Harris RF-5800H, System Installation/Maintenance Manual

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RF-5800H 125-WATT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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For more information about these and other life–saving techniques, contact your Red Cross chapter for training.
“When Breathing Stops” reproduced with permission from an American Red Cross Poster.
When an Adult Stops Breathing
Does the Person
Respond?
G
Tap or gently shake
victim.
G
Shout, “Are you OK?”
1
Roll Person
Onto Back
G
Roll victim toward you
by pulling slowly.
3
Open Airway
G
Tilt head back and lift
chin.
4
Give 2 Full
Breaths
G
Keep head tilted back.
G
Pinch nose shut.
G
Seal your lips tight
around victim’s mouth.
G
Give 2 full breaths for
1 to 1-1/2 seconds each.
6
Check for Pulse
at Side of Neck
G
Feel for pulse for
5 to 10 seconds.
7
Begin Rescue
Breathing
G
Keep head tilted back.
G
Lift chin.
G
Pinch nose shut.
G
Give 1 full breath
every 5 seconds.
G
Look, listen, and feel for
breathing between breaths.
9
Shout, “Help!”
G
Call people who can
phone for help.
2
Check for
Breathing
G
Look, listen, and feel
for breathing for
3 to 5 seconds.
5
Phone
for Help
G
Send someone to call
an ambulance.
8
Recheck Pulse
Every Minute
G
Keep head tilted back.
G
Feel for pulse for
5 to 10 seconds.
G
If victim has pulse but is
not breathing, continue
rescue breathing. If no
pulse, begin CPR.
10
WARNING
DO NOT attempt to perform the rescue breathing techniques provided
on this page, unless certified. Performance of these techniques by
uncertified personnel could result in further injury or death to the victim.