CPR
What is the compression rate for an adult patient in cardiac arrest?
30:2
What is ABC's
Airway Breathing Circulation
What does O2 stand for, and what is the dose?
Oxygen 2 - 15 ltrs
Supine is
Lying face up
A whistling sound heard in the lungs during inhalation, exhalation, or both
What is wheezing
This is the depth of compression for an adult
What is 5 cm or 2 inches
What is MOI
Mechanism of Injury
What is ASA, and what is the dose?
Aspirin 324 - 325 mg
What is lying face down called?
Prone
When a patient is not breathing, it is called
What is apnea or apneic
This pad is considered "universal" and can be used on adults and pediatric patients.
What is an adult pad
What is NOI
Nature of Illness
What is the adult dose for albuterol?
2.5 mgs
The term for a rapid heart rate
What is Tachycardia
The amount of time used to determine if the patient has a pulse
10 seconds
Maintaining a constant rhythm in CPR to allow for blood flow into the heart is called
Recoil
What is AVPU
A Alert
V responds to verbal stimuli
P responds to painful stimuli
U Unresponsive
What is the adult dose for an EpiPen?
0.3 mg
Blue color to the skin due to a lack of oxygen or inadequate breathing
What is cyanosis
Because of this pointed end at the bottom of an infant's sternum, we have to be precise with hand placement when giving CPR
The xiphoid process
What are the signs of puberty in a pediatric cardiac arrest
Breast development in girls and underarm hair in boys
What is GCS, and what are the categories
Glasgow Coma Scale
Best motor response
Best verbal response
Eye opening
What is the dose for oral Glucose?
15 - 30 Gms
Placing a person in this position is thought to improve perfusion to the patient's core.
What is Trendelenburg
A trapezius pinch/squeeze is another way to access?
Responsiveness of an unconscious patient