Basic First Aid: Checking the Pulse, Breathing & Airway
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Basic First Aid: Checking the Pulse, Breathing & Airway
Hi everyone, my name is Amy, and we are going to be talking about checking airway, breathing and circulation. When you approach the victim, there are a couple of general things you should do. You should always try and open up the airway, and you do that by placing your fingers underneath the victim’s chin, your other hand on their forehead and gently tilting their head back not too far, but just enough. Then come down close enough so that you can see if their chest is clearly rising and falling. It is possible that they are breathing to feel their breath on your cheek. Then you want to take two fingers on their Adams apple, follow down to the carotid artery on the neck and feel for a pulse. When it comes for feeling for a pulse, you want to locate the Adams apple with two fingers, being careful not to use your thumb because your thumb itself has its own pulse. You then want to with those two fingers trace the side of the neck down to the carotid artery, the side of the neck closest to you. You want to be careful not to go to this side but over to this side. You then feel for the pulse for no more than 10 seconds.
Hi everyone, my name is Amy, and we are going to be talking about checking airway, breathing and circulation. When you approach the victim, there are a couple of general things you should do. You should always try and open up the airway, and you do that by placing your fingers underneath the victim’s chin, your other hand on their forehead and gently tilting their head back not too far, but just enough. Then come down close enough so that you can see if their chest is clearly rising and falling. It is possible that they are breathing to feel their breath on your cheek. Then you want to take two fingers on their Adams apple, follow down to the carotid artery on the neck and feel for a pulse. When it comes for feeling for a pulse, you want to locate the Adams apple with two fingers, being careful not to use your thumb because your thumb itself has its own pulse. You then want to with those two fingers trace the side of the neck down to the carotid artery, the side of the neck closest to you. You want to be careful not to go to this side but over to this side. You then feel for the pulse for no more than 10 seconds.
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Expert: Amy Pearson is certified to teach First Aid and CPR. She has been teaching these classes to staff at Opportunity Resources Inc. in Missoula, Montana, for nine years. Read More
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