Before Giving Care
What are the three important steps to follow for any emergency?
Check
Call
Care
What is the cycle of chest compressions and breaths when giving CPR to an adult, infant, or child?
30 chest compressions and 2 breaths
While the AED is analyzing, it is important to make sure of what?
No one, including you is touching the person
What is the best care to give for a person with a minor burn?
Cool the burn with clean, cool running water for at least 10 and ideally 20 minutes.
When you give back blows to an adult or child who is responsive and choking, how should you position the person?
Standing and bending forward at the waist; upper body as parallel to the ground as possible.
About how many seconds should you check for responsivness, breathing, life threatenng bleeding, and other life threatening emergencies?
No more than 5 to 10 seconds
What is the appropriate depth and rate of compressions when giving CPR to an adult?
100 - 120 compressions per minute
at least 2 inches
Where should the AED electric pads be placed on an infant?
The middle of the chest, and on the back between the shoulder blades
A child is having an asthma attack. What should you do after calling 911 and getting equipment?
Assist the child with administering their quick relief medication.
Where should you place a tourniquet on a limb of someone who is experincing life threatening bleeding?
2-3 inches above the wound; not on a joint
A person is responsive and showing signs and symptoms of a life threatening condition but does not give consent to care. What should you do?
Do not give care, but instead call 911 or the designated emergency number
What is the technique called that is reccomended for giving chest compressions to an infant?
the encircling thumbs technique
What is the placement of the pads for an adult or child 8 years old or above 55 pounds?
The upper right and lower left side of the chest
What type of medication can you use to assist a family member with if you suspect they are experiencing an opioid overdose?
Naloxone
What are the 4 things you should do if you are giving CPR and the first breath does not cause the chest to rise?
retilt the head
ensure the airway is properly oppened
make sure you have a proper seal
attempt another breath
What would be the next thing to do if you find an adult victim who is unresponsive and not breathing?
Call 911 and get equipment or tell someone else to do so.
What is the appropriate care for an unconscious choking person?
CPR with slight modifications
Once you have turned on the AED, what is the next step?
Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
If a resposive choking person is too large for you to give abdominal thrusts, which technique should you use instead to give care?
Chest thrusts
What is the appropriate depth and rate of chest compressions for an infant?
1 and 1/2 inches
100 -120 compressions per minute
When conducting an interview of a conscious victim, what does SAM stand for?
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medications
What is the appropriate depth and rate for giving chest compressions to a child?
depth of about 2 inches
rate of 100-120 compressions per minute
When there are two or more trained responders giving CPR and usiing an AED, when should responders switch roles?
After a shock is delivered, or if no shock is advised about every 2 minutes
When someone is experiencing heat stroke, what preferred thing should you immediatly do after calling 911?
Immerse the person up to the neck in cold water.
What are two ways to tell if bleeding is life threatening?
Volume and flow