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VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER MODULE 40-670
LOOSEN NECKWARE
TILT HEAD BACKWARDS
AND PUSH CHIN UPWARDS
PINCH THE NOSE
COMMENCE VENTILATION
FOUR GOOD INFLATIONS
MOUTH TO MOUTH
IF CHEST DOES NOT RISE
RE-CHECK AIRWAY. REMOVE
OBSTRUCTION AND RE-INFLATE
CHECK PULSE
POSITION OF PULSE
ONE FIRST AIDER
TWO FIRST AIDERS
15 Compressions of 80 per
minute followed by two
inflations
One conducts chest
compressions, without pause
at 60 per minute. The other
administers mouth-to-mouth
ventilation - after each 5th
compression
HEART HAS STOPPED BEATING
LAY ON BACK ON FIRM SURFACE
eg FLOOR
COMMENCE EXTERNAL CHEST
COMPRESSION AND CONTINUE
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH VENTILATION
Check heart beat after first five
minutes and then after every three
mintutes. Continue external chest
compression and mouth-to-mouth
ventilation until a normal pulse is
felt and colour improves
WHEN NORMAL BREATHING COMMENCES
PLACE CASUALTY IN RECOVERY POSITION
Keep casualty at rest. Remove on a stretcher.
Watch closely, particularly for difficulty in
breathing. Lightly cover with blankets or other
materials.
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3
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SHOUT FOR HELP. SWITCH
OFF ELECTRICITY IF POSSIBLE.
REMOVE FROM DANGER.
REMOVE OBVIOUS
OBSTRUCTION TO
BREATHING.
Do this immediately. If not possible, don’t waste time
searching for a switch.
Safeguard yourself when removing casualty from hazard.
If casualty is still in contact with electricity, and the supply
cannot be isolated, stand on a dry non-conducting
material (rubber mat, wood, linoleum).
If casualty is not breathing start
resuscitation at once.
PULSE PRESENT
CONTINUE INFLATIONS
UNTIL RECOVERY OF
NORMAL BREATHING
CONTINUE INFLATIONS
UNTIL RECOVERY OF
NORMAL BREATHING
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE OBTAINED ON / AT...............................
PULSE ABSENT
Use rubber gloves, dry clothing, length of dry rope or wood
to pull or push casualty away from the hazard.
