Vital Signs
This is the normal, healthy range of resting heart rate for an average teenager, measured in beats per minute.
What is 60 to 100 bpm?
This term describes a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress, often seen in students or workers
What is burnout?
When assessing a scene for life-threatening bleeding, this is always your very first priority before helping a victim.
What is scene safety?
When selecting a vein for an IV, you should always start at this end of the limb (like the hand or forearm) to preserve future access sites higher up.
What is distal? (Accept "lower down on the arm").
To ensure high-quality CPR on an adult, chest compressions must reach at least this depth.
What is 2 inches (or 5 centimeters) or 2/3
This is the normal blood pressure of a healthy adult
What is 120/80?
Doing this "without judgment" is the most important first step you can take when a friend opens up to you about their mental health struggles.
What is listening?
When applying a tourniquet to a severely bleeding arm or leg, it should be placed this many inches above the wound (and never directly over a joint).
What is 2 to 3 inches?
This is the visual confirmation a healthcare provider looks for in the plastic chamber of the needle to know they have successfully punctured a vein.
What is flashback? (Accept "blood return").
This portable electronic device automatically diagnoses life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and can deliver an electrical shock to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.
What is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)?
This piece of equipment is used to measure blood pressure manually, consisting of an inflatable cuff and a pressure gauge.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
This dialing code is the national, 3-digit Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the United States, which provides free and confidential support.
What is 988?
For a deep puncture wound in an area where a tourniquet cannot be used (like the groin or armpit), you must perform this action using gauze or cloth before applying direct pressure.
What is packing the wound?
To make a patient's veins more visible and easier to palpate before inserting an IV, this tight band is temporarily tied around the upper arm.
What is a tourniquet?
Chest compressions should be delivered at a rapid rate of this many compressions per minute
What is 100 to 120 compressions per minute?
To prevent a patient from consciously changing their breathing pattern, a healthcare provider should count this vital sign immediately after taking the pulse without letting go of the wrist.
What is the respiratory rate?
This term refers to the unfair disapproval, negative stereotypes, or social disgrace that unfortunately surrounds mental health challenges and can prevent people from seeking help.
What is stigma?
This life-threatening medical condition occurs when the body's tissues do not get enough blood flow or oxygen, often caused by severe blood loss.
What is shock?
This is the flexible, hollow plastic tube that stays inside the patient's vein to deliver fluids after the sharp metal needle is completely removed.
What is the catheter?
This is the crucial medical reason we allow the chest to fully recoil (return to its normal position) between every single compression during CPR.
What is to allow the heart to refill with blood?