A B C's Of Navy First Aid

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a

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artificial ventilation

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b

Back 2

bleeding

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c

Back 3

cardiac arrest

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artificial ventilation

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a person who has stopped breathing is not necessarily dead but is in immediate critical danger life is dependent upon oxygen therefore artificial ventilation is necessary

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to perform mouth to mouth ventilation you...

Back 5

clear victims mouth, place one hand on victims neck and the heel of the other hand on the forehead pinching nostrils tilt head back blow into victims mouth remove your mouth from victims to allow allow exhale

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how to stop bleeding

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the only way to stop serious bleeding is by the application of pressure directly to the wound

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tourniquet

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to use only if direct pressure fails or as a last resort.. a tourniquet is a restricting band used to cut off the supply of blood to an injured limb ONLY A LIMB no head neck or body

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direct pressure

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place a sterile dressing over a wound and firmly fasten it in place with a bandage if does not stop aply another on top of first and apply direct pressure with your hand

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pressure points

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controls bleeding from a cut artery or vein, a pressure point is where a main artery to the injured part lies near the skin surface and over a bone aply pressure on it with fingers

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cardiac arrest

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the complete stoppage of heart function

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cpr

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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to be effective cpr must be started within...

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4 minutes of the onset of a cardiac arrest

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cpr involves

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external heart compression and artificial ventilation, the compression to to chest and ventilation done by mouth to mouth