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Figure10.1: Positioning a patient for CPR
3. Call for Help or Activate EMS
✓ A rescuer who is alone should alter the sequence of rescue based on the most likely
cause.
✓ Sudden witnessed collapse (likely VF) arrest activates EMS (Emergency medical
service), do CPR.
✓ Hypoxic arrest (i.e., suffocation give 5 cycles of CPR (about 2 minutes) before alerting
EMS. If there is no response, Call ***** and return to the victim. In most locations, the
emergency dispatcher can assist you with CPR instructions

4. Positioning the victim
Place the victim first on His/ Her back on a hard surface. If the victim is lying face down,
turn or roll the victim as a unit, supporting the head and neck
5. open the Airway
Open the airway by the head tilt/chin lift maneuver for all victims and Remove foreign
body. We might also assess the breathing status of the victim
Health care personnel use:
✓ Head tilt- chin lift
✓ Jaw thrust in the trauma patient

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