The goal of this lesson is to provide refresher training or supplement training from a practical hands-on CPR course on how to respond confidently to a respiratory, cardiac or choking emergency until professional medical help arrives.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize how to protect yourself when responding to an emergency where blood is present and how to perform the ABCs of initial response.
- Recognize the signs of a respiratory emergency and the steps for opening the airway with a head-tilt chin-lift or jaw-thrust maneuver and giving rescue breathing to an adult.
- Recognize the signs of a cardiac emergency and the steps for giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to an adult.
- Recognize the signs of a choking emergency and the steps for giving stomach thrusts to clear the airway for an adult.
Applicable Regulation:
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151(b) Standard Title: Medical services and first aid. SubPart Number: K
