Posted by ajju in Resuscitation of the victim’s oxygen supply until an help arrives is the key thing one can do for an emergency victim. Upon finding a unconscious person, one should open or if needed clear the victim’s airway to help air enter their lungs.
How to check for consciousness?
1) Seek Reaction Ask simpler questions such as “Can you Open your eyes?” by shaking the victim’s shoulder (only if victim is adult) gently. If the victim is a baby gently flick the sole of the foot.
2) Assess Response If victim responses to speech, check whether they are alert or sleepy/confused. If they respond to the touch, assess whether they react sluggishly or acts readily. If you find no response to both speech and touch at all, try opening their airway.
The above two steps are to be repeated every 10 minutes to check the victim’s consciousness and check whether any improvements happen in their reaction until the ambulance arrives to the spot. If at all a conscious victim becomes unconscious, check breathing and open the airway.
How to Open the Airway?
1) Tilt the victim’s head back.
2) Remove any obvious obstruction in the mouth with your finger tips.
3) Lift the chin placing two fingers of the other hand under the chin gently and tilt head to open the airway for breathing.
4) Check whether they are breathing.
5) If breathing has stopped,begin rescue breaths. If victim is breathing but unconscious, place them in the recovery position.
What are the Recovery Positions?
Position the arms and legs of the victim, kneeling next to them and prepare to turn them to the sides placing the victim’s one hand under his near cheek and the other hand far away from chest with palm facing up.
Pull his far leg into bend position keeping the foot on floor and pull his knee towards you.
Turn the victim by pulling the knee continuously until he rolls into his sides supporting his body to ensure he doesn’t roll far forward.
Ensure that the hand under his cheek is supporting his head and tilt the head so that the airway remains open.