BEFORE CARE
The three simple steps that guide emergency action.
What is check, call, care?
The mnemonic that helps you remember what you should ask about when interviewing someone.
What is SAMPLE (SAM)?
What occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
The two actions performed when caring for an adult or child who is choking.
What are back blows and abdominal thrusts?
A chronic illness in which triggers cause inflammation and narrowing of airways, making breathing difficult.
What is asthma?
The assumption that a person would give consent if they were able to do so.
What is implied consent?
What a person is when they are not moving, opening their eyes, or breathing.
What is unresponsive?
The sixth step of both the adult and pediatric cardiac chain of survival.
What is rehab?
The number of back blows and abdominal thrusts in a set.
What is five?
A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
The network of professionals linked together to provide the best care for people in all types of emergencies.
What is the emergency medical services (EMS) system?
What is recovery position?
The depth of compressions on a child.
What is about 2 inches?
Nuts, hot dogs, coins, and marbles are examples of these.
What are choking hazards?
A chronic seizure disorder controlled with medication.
What is epilepsy?
A device that protects you from contacting saliva and other body fluids while giving rescue breaths.
What is a CPR breathing barrier?
Those in the age range of 1 to 3 years old.
What are toddlers?
The first step of the pediatric cardiac chain of survival.
What is prevention?
The color skin turns when the body is deprived of oxygen.
What is blue?
Excessively low blood glucose levels.
What is hypoglycemia?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and hepatitis B, C, and D, are examples of these.
What are bloodborne pathogens?
The order you would check a young child in who does not appear to have a life-threatening illness or injury.
What is from toe to head?
The abnormal heart rhythm in which the heart muscle simply quivers weakly.
What is ventricular fibrillation (V-fib)?
The age group at particularly high risk for choking.
What are children under five?
"Mini-strokes", where symptoms are similar to a stroke but go away after short period of a time, leaving a person at high risk for stroke in the near future.
What are transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)?