Basic Life Support Skills

Preface viii Acknowledgments ix SECTION 1 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND VENTILATION 1(90) Head-Tilt/Chin-Lift Maneuver 2(4) Jaw-Thrust Maneuver 6(4) Use of a Pocket Mask 10(5) Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation, Two-Person Technique 15(6) Insertion of an Oropharyngeal Airway 21(5) Insertion of a Nasopharyngeal Airway 26(5) Oral Suctioning 31(5) Suctioning through an Endotracheal Tube 36(5) Oxygen Tank Assembly 41(5) Administration of Oxygen by a Nonrebreather Mask 46(5) Administration of Oxygen by a Nasal Cannula 51(5) Nasogastric Intubation in Infants and Children 56(6) Sellick's Maneuver 62(4) Assisting with Endotracheal Intubation 66(5) Insertion of the Esophageal Tracheal Combitube® 71(7) Artificial Ventilations of a Stoma Breather 78(5) Pulse Oximetry 83(8) SECTION 2 PATIENT ASSESSMENT 91(78) Body Substance Isolation Precautions 92(6) Lifting and Moving 98(6) Obtaining Vital Signs 104(11) Initial Assessment 115(6) Rapid Trauma Assessment 121(5) Detailed Physical Exam 126(6) Ongoing Assessment 132(5) Assessment of the Responsive Medical Patient 137(7) Assessment of the Unresponsive Medical Patient 144(7) Assessment of the Trauma Patient with No Significant Mechanism of Injury 151(7) Assessment of the Trauma Patient with a Significant Mechanism of Injury 158(11) SECTION 3 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES 169(56) Administration of Activated Charcoal 170(5) Administration of Glucose 175(5) Administration of Metered-Dose Inhaler 180(6) Administration of Nitroglycerin 186(6) Administration of Epinephrine Auto-Injector 192(5) Administration of Nebulized Medication 197(5) Automated External Defibrillation 202(7) Applying Soft Restraints 209(5) Assisting with Childbirth 214(11) SECTION 4 TRAUMA EMERGENCIES 225(76) Bleeding Control and Shock Management 226(5) Dressing and Bandaging 231(6) Immobilizing a Long Bone 237(5) Joint Immobilization 242(5) Sling and Swathe Immobilization 247(5) Applying a HARE Traction Splint 252(5) Applying a Sager Traction Splint 257(6) Applying a Cervical Collar 263(5) Spinal Immobilization with a Kendrick Extrication Device 268(6) Spinal Immobilization of a Supine Patient 274(6) Spinal Immobilization of a Standing Patient 280(6) Helmet Removal 286(6) Rapid Extrication 292(9) Answer Key 301(8) Glossary 309(10) Index 319