Chapter 7
The "silent killer"
What is carbon monoxide?
Acute illness
What is an illness that strikes suddenly and usually only lasts for a short period of time.
A system that provides the best care for people in all types of emergencies.
What is (EMS) emergency medical services.
How many back blows and abdominal thrusts when someone is choking?
What is 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
Occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked?
What is a heart attack.
Illnesses are caused by an overexposure to heat, loss of fluids, and electrolytes.
What is heart-related illnesses.
Chronic Illness
What is an illness that a person lives with and requires continuous treatment.
4 Signs of an Emergency
What is unusual sounds, odors, sights, and behaviors.
Firmly strike the person between the shoulder blades with the heel of your other hand.
What is back blows.
Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack.
What is pain or discomfort lasting longer than 3
to 5 minutes, or pain going away and then coming back.
A serious infection that attacks the brain and spinal cord and causes death if it is not treated.
What is rabies.
Signs of Anaphylaxis (name 3)
What is trouble breathing, swelling, tightness, hives, cramps, and dizziness.
The 3 C's (name in order)
What is check, call, and care.
What to do if a person becomes unresponsive while choking.
What is carefully lowering him or her to the ground and begin CPR.
Occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.
What is cardiac Arrest.
What can happen when you get frostbite?
What is the loss of fingers, hands, arms, toes, feet and legs.
Signs & Symptoms of a Stroke (name 3)
What is trouble with speech, drooling, drooping, trouble seeing, weakness, and paralysis.
Bloodborne vs. Airborne Pathogens
What is blood from an infected person enters an uninfected persons bloodstream vs. pathogens expelled into air by an infected person.
Kneeling or standing giving 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts.
What is caring for an infant who is choking.
Preventation, early CPR, calling EMS, advanced life support, and post-cardic arrest care.
What is pediatric cardiac chain of survival.
The body’s ability to maintain consistent internal temperature despite external conditions.
What is thermoregulation.
Hypoglycemia vs. Hyperglycemia
What is low blood glucose levels vs. high blood glucose levels.
Equipment used to prevent pathogens from contaminating your skin, mucous membranes or clothing.
What is (PPE) personal protective equipment.
Signs and Symptoms of Choking
What is coughing, panicked, confused, surprised facial expression, or high-pitched squeaking noises.
It sends shocks disrupts the heart’s electrical activity long enough to allow the heart to spontaneously develop an effective rhythm on its own.
What is AED.