Vocabulary
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), can also lead to internal bleeding.
What is Penetrating Trauma?
The person’s skin will be cool and moist, and pale, ashen (gray) or flushed. The person may complain of a headache, nausea, dizziness and weakness.
What is Heat Exuastion?
- Back blows. To give back blows, position yourself to the side and slightly behind the person.
- Abdominal thrusts. To give abdominal thrusts, stand behind the person, with one foot in front
- Continue giving sets of back blows and abdominal thrusts until the person can cough forcefully, speak, cry,
or breathe, or the person becomes unresponsive.
What is Caring for Choking Adult?
occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked
What is Heart Attack?
S= Signs and Symptoms
A=Allergies
M=Medications
P=Pertinent medical history
L=Last food or drink
E=Events leading up to incident
What is SAMPLE an acronym for?
an injury that results when the skin or other tissues of the body are damaged.
What is Wound?
The person will have mental status changes (such as confusion or loss of consciousness) and may have trouble seeing or a seizure. The person’s skin will be hot to the touch. It may be wet or dry and appear red or pale. The person may vomit. The person’s breathing may be rapid and shallow, and his or her heartbeat may be rapid and weak.
What is Heat Stroke?
- Support and turn face down while giving 5 back blows in center of shoulder blades
- Carefully support and flip onto back while giving 5 abdominal thrust using two fingers
- Continue until noise, crying, or no response
What is Caring for Choking Infant?
1. Check
2. Call
3. Care
What is the steps to care for cardiac emergencies?
- Extend the person’s arm that is closest to you
above the person’s head.
- Roll the person toward yourself onto his or her
side, so that the person’s head rests on his or
her extended arm.
-Bend both of the person’s knees to stabilize
the body.
What is Recovery Position?
a device placed around an arm or leg to constrict blood vessels and stop blood flow to a wound.
What is a Tourniquet?
A person may seem indifferent, disoriented or confused. You may notice that the person has a “glassy” stare. Initially, the person may shiver, but as it progresses, the shivering may stop. This is a sign that the person’s condition is worsening and he or she needs immediate medical care. In advanced cases , the person may become unresponsive, and his or her breathing may slow or stop. The body may feel stiff because the muscles became rigid.
What is Hypothermia?
carefully lower him or her to the ground and, if you are trained, begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
What is Caring for an unresponsive person that was choking?
a skill that is used when a person is in cardiac arrest to keep oxygenated blood moving to the brain and other vital organs until advanced medical help arrives (30 chest compression's, 2 breaths)
What is CPR?
- Check for responsiveness and breathing for no more than 5 to 10 seconds.
- Isolated or infrequent gasping is not normal breathing.
What is Checking for responsiveness?
a traumatic injury to the skin (and sometimes the underlying tissues as well) caused by contact with extreme heat, chemicals, radiation or electricity
What is a burn?
The area is numb, and the skin is cold to the touch and appears waxy. The skin may be white, yellow, blue or red. In severe cases, there may be blisters and the skin may turn black.
What is Frostbite?
- See if the person gives a affirmative response
- Position yourself height wise then begin 5 back thrusts
-Continue by beginning 5 abdominal thrusts
-Continue until response or unconsciousness
What is Caring for a Choking Child?
This shock disrupts the heart’s electrical activity long enough to allow the heart to spontaneously develop an effective rhythm on its own.
What is an AED?
Protects responders who act the way a "reasonable person" would act if the person were in the same situation
What is Good Samaritan Law?
is caused by impact with a flat object or surface, is a common cause of internal bleeding.
What is Blunt trauma?
- Gastrointestinal signs and symptoms, such as
abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
- Respiratory signs and symptoms, such as
difficulty breathing or slow and shallow
breathing.
- Neurological signs and symptoms, such as changes
in level of consciousness, seizures, headache,
dizziness, weakness or irregular pupil size.
- Skin signs and symptoms, such as an unusual
skin color or sweating.
What is Poisoning?
Give chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts. To give chest thrusts, position yourself behind the person as you would for abdominal thrusts. Place the thumb side of your fist against the center of the person’s breastbone. Then cover your fist with your other hand and pull straight back, giving a quick, inward thrust into the person’s chest.
What is Caring for a large Choking Person?
occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.
What is Cardiac Arrest?
When a person gives care without and parent or guardian is present.
What is Implied Consent?