1. Chapter 5 Checking the victim

2. CHECK CHECK THE SCENE- Is it safe??? CHECK THE VICTIM
1. Check for consciousness-How???

3. Say -Are you OKAY?
ADULT AND CHILD-Shoulder tap
INFANT- foot flick

4. Conscious victim Tell them who you are. Your level of training.
What care you would like to give.
Ask permission to help them?

5. Checking a conscious victim
Interview the victim
What happened?
Do you feel pain or discomfort anywhere?
Are you allergic to anything?
Do you have a medical condition?
Are you currently taking medicine?

6. Check victim from Head to Toe
Do not move any area that causes pain or if you suspect neck/spinal injury
Check head-scalp, face, ears, mouth or nose.
Look for cuts, bruises, bumps or depressions.
Watch for consciousness
Look for changes in breathing
Notice how skin looks and feels
Look over entire body
Look for medical identification tags/bracelets

7. Unconscious victim
Implied consent law-allows you to help victim. Call 911
Check for airway
Breathing
Circulation
Severe bleeding

8. Airway After you call 911 Check the airway
If you suspect NO NECK INJURY
Perform the head tilt/chin lift
Spinal injury-jaw thrust

9. Breathing You will LOOK, LISTEN AND FEEL FOR BREATHING for 10 sec.
LOOK-At the chest rise and fall
LISTEN- for breathing
FEEL- feel for air on your cheek

10. Agonal breath
Usually occurs in unconscious adults where breathing is irregular, gasping and shallow.
Care for this person as if they are not breathing.

11. Unconscious victim Adult who has agonal or no breaths=perform CPR.
Child or infant who is not breathing, give 2 breaths then perform CPR.
Person is breathing but has severe bleeding=control the bleeding by applying direct pressure/pressure bandages.

12. H.A.I.N.E.S Recovery Position
Placing a unconscious person in this recovery position will keep the airway open and clear.
MODIFIED-place hand
under head.

13. Infant Recovery Position

14. Unconscious Adult 1. Check the scene
2. check the victim-are you okay?-shoulder tap
3. call 911
4. open the airway-head tilt chin lift
5. Look, listen and feel-10 seconds
6. quickly scan for severe bleeding
7.NOT breathing-begin CPR
IF BREATHING-maintain open airway, monitor breathing and look for changes.

15. Unconscious child/infant
1. Check the scene
2. check the victim-are you okay?-shoulder tap (child) foot flick ( infant)
3. call 911
4. open the airway-head tilt chin lift
5. Look, listen and feel-10 seconds
6. If you see child collapse begin CPR
IF Not breathing-give 2 rescue breaths if breaths don’t go in -retilt and give 2 more
7. quickly scan for severe bleeding
8.if “retilting”breaths don’t’ go in= unconscious choking techniques