Information Sheet
June 2016

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Action for Choking and C.P.R.

The action of applying pressure and breathing is all that is needed to help save a life. That life could be one of family, friends, neighbours and virtually anyone else.

Choking
Something could be at the back of someone’s throat, it may be seen, it may not be seen. Being able to see it does not mean that it can be reached. Trying to reach it can push it further in. Encouraging coughing can help.

Physical pressure at the front and the back of the body can positively help someone who is choking. This external pressure transfers to internal pressure which helps to eject an item from the body. This all depends on how much pressure and where to apply the pressure for helping an adult, a child or a baby.

C.P.R.
We breathe in more oxygen than we actually need, and we breathe out more oxygen that we need, this is the oxygen that others need.

This is used only when someone has stopped normal breathing, looking, checking and feeling for signs is the way to establish this.

Pressing on the chest in the right place, at the right speed and to the right depth pushes blood out of the heart to various places where it is needed.

Taking pressure off the chest pulls blood back to the heart from various places.

Breathing into the body replaces the oxygen being used.

This course must be worth two hours of your time. We will put all of this into place to help you to become an even more valuable member of the community.

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Look at our available courses and receive qualified, professional
training to help you to deal with medical emergencies.