MEDICO-LEGAL
CPR/OBSTRUCTED AIRWAY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
TRAUMA
100
Protects the emergency care provider from civil law suits.
What is the Good Samaritan Law
100
Used to check for pulselessness on an unconscious, adult patient.
What is the carotid pulse?
100
Also called the windpipe, it carries air to and from the lungs.
What is the trachea?
100
Bright red, spurting blood.
What is arterial bleeding?
200
Leaving a patient before turning him or her over to someone of the same or higher level of care.
What is abandonment?
200
The first action an ACC First Responder would take when encountering an unconscious person.
What is determine responsiveness?
200
The sound usually caused by the tongue obstructing the pharynx.
What is snoring?
200
To immobilize the joint above and below.
What is the purpose of splinting?
300
Allows you to treat an unconscious patient.
What is implied consent?
300
First action to take when a patient is not breathing.
What is give two breaths?
300
The air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place.
What are the alveoli?
300
Only to be used as a last resort – considered as life or limb option.
When do you use a tourniquet?
400
Based on individual and community conduct, standards imposed by force of law, and professional or institutional standards.
What is standard of conduct?
400
When breathing and heart action stops.
What is clinical death? Note: Over the next 4-6 minutes, oxygen is depleted and cells begin to die. This is the period when administration of oxygen and ventilations are critical. Biological death occurs during the next 6-10 minutes when brain cells begin to die.
400
12-20 breaths per minute
What is the normal rate of respirations for an adult?
500
There was a duty to act, you acted above your standard of care, and the patient suffered further injury.
What is gross negligence?
500
Modified jaw thrust
What is the technique used to open the airway in a patient with suspected cervical injuries.
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