Danger – check that there is no danger to you or others. Response – check if the person is responsive (to your voice or touch). Airway – look at the person’s mouth.
Read moreLevel of consciousness should also be assessed upon initial contact with your patient and continuously monitored for changes throughout your contact with the patient.
Read moreFor all snake bites, provide emergency care including cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if needed. Call triple zero (000) for an ambulance. Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage and keep the person calm.
Read moreThe head-tilt chin-lift opens the airway safely and effectively. The complex structures of the human body leading from the lips to the lungs are often referred to simply as the patient’s “airway”.
Read moreIf you or someone around you starts choking, you need to act fast. Choking happens when a foreign object gets stuck in the throat or windpipe. It only takes about four minutes with no oxygen for a choking victim to experience asphyxia, brain damage, or even death.
Read moreIf you or someone around you starts choking, you need to act fast. Choking happens when a foreign object gets stuck in the throat or windpipe. It only takes about four minutes with no oxygen for a choking victim to experience asphyxia, brain damage, or even death.
Read moreIf you have not been trained in CPR or are worried about giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a stranger, you can do chest compression-only (or hands-only) CPR.
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