Chapter 1 - Foundations
What is it called when you must assume that an unconscious person gave you permission to take care of them?
What should you do when you need to care of a child, and their parent is present?
Ask for consent
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What are the two actions to help a person who is choking?
Back blows and abdominal thrusts
What are symptoms of an asthma attack?
Wheezing, coughing, shallow breathing, and sweating
How can you tell if a person is unresponsive?
If the person is unconscious and is not breathing, moving, or giving any definite sign of life. They are also unresponsive if they are not breathing or only gasping.
Define a heart attack.
When the blood flow to the part of the heart muscle is blocked.
When an infant is choking, how do you hold them?
Hold them at a downwards angle with your forearm on the back supporting their head and one, and the other forearm on the front with your hand supporting the chin.
What are symptoms of an allergic reaction?
Swelling of the face, neck, tongue, or lips, trouble breathing, and skin reactions like hives
What are the four signs of an emergency?
Do you call or care first when an adult is unconscious and unresponsive and you are alone?
You call the emergency number first, and start compressions as you're on the phone. Request a first aid kit and an AED.
Cardiac arrest is the same thing as a heart attack. True or False?
What should you encourage a person to do when they're choking, but they're able to speak and coughing forcefully?
Encourage them to keep coughing
A chronic condition characterized by the body's inability to process glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream.
What are the 3 emergency action steps in order?
How long should you check for responsiveness and breathing from an unresponsive person?
5-10 seconds
How many compressions and rescue breaths do you do in 1 set of CPR?
30 compressions and 2 rescue breaths
Where do you place your hand when giving back blows?
Place your hand in between the shoulder blades
Do NOT hold them down to stop them from seizing
Define the Good Samaritan Law.
When a person acts the way a "reasonable and prudent" person would act if that person were in the same situation.
What part of the adult do you tap to check if they are unresponsive? What part of the infant?
Tap the adult's shoulders. Tap the infant's foot.
If the chest doesn't rise after giving breaths, do you continue giving breaths until the chest rises or go back to compressions?
Do not keep giving breaths. Go right back into compressions
How deep do you go when you perform chest thrusts on an infant?
1½ inches deep
What are signs of someone experiencing a stroke?
Slurring their speech/words, droopiness of one side of the face, paralysis or numbness in the leg, arm, face, or one whole side of the body