EMS questions
What does EMS stand for.
What is emergency medical services.
What recovery position can you put an infant in.
Face-down along your forearm.
What is a heart attack.
A heart attack occurs when blood flow is blocked from getting to the heart.
Choking hazards.
foods, household objects and toys.
What is important to remember when doing rescue breaths for adults.
Tilt head to past neutral position and to plug the nose so no air escapes.
What does EMRs stand for.
What is emergency medical responders.
What do you do if someone is not breathing and you're alone.
Call 911 and get the AED and immediately start CPR.
what is Cardiac Arrest.
It is when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to push blood flow to the rest of the body.
How do you care for an infant who is choking.
Back blows, chest thrusts.
Where do you put the AED pads on an infant?
Chest and between the shoulder blades on their back.
What is the good Samaritan laws?
The good Samaritan laws protect responders who act the way a responsible person would act if that person was in the same situation.
When someone is unresponsive how long should you check over them.
5 to 10 seconds.
What medicine do you give someone with a heart attack?
What is Aspirin.
How do you care for an adult who is choking.
Back blows, abdominal thrusts.
How far do you compress for infant CPR.
1 1/2 inches.
When do you activate the EMS system?
In emergency situations and in emergency conditions.
Why do you put someone in the recovery positions if they are unconscious or injured.
So saliva or vomit don't go into the lungs.
How far do you compress for adult CPR.
At least 2 inches.
Signs and symptoms of choking.
Confused or surprised facial expressions, placing hands on their throat, and they may cough.
How many chest compression's and rescue breaths do you give for one set.
30 chest compression's, 2 rescue breaths.
What are the four signs of an emergency.
What is unusual sounds, unusual odors, unusual sights, unusual behaviors.
what does the mnemonic SAMPLE stand for.
Signs and symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent medical history, last food or drink, Events leading up to the incident.
What does CPR stand for.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
What do you do if the choking person is pregnant.
Give chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.
Before giving first aid care, you must obtain what?
Consent.