1. Signs of poor perfusion 2. Adult pads on the AED 3. Initial impression assessment Temperature, AMS, Pulses, Skin (pale, mottling, and cyanosis) Use adult pads on victims 8 years of age and older Appearance: LOC, interactiveness, consolability, look/gaze/stare/ and speech/cry circulation: Skin...
1 signs of poor perfusion 2 adult pads on the aed 3 initial impression assessment temperature
skin pale
and cyanosis use adult pads on victims 8 years of age and older
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1. Signs of poor
Temperature, AMS, Pulses, Skin (pale,
perfusion
mottling, and cyanosis)
2. Adult pads on
Use adult pads on victims 8 years of age and older
the AED
3. Initial
Appearance: LOC, interactiveness,
impression
consolability, look/gaze/stare/ and
assessment
speech/cry
circulation: Skin color, petechiae or purport or
visible bleeding wounds
work of breathing: including position, and any
audible breath sounds, respiratory effort
4. Evaluate If no life-threatening condition is present, evaluate
the
child's condition by using the clinical assessment
tool Primary Assessment: ABCDE including vital
signs
5. Primary Assess- Airway
ment Breathin
g
Circulatio
n
Disability
Exposure
6. Evaluate Airway To assess the airway, determine if is is patent:
Look for movement of the chest of abdomen,
listen for air move- ment and breath sounds,
feel for movement of air at the nose and mouth
7. S/S Upper Increased inspiratory effort with retractions
Airway Abnormal inspiratory sounds (snoring or high-
obstruction pitches stri- dor)
Episodes where no airway or breath sounds are
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present despite tion*
respiratory effort
(Complete upper *If upper airway is obstructed, determine if you
airway obstruc- can open and maintain the airway with simple
measures or if you need advanced interventions
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8. Simple measures Positioning: For responsive child allow a position of
com-
to maintain the fort or elevate the head of the bed. For
airway unresponsive child turn on side or use a head told
chin lift
Suctioning
Relief techniques for foreign-body airway
obstruction
Airway Adjuncts: Oropharyngeal airway to
keep the tongue from falling back and
obstructing the airway
Relief techniques for foreign body airway
obstruction: Ab- dominal thrusts and back slaps
13.Increased respi- ratory effort
10.Assessment of
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11.Normal respira-
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12.Causes of
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