Chapter 6
A progressive, life-threatening condition in which the circulatory system fails to deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the body’s tissues and organs.
What is shock?
The names of the emergency action steps in order.
What is check, call, care?
When a person can't speak, cough, or breathe because something is blocking (obstructing) the airway.
What is choking?
Another name for difficulty in breathing.
What is respiratory distress?
What to do if the AED pads are at risk of touching each other.
What is put one on the front of the chest and one in the middle of the victim's back (on an infant especially)?
Occurs when the body is pierced by a sharp, narrow object (such as a knife or bullet) or impaled on a sharp object (such as a branch or piece of metal).
What is penetrating trauma?
Known as "sizing" up the scene
What is check?
The actions you should take to give care to someone who is choking.
What are abdominal thrusts and back blows?
Another name for the absence of breathing.
What is respiratory arrest?
A small, portable computerized device that provides defibrillation and can be used before EMS arrives.
What is an AED?
Bleeding that occurs inside the body, into a body cavity or space.
What is internal bleeding?
Based on your check you may need to call 911 or the designated emergency number.
What is call?
The part of your body that the baby should rest on when you are giving back blows.
What is forearm?
Breathing that is faster and shallower than normal.
What is hyperventilation?
Devices that restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart.
What is defibrillation?
Damage caused by impact with a flat object.
What is blunt trauma?
After checking and calling you may provide immediate care for severe, life-threatening bleeding.
What is care?
The amount of thrusts that should be given in one set of abdominal thrusts.
What is 5?
This is the result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, leading to temporary and involuntary changes in body movement, function, sensation, awareness or behavior. Seizures can have many different causes.
What is a seizure?
The FIRST thing you do when you are preparing to use the AED.
What is turn it on?
Occurs when something rubs roughly against the skin, causing damage to the skin’s surface.
What is abrasion?
A law enacted to legally protect trained providers who voluntarily stop to help, act prudently, do not provide care beyond training, and are not completely careless in delivering emergency care.
What is Good Samaritan law?
The area your hands should be when giving abdominal thrusts.
What is above the navel?
The condition of a person who is having a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
What you should do before the AED analyzes the heart rhythm?
What is stand clear?