Airway

[musicislife]

During the CPR section, we learned this sequence: Establish consciousness, check breathing, check pulse. Now, we did airway. We didn't put in any airways for the CPR victim training. I am a little confused now, can someone please explain what to to when I find an unconscious pt? (we follow the CAB sequence now) Do I establish consciousness, then assess breathing, then pulse, then if he has a pulse insert the airway and rescue breathe? (considering he is not breathing)

 

[DesertMedic66]

It should be you assess for responsiveness, then check pulse, then start compressions, then after 30 compressions you check airway and then breathing. I think that is the new standard. I haven't recerted in CPR yet. And if it was just a CPR class they won't go over any airway adjuncts besides the BVM.

 

[medichopeful]

During the CPR section, we learned this sequence: Establish consciousness, check breathing, check pulse. Now, we did airway. We didn't put in any airways for the CPR victim training. I am a little confused now, can someone please explain what to to when I find an unconscious pt? (we follow the CAB sequence now) Do I establish consciousness, then assess breathing, then pulse, then if he has a pulse insert the airway and rescue breathe? (considering he is not breathing)

For adults, if they have a pulse capable of supporting life you're not doing CPR. Instead, you'll be going into something else, such as artificial ventilation:

Scene Safety/BSI -> Check for breathing while checking responsiveness -> continue to steps below:
-Breathing, responsive: provide support/treatment as needed, including airway managment
-Breathing, unresponsive: manage airway, respirations
-Not breathing, unresponsive: check pulse (carotid)
-Palpable pulse, no breathing: manage airway, support or administer respirations
-No pulse: begin chest compressions (or use AED if witnessed arrest), manage airway, continue with CPR

Did that answer it?

 

[medichopeful]

It should be you assess for responsiveness, then check pulse, then start compressions, then after 30 compressions you check airway and then breathing. I think that is the new standard. I haven't recerted in CPR yet. And if it was just a CPR class they won't go over any airway adjuncts besides the BVM.

For BLS, there is no breathing check according to the AHA after chest compressions.