VICTIM ENCOUNTER
What is the first step when attempting to administer CPR or any other Medical Emergency?
Check the scene for safety.
A person is conscious and looks to be choking. They are coughing. What should you do after confirming that they are choking?
Encourage them to keep coughing
What is the recommended ratio of compressions to breaths?
What is... 30 compressions to 2 breaths
What is the first step in stopping bleeding?
Apply direct pressure
What should you not do for a person in shock?
Give them water
What is the proper way to determine unresponsiveness?
Shout, Tap, Shout
If a woman is pregnant, you should do 5 _______ thrusts instead of 5 abdominal thrusts.
Chest Thrusts
Upper Right Chest, Lower Left Side
(Daily Double) What is cardiac arrest? (2 parts) DAILY DOUBLE
When the heart stops beating and breathing stops
A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.
Anaphylaxis
When checking a conscious injured or ill person, use these steps (defined).
SAM
Signs/Symptoms
Allergies
Medications & Medical Conditions
After asking if the person is choking and calling 911, it is important to ____________ before giving back blows and chest thrusts.
Get Consent or Permission
What is the target Compression Rate for CPR?
100-120 per minute
What to give someone if overdose is assumed.
Naloxone or Narcan
A chronic condition during which the body cannot process glucose in the bloodstream.
Diabetes
(Daily Double) What is one thing you should monitor every accident victim for? DAILY DOUBLE
Shock
Where do you position your hands to give abdominal thrusts to a responsive choking victim?
Just above the navel
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
In relation to a life-threatening wound, where would you place a tourniquet?
2-3 inches above the wound. Between the wound & the heart.
Abnormal electrical activity in the brain that leads to temporary and involuntary changes in the body.
Seizures
These are a victim's ABCs.
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
What part of your hand do you use to give back blows?
Heel of hand
What does AED stand for?
Automated External Defibrillator
After performing life-saving actions, a person is breathing and their airway is clear, you should help them into this until they are responsive or EMS arrives:
Recovery Position
Define the acronym to identify a stroke.
FAST
Face
Arms
Speech
Time