Cardiac Emergencies
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
What does CPR mean?
Nuts, seeds, chunks of food, vegetables, popcorn, peanut butter
What are the common food hazards for young children?
Stands for Emergency Medical Services
What is EMS?
S- symptoms and signs
A- allergies
M- medications
What does SAM stand for?
Difficulty breathing, evidenced by signs and symptoms such as shortness of breath or gasping for air.
What is respiratory distress?
When blood flow to a part of the heart muscle is blocked
What is a heart attack?
Panicked, confused, surprised, and holding their throat
What are the common signs someone is choking?
Unusual sounds, odors, sights, and behaviors
No more than 5-10 seconds
How long should you check a person for responsiveness?
A chronic illness in which certain triggers cause inflammation and narrows the airways, making breathing difficult.
What is asthma?
When the heart stops beating and cannot circulate blood to the organs
What is cardiac arrest?
5 Back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts
What is the combination when a someone is choking?
What does the Good Samaritan Law protect?
If the person is not breathing or only gasping. Call 911 immediately.
A drug that slows down or stops the effects of anaphylaxis
What is epinephrine?
Injury Prevention and Safety
Give chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts
What to do when the person is obviously pregnant?
State your name, your level of training, what you think is wrong, what your plan to do is, and if you can help
How to obtain consent?
Toe to head
A chronic condition by the body's inability to process glucose in the bloodsteam.
What is diabetes?
100-120 compressions per minute
What is the rate of chest compressions for all ages?
Begin CPR on the ground with compressions until you can see an object in the throat
Latex-free disposable gloves, CPR breathing barriers, hand washing, and regular disinfecting.
What are some of the Personal Protective Equipment?
12-20 years
What age is considered an adolescent?
The result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, leading to temporary or involuntary changes in the body movement.