First Aid for a Choking Conscious Adult

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Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:31 AM PDT Choking is the mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs. Choking prevents breathing, and can be partial or complete, with partial choking allowing some, although inadequate, flow of air into the lungs. Prolonged or complete choking results in asphyxia which leads to anoxia and is potentially fatal. Oxygen stores in the blood and lungs keep the victim alive for several minutes

CPR For Infant (Age Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:22 PM PDT An infant or baby is the very young offspring of humans. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from birth. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate (from Latin, neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days of life (from birth up to 4 weeks after birth, less than a month old).[1] The term “newborn” includes premature infants, postmature infants and full term

CPR for Children (Ages 1-8) Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:10 PM PDT Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure for people in cardiac arrest or, in some circumstances, respiratory arrest. CPR is performed both in hospitals and in pre-hospital settings CPR involves physical interventions to create artificial circulation through rhythmic pressing on the patient’s chest to manually pump blood through the heart, called chest compressions, and usually also involv