Chapter 1: Before Giving Care
EMS stands for
Emergency medical services
If you detect illness or injury you should ____ the person by telling them you are going to help.
reassure
A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to the ___ is blocked
True or false: You should put a finger in a choking person's mouth even if you can't see the object
False
True or false: chronic illness is an illness that a person deals with on an ongoing basis and often requires continuous treatment to manage
True
Once you recognize an emergency situation you must
Decide to take action
If there is no parents present, you can give care to a child because of
Implied consent
If you think someone is having a heart attack you should
Call 9-1-1
If someone is able to cough while choking you should...
Encourage them to continue coughing
Breathing that is faster and shallower than normal is called _________
Hyperventilation
The 4 signs of an emergency are
1. Unusual sounds
2. Unusual sights
3. Unusual odors
4. Unusual behaviors
Before giving care to a child or infant with a parents present you must
Get consent
True or false: cardiac arrest is the same as a heart attack
False
The correct steps for an infant choking are:
1. 5 back blows
2. 5 chest thrusts
A chronic illness in which triggers cause inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making breathing difficult is called ______
Asthma
The laws that protect responders who act in a way a "reasonable and prudent person" would act are called
Good Samaritan Laws
Check for responsiveness and breathing for ___ seconds
5-10
The first chain on the Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival is ____
Prevention
The correct steps for an adult or child choking are:
1. 5 back blows
2. 5 abdominal thrusts
Signs and symptoms of ________:
- Wheezing or coughing
- Rapid, shallow breathing (or trouble breathing)
- Sweating
an asthma attack
The emergency action steps are:
1. Check
2. Call
3. Care
SAM stands for
Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications
For each minute that CPR and use of an AED are delayed, the person’s chance for survival is reduced by about ____
10%
If while giving care to a choking person they become unresponsive, you should...
Begin CPR starting with chest compressions
A hormone that causes glucose to be moved from the bloodstream into the cells is called
Insulin