2. Learning Outcomes
•By the end of this training, you will be able
to:
Call 911
Give compressions
Switch with another layperson to give
compressions
Hook up an AED
3. What is Hands-Only CPR?
• Compressions Only
No rescue breathing
• Ideal for:
For non-healthcare providers,
Lay public
healthcare providers who are off duty and without special
equipment (like a mask)
• Not good for:
On duty responders
Lifeguards
Drowning patients.
4. Is this a formal CPR course?
• No.This is designed for the general public that may be
nearby in the event of a cardiac arrest.
• Will not meet the needs of most employers
No certification issued
No written test
No competency assessment. No Pass/Fail
• For informational purposes only.
• Participation in the skills practice is encouraged but not
required.
CPR requires effort. Do not participate in the skills if you have
doubts about your health when performing this task.
5. Why learn CPR?
It is estimated that about 60 percent of heart attacks resulting in
cardiac arrest occur in the presence of a witness who might be
able to save the victim.
EARLY CPR doubles a person’s chance of survival from sudden cardiac
arrest.
It takes 4-8 minutes for trained responders to get to the patient’s
side. Brain damage can already be starting.
EARLY CPR can help prevent brain damage
6. When to act?
•Check for safety
(15 seconds)
•No-No-Go
assessment
(15 seconds)
•Start CPR
With in 30 seconds
8. NOt Conscious
• Yell at the victim, shake
him, or tap him on the
shoulder to get a response.
response.
• If the victim is not
conscious or is semi-
conscious (i.e., not
responding), then he is a
"NO“, and the bystander
should move on to the next
next step.
9. NOt Breathing Normally
• “Breathing normally” means
appearing to breathe normally
or talk.
• The victim can be short of
breath, but if she is talking,
that is still "OK".
• If the victim is not breathing
normally, they are a "NO“, and
the bystander should move on
to the next step: CPR
10. GO call 911 and start CPR!
• It is time to take action.
• Call 911 and place the
phone on speaker next to
the patient, or direct
someone else to do so.
• Then start hands-only
CPR. "Push Hard and Fast
in the center of the chest"
13. Step 1: Call 911
• When to call: If you
encounter any medical
emergency of any type
(including a NO-NO-GO
situation):
Call 911 or have someone
else do it.
If possible, place the phone
on speaker next to you and
the patient.
14. Step 2: Push Hard and Fast on the center of
the chest
•Push as deep as you
can
•Come up all the way
•“Keep a beat.“
100/min
15. Things to remember:
• Hand Position
heel of one hand on center of chest and lower half of
breastbone, with the other hand on top
• Body Position
Knees by victim’s arm, get up on knees with shoulders
directly over hands on the chest
• Push Hard Push Fast—“Stayin’ Alive” rate= 100
pushes/minute.
Each compression should go down at least 2 inches, then
up 2 inches.
Switch rescuers every one to two minutes if
It’s important to act as a team/coach each other
16. AHA Hands only CPR video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_49wMpdews
17. Music can save a life!
• “Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees
• "Dancing Queen" - ABBA
• "HardTo Handle" -The Black Crowes
• "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd
Skynyrd
• "RockYour Body" - JustinTimberlake
• "IWill Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
• "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" - Cyndi
Lauper
• "Crazy in Love" - Beyonce, Jay Z
• "Just Dance" - Lady Gaga, Colby O’Donis
• "RockThisTown" - Stray Cats
• "Hips Don’t Lie" - Shakira
• "Imperial March" - Star Wars Soundtrack
21. Continue compressions until …..
The victim shows an obvious sign of life
The scene becomes unsafe
An AED becomes available
You are too exhausted to continue
Or a trained responder takes over
23. AED’s
• An AED is anAUTOMATED medical device designed
for use by laypersons.
You DO NOT have to be medically trained to use it.
A dispatcher can talk you through it.
Most also have voice instructions.
• It does not always shock
It electronically determines if the patient needs or does not
need a shock.
Not all patients need a shock
• It supplements CPR, does not replace it.
