HOWTO: Do CPR
* Put your ear to the victim’s open mouth. Look for chest movement, listen for air flowing through the mouth or nose, feel for air on your cheek.
* If there is no breathing, pinch the victim’s nose; make a seal over the victim’s mouth with yours. Give the victim a breath big enough to make the chest rise. Let the chest fall, then repeat the rescue breath once more.
* Place the heel of your hand in the middle of the victim’s chest. Put your other hand on top of the first with your fingers interlaced. Compress the chest about 1-1/2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm). Allow the chest to completely recoil before the next compression. Compress the chest at a rate equal to 100/minute. Perform 30 compressions at this rate.
* Repeat rescue breaths. Open the airway with head-tilt, chin-lift. This time, go directly to rescue breaths without checking for breathing again. Give one breath, making sure the chest rises and falls, then give another.- # – Perform 30 more chest compressions. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for about two minutes.
* Stop compressions and recheck victim for breathing. If the victim is not breathing, continue chest compressions and rescue breaths.
Hands-only CPR:
Put the heel of your hand directly on the center of the chest, between the nipples. Push down about 1.5 inches at a rate of 100/minute or about 2 per second.
# Chest compressions are extremely important. If you are not comfortable giving rescue breaths, still perform chest compressions!
# It’s normal to feel pops and snaps when you first begin chest compressions – DON’T STOP! You aren’t going to make the victim any worse.
# When performing chest compressions, do not let your hands bounce. Let the chest fully recoil, but keep the heel of your hand in contact with the sternum at all times.
HOWTO: Treat Broken Bones
* Stop any bleeding. Hold a clean, preferably sterile, absorbent material over the injury and apply gentle yet direct pressure (without applying over the break).
* Do NOT straighten the extremity if it is deformed – keep it in the position found.
* Do not move a person with a hip or pelvis fracture. If they must be moved, however, strap the legs together with a towel or blanket in between them and place the person gently on a board.
* Splint an injured bone by tying it gently to a rigid object, such as a board or stick, or even a rolled up newspaper. Cushion the object with clothing or other soft padding if available. Fasten the splint with a bandage if available. Secure the splint on both sides of the injury, above and below the break, but not on it.
* If a wrist, hand, or arm is injured, remove all watches, bracelets, and rings promptly.
* Check blood circulation. Press your fingertips firmly on the skin somewhere past the break (like the forearm, if the injury is in the elbow). If it doesn’t turn pink 2 seconds after you let go, circulation could be jeopardized. Also check for pale or blue skin, numbness or tingling, and loss of pulse. If, emergency care is not available quickly, try to realign the limb (not the head, neck, back, or hips) into a normal resting position so that tissues aren’t damaged due to lack of blood.
* Put ice on the injury. Never put the ice directly on the skin – put it in a bag first. After holding ice on the injury for about 20 minutes, take it off for 20 minutes.
* Prevent shock. Have the person lay down flat on their back and elevate their feet about 12 inches above the head. Cover him or her with a coat or blanket. Skip this step if the head, neck, or back was injured.
* Have the victim take painkillers to alleviate the pain.
HOWTO: Treat a Gun Shot Wound
The days keep getting longer, harder and sadder. So I give you: How to treat a gun shot wound.
* Do not move the victim unless his or her safety is in jeopardy.
* Follow basic first aid. If the victim is unconscious but breathing, keep the airway open and clear. If the victim is not breathing, begin CPR.
* Control any bleeding.
* Seal gunshot wounds to the chest with some type of plastic to keep air from being sucked into the wound. This helps prevent the development of a collapsed lung. If the victim begins complaining of worsening shortness of breath, remove the seal.
* Let conscious victims sit or lie in a position most comfortable for them.
* Unconscious victims should be placed in the recovery position. To put the victim in the recovery position, grab the victim’s leg and shoulder and roll him or her towards you.
* Do not elevate legs to treat for shock if the gunshot wound is above the waist (unless the gunshot wound is in the arm). Gunshot wounds to the abdomen and chest will bleed more quickly once the legs are elevated, making it harder for the victim to breathe.
* Do not give the victim anything to eat or drink, including water.
Update (Thanks ASherbuck)
If a person has a CHEST WOUND (the round has punctured the lung), noticeable by air bubbles in the blood and an inability for the victim to catch their breath. You must IMMEDIATELY cover the wound in some type of square piece of plastic and seal three of the four sides.
One side must be left free, if you seal the entire chest wound the lungs will continue to fill with blood and the victim will drown. With one corner left open, when the victim inhales that blood in the lung will
be forced out the wound and through the unsealed portion of the plastic cover. When the victim inhales the three sealed sides will prevent the lungs from sucking more blood into them.
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