Katy Lutz

27 September 2014

CPR/AED

Dr. Tom Porrazzo

CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers

Scenario: Conscious Choking Adult

It was my birthday in August and my family and I went to a Phillies game. During the

seventh inning, Utley hit a homerun to tie up the game which had everyone cheering

ecstatically and jumping around. The guy sitting in the row in front of me had been eating

candy and looked like he was choking from jumping up and down, cheering. When I went to ask

him if he was alright, he couldn’t make out any words, just gestures. I knew he needed my help

being that I am a trained in CPR and AED so I introduced myself and asked him if he would allow

me to help him. Unsurprisingly, he said yes so I had my mom call 911. I went behind the man

put one foot in-between his and put my left arm across his chest and asked him if he could lean

forward. After that, I used the heel of my hand to strike him five times right between his

shoulder blades. A piece of candy was still stuck in his throat so again, I put my leg in between

his feet to keep him stable then felt for his belly button with my left hand and made a fist with

my right hand. Using my right thumb, I went above his belly button and pushed five thrusts on

his abdomen which lead to the candy being dislodged from his throat. The man was able to

watch the rest of the game in peace knowing that I could save him from dying.

Scenario: Conscious Choking Child

It was May and I just got done with the semester of college so I went home for the

summer to spend it with my family. My younger brother was in elementary school and it was

my job to take him to the bus stop and to pick him up. I was waiting for the bus to arrive to

drop off my brother and his friends. When the bus got to the corner, the boys started walking

towards me when I noticed one of my brother’s friends was holding onto his neck, looking like

he was choking on something. I thought he might have been playing a prank on the other boys,

but I then realized he was gasping for air. He knew who I was but, I still introduced myself to

him since he didn’t know I was trained in CPR and I asked him if I could help him. He nodded

yes and I had my brother call 911. He was much shorter than me so I asked if he could kneel

down and lean forward. I then put my left arm across his chest and struck him five times with

my right hand in between his shoulder blades, using the heel of my right palm. The peanuts he

was eating seemed to still be stuck in his throat so I had him stand up and I felt for his belly

button. I made a fist with my other hand and performed five upward thrusts. Immediately after

that, a peanut came up in his mouth and I ended up not needing the medical responders help

although I still told them the story and they were glad I could handle the situation.

Scenario: Conscious Choking Infant

I received a phone call from my Aunt that I needed to babysit my baby niece because my

Aunt and Uncle wanted to go out for the night. So I went over to their house around 6 p.m. I

put my niece’s bottle to warm in the microwave as she was crying in the living room. All of a

sudden her crying abruptly stopped and I knew something was wrong. I went to see what had

happened and my baby niece was laying on the floor, choking on small toy. I assumed that I

could perform medical treatment on her since she was too young to answer and it was only her

and me. I quickly called 911 for help as I grabbed my niece and placed her along my forearm

facing downward, supporting her head and neck with my left palm. I gave my niece five blows

between her shoulder blades with my right palm and then turned her over and placed her on

the hard, dining room table. I put two fingers on her chest along her nipple line and started

chest compressions that were about 1.5 inches deep. After five of those, I saw nothing came

out of her mouth so I turned her over again and positioned her on my left arm as I did before.

As I got done with giving her 5 back blows, I turned her over and saw something was in her

mouth so I did the finger sweep and got the small piece of toy that had been stuck in her

throat. She started breathing again so I called my Aunt and Uncle to let them know what

happened and they thanked me for saving her life/.

Scenario: CPR

I was walking to my car from class with my friends last Friday and we were planning on

going out to dinner together. As we were approaching my car, we saw a professor lying on the

pavement with students’ surrounding her. I was the only one of my friends who knew CPR so I

ran over to help so the lady had a chance to live. I asked that everyone stepped back to give me

room and checked that the scene was safe. I touched her to get her attention and she didn’t

respond. I had one of my friend’s call 911 while I checked for her pulse, listening to her breath

for ten seconds. I found no pulse and she wasn’t breathing so I positioned myself on her side

and put both hands on her chest and started 30 compressions about 2 inches deep. After the

first cycle, I gave 2 ventilations through her mouth and then 30 more compressions, repeating

this cycle until the medical responders came. The professor started moving again and the

responders got her in the ambulance and left to the hospital. My friends were impressed that I

knew CPR and that I save a professors life that day.

