Healthcare BLS + First Aid
Course Content
- Welcome to the Course
- Medical Emergencies
- Universal Precautions
- Respiratory Arrest
- Cardiac Arrest
- Multiple Rescuer Skills
- Choking
- Bleeding Control
- Injuries
- Sudden Illness
- Heat and Cold Emergencies
- Prevention
- Conclusion
Practice: Child Rescue Breathing
The scene is safe, my gloves are on, my CPR shield is available with a one-way valve. "You in the plaid shirt, go call 911 and come back, I might need your help, and bring an AED if you find one." If I have my cell phone, I dial 911 and put it on speaker phone so I can talk to the dispatcher. "Child, child, are you OK?" There's no response. As I look for normal breathing, I check for a pulse. There is a pulse but there's no breathing. I would do this for two minutes. After two minutes, I would check for a carotid pulse. If the pulse were still present but no breathing, I would continue rescue breathing. If there was no pulse, no breathing, I would go right into CPR.
Learn how to perform rescue breathing on an unconscious child who is not breathing by watching the procedure performed on a manikin.