Lozenger19
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Just been doing my annual assessment for St John Ambulance. The scenario I had was:
You are alone with a basic first aid kit and no radio,
You hear someone calling for help, so you head over.
You find a male who is complaining of chest pain and is nauseous.
You give aspirin for the pain, but he collapses - unconscious, NOT breathing (no defib or airway aids present)
You start Chest compressions and mouth-mouth. Casualty vomits (manual suction is in first aid kit).
Casualty is still not breathing. This continues for 10 mins with vomiting every 2 mins.
• would you insert an OP air way (which has appeared out of nowhere)?
I decided NOT to OP, as casualty vomiting & as a result, I have FAILED my assessment.
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You are alone with a basic first aid kit and no radio,
You hear someone calling for help, so you head over.
You find a male who is complaining of chest pain and is nauseous.
You give aspirin for the pain, but he collapses - unconscious, NOT breathing (no defib or airway aids present)
You start Chest compressions and mouth-mouth. Casualty vomits (manual suction is in first aid kit).
Casualty is still not breathing. This continues for 10 mins with vomiting every 2 mins.
• would you insert an OP air way (which has appeared out of nowhere)?
I decided NOT to OP, as casualty vomiting & as a result, I have FAILED my assessment.
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