For a baby, lift their head back and chin up to the airway and check for breathing, but

not longer than 10 seconds. Give two breaths, each lasting one second and exhale until the

chest rises. Take two to three fingers and put them in the middle of the baby’s chest at the

nipple line and give 30 chest compressions about 1.5 inches deep until they are brought back to

life.

Scenario: Two Rescuer CPR

I went to the pool with my friends last week since it was extremely hot that week and

one day we saw a girl drown and someone drug her out of the pool. There was no lifeguard on

duty and no one else seemed to know CPR so I ran to the rescue and had one of my friend’s call

911 as I had her lay down. She was not breathing and had no pulse after the 10 seconds that I

checked so I gave her two ventilations and then 30 compressions on her chest. I continued this

cycle for 5 minutes and saw a man come to help me who introduced himself to me as a trained

CPR rescuer. He gave the girl 2 ventilations and then we switched positions and repeated the

cycle until the girl started breathing again and cough out the inhaled water. We did what he

had to do and the medical responders came and handled the rest of the situation.

For a baby, the two person rescue would be done by giving 2 ventilations and the other

person does 15 chest compressions, switching places after two minutes until the medical

responders come or signs of life start to happen.

Scenario: AED

I went to the grocery store with my mom on Sunday and I saw a man lying down in the

one aisle and he looked unconscious so I ran to him to. The scene looked safe, but he didn’t

respond to me when I asked if he was okay. I asked my mom to call 911 and a store associate to

get a rescuer kit behind the cash register. The man wasn’t breathing and he didn’t have a pulse.

I used scissors and tore the man’s shirt open down the middle and used a towel to dry off his

sweat. The sales associate came and I asked him if he was trained in CPR and he said yes so I

asked him to start 2 ventilations and 30 compressions so I could get the AED machine ready to

use. I took the AED pads and put one on the upper side of the man’s chest and put another pad

on the left side. I plugged in the connector and told the crowd to stand clear. People moved

back and I told the sales associate to stop giving CPR because the AED was analyzing the man’s

heart. Once again, I told the crows to stand clear and to not come in contact with the man

because I was about to push the shock button. The shock was given and the sales associate

gave 2 ventilations and 30 compressions until it was time that I administered another shock.

We did this cycle until medical responders showed up and took the man to the hospital for

further help.

For a baby or anyone that weighs under 55 pounds, a person trained in CPR and AED

should use pediatric pads, although, if they aren’t available, adult pads can be used if one is

places on the chest and the other is placed on the back, between the shoulder blades.

respond to me when I asked if he was okay. I asked my mom to call 911 and a store associate to

get a rescuer kit behind the cash register. The man wasn’t breathing and he didn’t have a pulse.

I used scissors and tore the man’s shirt open down the middle and used a towel to dry off his

sweat. The sales associate came and I asked him if he was trained in CPR and he said yes so I

asked him to start 2 ventilations and 30 compressions so I could get the AED machine ready to

use. I took the AED pads and put one on the upper side of the man’s chest and put another pad

on the left side. I plugged in the connector and told the crowd to stand clear. People moved

back and I told the sales associate to stop giving CPR because the AED was analyzing the man’s

heart. Once again, I told the crows to stand clear and to not come in contact with the man

because I was about to push the shock button. The shock was given and the sales associate

gave 2 ventilations and 30 compressions until it was time that I administered another shock.

We did this cycle until medical responders showed up and took the man to the hospital for

further help.

For a baby or anyone that weighs under 55 pounds, a person trained in CPR and AED

should use pediatric pads, although, if they aren’t available, adult pads can be used if one is

places on the chest and the other is placed on the back, between the shoulder blades.