CPR improves the chance an AED will work
• AEDs can be found in almost all public places
Restaurants
Schools
Airports
Public Buildings
28. FAQ: Do I need to take a full course?
A full course is always recommended,
especially if It is part of your job
Babysitter
Healthcare worker
Public Safety
School teacher
etcetera
You work or live with high risk patients
You work involves elevated risk
29. FAQ: "Can I get sued?"
In general "Good
Samaritan" laws
provides immunity
for lay persons who
are acting in good
faith.
30. Idaho Good Samaritan Law
• 5-330. IMMUNITY OF PERSONS GIVING FIRST AID FROM
DAMAGE CLAIM. That no action shall lie or be maintained
for civil damages in any court of this state against any person or
persons, or group of persons, who in good faith, being at, or
stopping at the scene of an accident, offers and administers first
aid or medical attention to any person or persons injured in such
accident unless it can be shown that the person or persons
offering or administering first aid, is guilty of gross negligence in
the care or treatment of said injured person or persons or has
treated them in a grossly negligent manner.
31. Did you know…
37-2739C. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE — DRUG-RELATED OVERDOSE
— PROSECUTION FOR POSSESSION.
(1) A person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for
any person experiencing a drug-related medical emergency shall
not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled
substance pursuant to section 37-2732(c) or (e), Idaho Code, for
using or being under the influence of a controlled substance
pursuant to section 37-2732C(a), Idaho Code, or for using or
possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia pursuant to
section 37-2734A(1),
32. FAQ:"What about Germs?":
•Hands Only CPR –
No kissing!
•Hands Only CPR
avoids most of the
actual risk by
eliminating mouth-
to-mouth contact.
33. FAQ: "What if I mess this up or do not
remember everything?"
•That’s OK!!!Whatever you do will
be helpful.
•Placing a phone by the patient on
speaker allows the dispatcher to
help you!
•If you can physically do
compressions, the dispatcher can
talk you through the rest.
34. FAQ: Won’t I hurt the patient?
•CPR is rough on the body, but it is worth it.
Failing to act quickly wastes the window of
opportunity.
•Broken ribs are the most common injury.
These will heal if they happen. This is most likely
with elderly victims.
Hands-only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who see a teen or adult suddenly collapse in an “out-of-hospital” setting (such as at home, at work or in a park).
Hands-only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who see a teen or adult suddenly collapse in an “out-of-hospital” setting (such as at home, at work or in a park).
Hands-only CPR is not intended to take the place of more formal CPR courses required for the workplace, babysitters, or healthcare providers. Instead, Hands-only CPR is meant as a means to reach out to the public and provide the information to lay persons who might otherwise never step into a classroom to learn traditional CPR. 90% of cardiac arrests occur in the home in front of lay persons such as you will be teaching. Hands-only CPR can be taught to untrained bystanders in 5 minutes or less, over and over again, reaching a huge audience. It is ideal for public relations events.
In a perfect world, bystander would be well-versed in basic first aid and recognition of emergencies. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world, and often bystanders are unsure what to do or when to do it when faced with a possible cardiac arrest. This can lead to hesitation on the part of the bystander.The No-No-Go! concept simplifies the decision-making process for untrained bystanders. This is the same sequence of questions that dispatchers will walk bystanders through when they call 911.
Trained bystanders should rely on their training.
A bystander may yell at the victim, shake him, or tap him on the shoulder to get a response. If the victim is not conscious or is semi-conscious (i.e., not responding), then he is a "NO," and the bystander should move on to the next step.NOTE: Victims may also have some twitching or jerking that might make you think of a seizure; this comes with low oxygen in the brain and will usually stop quickly. Otherwise, this may also be an actual seizure disorder. In both cases, 911 is still needed.
Breathing normally is a difficult thing for bystanders to grasp. For the purposes of this discussion, breathing normally means appearing to breath normally or talk. “Breathing normally” means appearing to breathe normally or talk.
