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Survival Skillset

Lesson 2 of 14

CPR, defibrillators and choking

40 min

A man in his sixties stops at a stile in a valley car park after a long day, sits down, and slumps sideways. When you reach him he does not respond, and after a few seconds he makes one long, snoring gasp, then nothing. The next ten minutes are among the most important in first aid. If someone calls 999 now, if someone starts pushing hard and fast on his…

In this lesson

  • Recognising cardiac arrest
  • CPR
  • Steps
  • Making it work outdoors
  • Common mistakes
  • Using a defibrillator (AED)
  • CPR in remote places: its limits
  • Where CPR in the wild can save lives
  • When not to start, and when to stop
  • Choking (adult)
  • Mild or severe?
  • Steps for severe choking

The rest of this lesson is in the full course

Every module, practical and exam, self-paced and private, with a certificate at the end.

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