Checking an Injured or Ill Person
You must get this from a parent or guardian before before giving care to a child
What is consent?
If a person is experiencing a heart attack, the pain is persistent, lasting no longer than this interval of minutes, or going away and coming back
What is 3-5 minutes?
This is a beloved child's stuffed animal, but also a gooey candy that can be considered a chocking hazard for young children
What are gummy bears?
A person's body starts to go into this when the circulatory system fails to deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the body’s tissues and organs
What is shock?
Painful muscle spasms, usually in the legs and abdomen, caused by loss of fluids and electrolytes as a result of sweating
What are heat cramps?
The mnemonic SAMPLE helps you remember what to ask about when interviewing an injured or ill person. This letter asks about the person's last food or drink and the amount.
What is "L"?
When this occurs, the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs
What is cardiac arrest?
If an adult or child is choking, you must give five sets of each of these two actions to the person
What are back blows and abdominal thrusts?
This type of wound occurs when a pointed object pierces the skin, such as a nail or pencil tip
What is a puncture?
If someone has this, their body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing the core body temperature to fall below 95° F (35° C).
What is hypothermia?
A small, portable computerized device that allows a minimally trained bystander to provide defibrillation much faster than EMS.
What is an AED?
If someone is showing early signs of a heart attack, you may help relieve their pain by giving them an appropriate dose of this
What is aspirin?
When performing the Heimlich Maneuver on infants, you must give this type of thrust, similar to CPR
What are chest thrusts?
If you or someone else experiences severe, life-threatening bleeding that cannot be controlled with direct pressure, you need to apply this to constrict the blood vessels
What is a tourniquet?
This household poison can be found in many products, including sanitizer, mouthwash, and perfume.
What is alcohol?
If you detect signs or symptoms of an illness or injury, you must determine whether or not to call this number
What is 911?
If a person is unresponsive due to cardiac arrest, you give this amount of chest compressions to the person.
What is 30 chest compressions?
If you are trying to give care to a person who is to large for you to give abdominal thrusts, place your arms here instead
On the chest
This is the second step that should be applied to a severe burn
What is clean with cold water for at least 10 minutes?
This poisonous gas, also known as the "silent killer," becomes deadly when equipment that burns certain fuels is not ventilated properly
What is carbon monoxide?
When a person is responsive but not fully awake, place the person in this position if the person has no obvious signs of injury
What is recovery position?
This is the first step in the pediatric chain of survival
What is prevention?
If the choking person you are giving care to becomes unresponsive, and you give chest compressions, do this before you give rescue breaths
What is look for the object in the person's mouth?
This wound occurs when the small blood vessels under the surface of the skin are damaged and blood leaks into the surrounding tissues. It happens often in sports
What is a bruise?
A venomous bite from this animal may result in a pair of punctured wounds, and redness, pain and swelling in the area of the bite
What is a venomous snake bite?