The victim can be short of breath, but if she is talking, that is still "OK" for this discussion. However, agonal, really slow, or ineffective breathing is treated the same way as no breathing. So, if the victim has been determined to be not conscious and THEN not breathing normally, then she is a "NO," and the bystander should move on to the next step
It is time to take action. Call 911 and place the phone on speaker next to the patient, or direct someone else to do so. Then start hands-only CPR. "Push Hard and Fast in the center of the chest"
Hands-only CPR consists of two easy steps:
Call 9-1-1 (or send someone to do that).
Push hard and fast in the center of the chest.
When instructing lay people to call 911, it is important to prepare them for this experience. Most will have never called 911 before, and many have misconceptions about who answers and what will happen. Some important facts/teaching points:
Dispatchers are trained to answer the phone and can help talk a caller through many emergencies, not just cardiac arrest.
Placing the phone on speaker will free up the bystander's hands to perform CPR.
Dispatchers often work in teams, so while one dispatcher is talking to the bystander, another dispatcher may be actually dispatching EMS.
Answering a dispatchers questions does not delay help, it speeds it up.
The dispatcher will also ask for details like the location. It is important to be specific, especially if the bystander is calling from a cell phone as that is not associated with a fixed location or address.
Many bystanders have never done CPR, or learned it a long time ago when it was much different. Teach the bystanders to push as deep as they can, to come up all the way, and to "keep a beat." There are a number of different songs you can play on your cell phone to coach them.
Push as deep as they can,
Come up all the way,
“Keep a beat.“
100 compressions a minute
A whole bunch of songs
Use a metronome: “There is an App for that!”
Don’t worry about hurting the patient.
Ribs may break – Keep going!
The patient may make funny sounds – Keep going
Hand Position
(heel of one hand on center of chest and lower half of breastbone, with the other hand on top)
Body Position
(knees by victim’s arm, get up on knees with shoulders directly over hands on the chest)
Push Hard Push Fast—“Stayin’ Alive” rate= 100 pushes/minute.
Each compression should go down at least 2 inches, then up 2 inches.
Switch rescuers every one to two minutes if possible—you can coach someone else how to do this.
It’s important to act as a team/coach each other
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_49wMpdews
An AED, or automated external defibrillator, is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It's a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyze the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.
Idaho's Good Samaritan laws are fairly broad and provide pretty good civil (Tort) immunity against claims for providing aid. It has exceptions for gross negligence, which is a pretty high bar to prove. In most cases of cardiac arrest, doing CPR would have to be pretty outrageously bad to qualify.
Many bystanders are afraid they can/will be sued.
Nothing can protect them from a sue happy stranger but in general "Good Samaritan" law provides immunity for lay persons who are acting in good faith.
This NEW law allows people to call for help for possible overdoses without fear of prosecution for the drug related issues. TITLE 37
FOOD, DRUGS, AND OIL
CHAPTER 27
UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
ARTICLE IV
37-2739C. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE — DRUG-RELATED OVERDOSE — PROSECUTION FOR POSSESSION. (1) A person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for any person experiencing a drug-related medical emergency shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance pursuant to section 37-2732(c) or (e), Idaho Code, for using or being under the influence of a controlled substance pursuant to section 37-2732C(a), Idaho Code, or for using or possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia pursuant to section 37-2734A(1), Idaho Code, if the evidence for the charge of possession of or using or being under the influence of a controlled substance or using or possessing drug paraphernalia was obtained as a result of the person seeking medical assistance.
(2) A person who experiences a drug-related medical emergency and is in need of medical assistance shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance pursuant to section 37-2732(c) or (e), Idaho Code, for using or being under the influence of a controlled substance pursuant to section 37-2732C(a), Idaho Code, or for using or possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia pursuant to section 37-2734A(1), Idaho Code, if the evidence for the charge of possession of or using or being under the influence of a controlled substance or using or possessing drug paraphernalia was obtained as a result of the medical emergency and the need for medical assistance.
(3) The protections in this section from prosecution shall not be grounds for suppression of evidence in other criminal charges.
History:
[37-2739C, added 2018, ch. 265, sec. 1, p. 637.]
The risk of mouth to mouth transmission is fairly low….