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    1) The document provides guidance on performing basic life support for kids, including checking for signs of life, calling for help, and providing either compression-only CPR or rescue breathing and compressions depending on whether the child is breathing normally. 2) It describes how to open the airway, perform chest compressions or rescue breaths, use an AED, and continue resuscitation until emergency services arrive or signs of life are observed. 3) Instructions differ depending on whether the child is conscious, breathing normally, or unresponsive and not breathing normally.

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    BASIC LIFE SUPPORT FOR KIDS

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    1) The document provides guidance on performing basic life support for kids, including checking for signs of life, calling for help, and providing either compression-only CPR or rescue breathing and compressions depending on whether the child is breathing normally. 2) It describes how to open the airway, perform chest compressions or rescue breaths, use an AED, and continue resuscitation until emergency services arrive or signs of life are observed. 3) Instructions differ depending on whether the child is conscious, breathing normally, or unresponsive and not breathing normally.

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    BLS Flowchart For Kids

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    Ahmed Al-Hashedi
    1) The document provides guidance on performing basic life support for kids, including checking for signs of life, calling for help, and providing either compression-only CPR or rescue breathing and compressions depending on whether the child is breathing normally. 2) It describes how to open the airway, perform chest compressions or rescue breaths, use an AED, and continue resuscitation until emergency services arrive or signs of life are observed. 3) Instructions differ depending on whether the child is conscious, breathing normally, or unresponsive and not breathing normally.

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    BASIC LIFE SUPPORT FOR KIDS LEARNING

    • Safe approach in appropriate PPE (gloves, apron, fluid-resistant surgical mask and eye protection)
    • Look for signs of life – chest rise/fall (don’t listen at the mouth for breathing)
    • Head-tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust as required
    • If no PPE worn, establish signs of life from a social distance as advised by the government

    Are there signs of life?

    Yes No
    (participant is breathing normally) (participant is not breathing normally)

    Call for help Call for help


    • Ambulance
    • First aid responders (EAP) in PPE as above • Request AED immediately
    • Ambulance if required • First aid responders (EAP) in PPE as above

    Participant Participant not Decision to provide Decision to provide


    conscious conscious compression-only CPR rescue breathing

    Manual in-line stabilisation Apply manual in-line • Open the airway (head- • Open the airway with a
    dependent on mechanism stabilisation tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust) head-tilt/chin-lift or jaw
    of injury thrust
    Airway – jaw thrust if • Begin chest • Apply a face shield or
    Airway – head-tilt/chin-lift required compressions ONLY with face-mask with one-way
    or jaw thrust only covering over face filter
    Breathing – with O2 (if
    • Apply AED as soon as it • Commence 5 rescue
    Breathing – with O2 (if present)
    arrives breaths followed by
    present)
    Circulation – check colour compressions
    Circulation – check colour and for signs of bleeding • Continue until • Continue resuscitation
    and for signs of bleeding ambulance arrives or • Apply AED as soon as it
    Dysfunction – check participant shows signs arrives
    Dysfunction – check response of life
    response • Continue until
    Everything else – ensure no ambulance arrives or
    Everything else – if partic- other injuries participant shows signs
    ipant requires extrication, of life
    • Do not begin rescue
    await ambulance crew. If Consider positioning if breathing – await
    participant is able to safely airway at risk (two-person ambulance
    walk from the field of play, log roll)
    take them to the side of the • If the participant shows • If the participant shows
    pitch – social distance from Do not extricate – await signs of life, move to signs of life, move to
    other participants. ambulance arrival first/blue algorithm first/blue algorithm

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