face-up on your forearmPosition the infant face-up on your forearm Place your other hand on top of the infant, Place your other hand on top of the infant,

using your thumb and fingers to hold the using your thumb and fingers to hold the jaw.jaw.

Turn the infant over so they are face down Turn the infant over so they are face down on your forearm.on your forearm.

Lower them to your thigh so that the head Lower them to your thigh so that the head is lower than the chest. Give 5 back blows.is lower than the chest. Give 5 back blows.

Keep the jaw supported with your thumb Keep the jaw supported with your thumb and fingers.and fingers.

Chest thrusts on infantsChest thrusts on infants

Place the infant in face-up position.Place the infant in face-up position. Cradle the back of the infants head.Cradle the back of the infants head. The head should be lower than the The head should be lower than the

Chest.Chest. Place the pads of 2-3 fingers between Place the pads of 2-3 fingers between

the chest of the infant.the chest of the infant. Compress the breastbone ½ to 1 Compress the breastbone ½ to 1

inch. And let return. Perform 5 times.inch. And let return. Perform 5 times.

Rescue BreathingRescue Breathing Tilt head and lift chin.Tilt head and lift chin. Look, listen and feel Look, listen and feel

for no more than 10 for no more than 10 seconds.seconds.

Pinch the nose shut.Pinch the nose shut. Take a breath and Take a breath and

make a complete seal make a complete seal over the person’s over the person’s mouth.mouth.

Blow in to make Blow in to make chest clearly rise.chest clearly rise.

Child/ infant rescue Child/ infant rescue breathingbreathing

Give 1 breath about every 3 secondsGive 1 breath about every 3 seconds– Pinch nosePinch nose– Make Seal over child’s mouth ( for infants you Make Seal over child’s mouth ( for infants you

must seal the nose and mouth.)must seal the nose and mouth.)– Blow in to make chest rise.Blow in to make chest rise.

*After about 2 minutes, recheck signs of life and *After about 2 minutes, recheck signs of life and pulse for no more than 10 seconds.pulse for no more than 10 seconds.

- If pulse but no breathing- continue rescue If pulse but no breathing- continue rescue breathing.breathing.

- If no pulse – Give CPRIf no pulse – Give CPR