BLS Storyboard- Abby Cooper 2/3/22
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- AHHHHHH!!!!!!
- "AHH!!" I looked down the street, across from the little coffee shop I always visit before work, and see a bunch of people. I get a closer look and notice that they are all crowding around what looks to be a 20 year old female. She was lying on the ground with no movement.
- Before I ran over to help the woman, I took a look at the surroundings. I made sure that where the patient was located would be a safe place for me to provide care. I approached the woman and sat down beside her. I performed a visual survey and made sure she had no outside injuries.
- Everyone move!!
- I put on PPE and began to check for responsiveness by using the "shout, tap, shout" method. "Are you okay?" I tapped the patient. "Are you okay?" I said once again. The patient was not responding.
- Are you okay?
- I quickly leaned down to see if I could hear breathing, and checked her carotid pulse. I checked for 7 seconds, and could not feel a pulse or breathing. I made eye-contact with a man in the crowd and told him to call 911 and look for an AED. I quickly began to deliver compressions. "...25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30!"I made sure I compressed no more than 2.4 inches down on the chest, and waited for the chest recoil. I delivered 2 ventilations and continued CPR.
- Call 911 and get an AED!
- The man came back and handed me an AED. I turned it on and placed the pads on the correct spots of the chest. I waited for the signal on the AED to turn on, and called "CLEAR!" The patient was delivered a shock and I continued CPR. Shortly after, 911 arrived and took the woman from there.
- CLEAR!
- CPR is very important to help save a life. Vital organs start to die when they loose their supply of oxygen rich blood. Early CPR and defibrillation is extremely important following a cardiac arrest.The earlier effective CPR and defibrillation is received, the higher the chance of survival.
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