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Unconscious victim

Desobstruction digitales of air trafics Lateral position of safetey (security)(PLS)

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When?

 

 

On a victim who does not bleed, unconscious, having heard(understood) the rumours(noises) such as gurglings or whistlings during the liberation of air traffics (to see

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How?

 

Maintain with the hand on the forehead(front) the head tipped over behind.

Open so necessary mouth by pulling(firing) the chin upward.

Look in the mouth and remove from it possible foreign body (food, toy, tooth...). Be careful not to push them farther.

For liquids, use a handkerchief or a piece of tissue surrounded around two fingers.

 

In every case, act very quickly.

Why?

 

To open by pressing on the chin blocks air traffics, it is necessary on the contrary to fire.

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

To allow the air(sight) to cross(spend) and to avoid a ventilatoire distress.

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When?

 

 

In the presence of a victim who does not bleed, unconscious and who ventilates.

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How?

 

The rescuer takes place in knees at the level of the chest of the victim, in sufficient(self-important) distance not to have to move back during the reversal.

It(he) seizes the wrist from his part and places the arm slightly beyond the perpendicular, the back of the hand against the ground.

It(he) seizes the opposite shoulder and places the forearm of the victim on its(his) forearm.

It(he) seizes the opposite hip.

It(he) makes revolve slowly the victim altogether and without twisting, by keeping(guarding) tense arms.

It(he) rests(bases) the front arm situated upward. The elbow bent by the victim should be on the ground.

It(he) places the hand which held the shoulder at the level of the hip.

It(he) seizes with the other hand the hollow of the knee and bends the thigh so that this knee rests(bases) on the ground.

It(he) makes(does) the tour of the victim to take place in the head, and returns the head towards the back (a hand on the forehead(front), the other one on the chin).

 

If need be it(he) opens the mouth of the victim by firing at the chin. The mouth should be steered towards the ground.

Why?

 

To realize the PLS smoothly which could deteriorate(aggravate) the hurts of the victim.
 
 

The position beyond the perpendicualire avoids the stop(ruling) of the traffic in the arm after the reversal.
 

To maintain the shoulder of the victim.
 

To maintain the hip.

Correctly made, this technique avoids deteriorating(aggravating) a hurt of the back.
 

The elbow in abutment will be the first support of the victim.
 

To continue to maintain the hip.
 

The knee in abutment is the second support.
 

To free(release) in a permanent way the air traffics of the victim and so allow the passage of the air(sight) towards lungs.
 

 

To allow the drainage of liquids towards the ground, what avoids their inhalation, what could provoke a stop(ruling) ventilatoire.

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04/09/01

Technical of first aid

 

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