HLTAID001 Provide

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The Course

This course will give you the skills to:

Recognise a victim who needs CPR

Perform CPR
Manage the victim until help arrives
Provide information to the emergency
services

This qualification should be refreshed

annually
Assessment
Practical
• Resuscitation
• Use of a defibrillator
• Seeking assistance from Emergency Services
• Reporting on the incident

Theoretical
• Multiple choice paper at completion of course.
Overview
• Background

• Legal issues

• Basic life support

- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Use of a defibrillator
What is First Aid?
• First aid is the initial care of a suddenly sick or injured person.

This can sometimes mean the difference between life and death.

• Aims of First Aid

– Save lives
– Protect the unconscious
– Promote recovery
– Prevent deterioration
– Procure help
Legal Issues
• Duty of care

• Consent

• Negligence

• Reporting & recording

• Confidentiality
Basic Life Support

• Is the act of supporting the bodies

vital organs in the event a victim
has suffered a cardiac arrest

• The heart:
– has four chambers

• The lungs
Chain of Survival

Every minute that passes, a victims chance of survival

decrease by 7-10%
Assessing an Emergency

• Chain of survival
= overview of what to do

• Basic Life Support or Primary Survey

= your step by step formula
DRSABCD

• Secondary survey
The Unconscious Victim
Unconsciousness = Muscle Relaxation & loss of reflexes

TONGUE DROPPED BACK AIRWAY BLOCKED DUE TO PASSIVE REGURGITATION

RELAXED JAW AT BACK OF THROAT
DANGER
It must be safe before you enter

• Examples of dangers?

• Can you control these dangers?

• Three physical levels of danger

RESPONSE
Is the victim conscious or unconscious?

Check by:
- Gentle foot tap on approach

- Gentle talk and touch

- Use COWS
• Can you hear me?
• Open your eyes?
• What’s your name?
SEND FOR HELP

• Two emergency numbers in Australia

• What else will you need?

• Direct tasks to specific people

AIRWAY
Victim must have a clear airway to ensure survival

• Open mouth & look

• Clear object

• If liquids present - turn victim to recovery

position
BREATHING
Is the victim breathing normally?

• Look for the rise and fall of chest.

• Listen for breathing

• Feel for breaths on your cheek

Start COMPRESSIONS
If a victim is not responsive & not breathing normally
they require CPR

• Start with 30 compressions

• Compress lower half of sternum approx 1/3 of the depth of their chest

• Aim for speed 100-120 per min or to the beat of “Staying Alive”

• Then follow with 2 breaths

• Continue with 30:2 or compression only CPR

DEFIBRILLATION
To restore a viable rhythm.

• AED = Automated External

Defibrillator

• Attach the pads to victims bare chest

and follow voice prompts
CPR Regimes
Adult Child Infant up to 12
months

Head tilt Full Half/slight None

Compress with: 2 hands 1 hand 2 fingers
Depth of 1/3 chest 1/3 chest 1/3 chest
compression

Rate of Compression 100-120 per 100-120 per 100-120 per

minute minute minute

Hand Placement Mid chest Mid chest Mid chest line

line line

Compression : 30:2 30:2 30:2

breaths
Infection Control

When time permits a First Aider must take

all precautions to minimise infection to:
- Themselves
- Bystanders
- Victim
Debriefing
After dealing with an emergency it is important to debrief:
– All involved in the incident should be included
– Debrief as soon as possible after the event
– Talk about what went well
– Explore ideas about what could be done better in the future

If someone is not coping it is important they seek professional help

as soon as possible