CPR
How many compressions are required for CPR?
30 compressions
what are two symptoms of a heart attack?
chest pain, shortness of breath, trouble breathing, sweating, weakness, rapid pulse
List two symptoms of an external bleed.
Blood, Pain, distress, anxiety, shock
how much chest thrust and back blows do you do each?
two each, two chest thrust then two back blows
what do the ABCs stand for?
airway, breathing circulation
T/F: you do CPR when you find an unconscious victim.
false
what are symptoms of a stroke?
one-sided weakness, slurring, affected vision.
what do you check for before and after you wrap gauze around the victim's injury?
you are checking for the distal pulse
What are two techniques you use when helping a conscious person?
chest thrust and back blows
what is the treatment of shock?
WARTS
When do you treat for SHOCK during CPR?
When there has been a change, Ex breathing vomit ( last step )
What is the acronym used to determine a stroke and what does each letter stand for?
FAST, face arms speech time
A victim has an external bleed, when do you call 911?
when the victim has bled through gauze three or more times, or there is no distal pulse.
when do you stop doing chest thrust and back blows?
when the object comes out, they start to breath
list two ways you could protect yourself when helping a person.
barrier mask, gloves, checking the scene
when the victim is found in the water you start with. . .
breathes
How many doses of NITRO can you take a day?
3 doses a day
there is an object in a victim, do you take the object out? and how will you treat the victim?
do not take the object out! clean area and apply gauze around the affected area. check a distal pulse.
What do you do when an unconscious person has an object in their throat.
call 911, do CPR with two very light breathes
give an example of how you would tell a bystander to call 911
“ Hey you, with the blue sweater and black pants, I need you to call 911. Tell them we have an unconscious, non-breathing, 16-year-old girl, at Polo Park mall. I need you to bring me a blanket, a first aid kit and an AED. Make sure you are the last to hang up, repeat back to me what I’ve just said, do you understand?”
you see an unconscious victim, they are not breathing what is your course of action? tell me the first three things you would do. (you have already checked if they are breathing and hazards)
call 911, Do 30 compressions, put device barrier and do 2 rescue breathes.
You arrive to work one day and you see one of your coworkers on the ground, when you approach them you see that the left side of their face is droopy and they cannot lift one of their arms up, what is your course of action? tell me the first three things you will start with. ( they are still conscious )
call 911, semi-prone position (the side they could feel), treat for shock
what is the treatment of an external bleed? ( tell me three things you would do )
get the victim in a comfortable position, clean the affected area, control the bleeding, apply gauze, direct pressure, check distal pulse
a random person is choking but they do not want your help what do you do?
wait for them to go unconscious, then treat.
what does WARTS stand for?
warmth, ABC, rest and reassurance, treatment, semi-prone position.