Chapter 3
Occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.
What is Cardiac Arrest?
network of processionals liked together to provide the best care for people in all types of emergencies
What is EMS?
An adult child is choking, and you position yourself to the side and behind to begin giving
What are back blows?
The acronym used when checking a responsive person with an illness or injury
What is SAMPLE?
symptoms like trouble breathing, chest pain, vomiting, and fever
signs of sudden illness
Occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked
What is a heart attack?
Signs of emergency consist of
What are Unusual Sounds, Unusual Sights, Unusual Odors, and Unusual Behaviors?
a person is choking, and you stand behind them with one foot in from and wrap your arms around their waist.
What are abdominal thrusts?
The child's parent or guardian is present when a child is injured or I'll, you must get...
What is consent?
breathing that is faster and shallower than normal
what is hyperventilation
portable medical device used to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest by delivering an electric shock to restore a normal heart rhythm.
What is an AED?
A law that protects responders who act the way a "reasonable and prudent person" would act if that person were in the same situation.
What are the Good Samirtan Laws?
A person is able to speak to you or is coughing forcefully
When people act strange or uncooperative when they've been injured or are ill, it is best to do..
get to safety and call 9-1-1
Caring for someone in the manner of not further harming, keeping them in a comfortable position, and monitoring bleeding
What is First Aid Care for Sudden Illness?
Skill that is used when a person is in cardiac arrest to keep oxygenated blood moving to the brain and other vital organs.
Care for when someone is unresponsive, confused or mentally impaired may not be able to grant consent
What is implied consent?
A person who is confused or surprised facial expression with their hands on their throat.
What are choking symptoms?
Where you are supposed to check after using SAMPLE
Where is head to toe?
The medical device intended to allow inhalation to reach the airways faster.
What is an Inhaler?
isolated or infrequent gasping in the absence of normal breathing
What is agonal breaths?
equipment used to prevent pathogens from contaminating your skin, mucous membranes or clothing.
What is PPE?
A person is obviously pregnant or is too large for you to wrap your arms around for abdominal thrusts
What is to give Give chest thrusts?
The position to put a person in when they are unconscious and are assumed to be in cardiac arrest.
What is Recovery position?
The medicine used when a person is suffering from an allergic reaction of some sorts.
What is an Epinephrine auto injector?