Bill Chadwick CPR Scenarios

CPR SCENARIOS Scenario 1 You are at a birthday party for your four-year old niece. The happy chaos comes to a sudden halt when someone screams that a child is choking on a piece of latex balloon. You run into the room, just as the young child collapses onto the floor. Actions taken, in chronological order: The first step to be taken would be to make sure the scene is safe. Once it is all clear you would approach the child and check for a pulse and breathing. If there is no pulse you should direct someone to call 911 and find an AED, and CPR should be administered giving 30 compressions and two rescue breaths. Once an AED is available someone should attach it while you continue to give CPR. Use the AED as directed and give a shock if the AED advises it. Continue CPR until the child regains consciousness or EMS arrive. Scenario 2 You are jogging through the park one morning and hear someone scream for help. You run over to the woman and see a middle-aged man lying on the ground beside her. The woman says her husband started to have trouble breathing while they were walking, so they sat down. Seconds later, she said, he collapsed to the ground. Actions taken, in chronological order: You should direct the woman to call 911 and look for an AED then start giving CPR in 30:2 intervals. When an AED is available it should be attached and used appropriately. CPR should be given until consciousness is regained or EMS arrive. Scenario 3 You are loading the dishwasher while your 10-month old brother plays in the other room. You realize that you have not heard any squeals or giggles for a few minutes and go to check on your brother. Only he is not there. Then you see the backdoor is open. You run outside and see your brother’s red shirt in the fish pond. You run over and pull him from the water. Actions taken, in chronological order: After pulling your brother out of the water you should check for responsiveness; breathing and a pulse. If there is no pulse, CPR should be administered giving 30:2 compressions: breaths. After 5 cycles of CPR, if consciousness is not regained, you should call 911 then continue administering CPR. Continue until consciousness is regained or EMS arrive. Scenario 4 You are watching the high school football team practice. It is a very hot day and the coach is giving the players extra water breaks. You notice one player on the bench has his head between his knees like he is about to faint. Then he falls to the ground. Another player immediately crouches over him, calls his name a few times, and then yells that the young man has stopped breathing. Actions taken, in chronological order: You should approach the boy and check for responsiveness. If there is no pulse you should inform someone to call 911 and get an AED. Then CPR should be administered in 30:2 intervals. CPR should be continually given until the boy regains consciousness or EMS arrive.