disaster 5th 1108_5th ed 2011 - Homeland Security and Emergency ...

Things to watch for…
Grabbing at throat
Can’t feel, see or hear any breaths
Trouble breathing or talking
Bluish color of skin, lips, fingertips/nails, and earlobes
What to do…
• BE AWARE… make sure there’s no head or neck injury
first!
• Carefully move victim so they are flat on their back.
• If possible, grab a disposable mouth-to-mouth or CPR
face shield.
• Tilt adult’s head all the way back and lift chin. (Be careful
with child’s or infant’s head… just tilt it a little bit!)
• Watch chest, listen, and feel for breathing for 5 seconds.
If victim is NOT breathing begin Rescue Breathing…
• Pinch victim’s nose shut.
• Open your mouth wide to make a tight seal around the
victim’s mouth. (Note: For infant, cover both mouth and
nose with your mouth.)
• Give victim 2 slow breaths to make their chest rise.
• Check for pulse using your fingers in soft spot between
throat and the muscle on side of neck for 5-10 seconds.
• Continue Rescue Breathing if victim has a pulse but is not
breathing…
Adult - give 1 breath every 5 seconds.
Child or Infant - give 1 breath every 3 seconds.
• Check pulse and breathing every minute until victim is
breathing on their own.
…also…
• If victim pukes… turn them gently on their side, wipe
mouth clean, turn them back and continue Rescue
Breathing until they are breathing on their own.
NOTE: If victim NOT breathing and DOES NOT
have pulse, see HEART EMERGENCIES
for tips on Giving CPR (see page 189)!
172 www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325