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What is a network of professionals linked together to provide the best care for people in all types of emergencies.
What is the Emergency Medical Service Systems (EMS).
What is when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked.
What is a Heart Attack.
Nuts and seeds, Hot dogs and sausages, Chunks of meat or cheese Chunks of fruit (such as apples) and whole grapes, Raw vegetables (such as carrots and celery), Popcorn, Peanut butter
An illness that strikes suddenly and usually only lasts for a short period of time.
What is an Acute Illness.
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.
What are signs of an emergency.
What are unusual sounds, odors, sights, and behaviors.
What is the pain or discomfort, lasting longer than 3 to 5 minutes, or going away and then coming back.
Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack.
A panicked, confused or surprised facial expression. Some people may place one or both hands on their throat. The person may cough (either forcefully or weakly), or he or she may not be able to cough at all.
What are signs and symptoms of choking.
An illness that a person lives with on an ongoing basis and that often requires continuous treatment to manage.
What is a Chronic Illness.
Bleeding that occurs inside the body, into a body cavity or space.
What is Internal Bleeding.
The law that protect responders who act the way a "reasonable and prudent person" would act if that person were in the same situations.
What is Good Samaritan Laws.
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.
What is CPR.
Three options to perform help for choking.
What are back blows, abdominal thrusts, and chest thrusts (infants).
Breathing that is faster and shallower than normal.
Hyperventilation.
An injury that results when the skin or other tissues of the body are damaged.
What is a Wound.
When to activate the EMS system.
What are Emergency Situations and Emergency Conditions.
What is the rate of compression for an adult while performing AED.
What is 100-120 compression's per minute.
Foods, Household Objects, and Toys.
What are choking hazards.
Absence of breathing.
What is Respiratory Arrest.
A cut, commonly caused by a sharp object such as broken glass or a knife.
What is an Laceration.
What is the rule that applies to when a minor needs emergency medical assistance and the minors parent or guardian is not present.
Implied Consent.
First turn the device on. Remove or cut away clothing and undergarments to expose the person’s chest. If the person’s chest is wet, dry it using a towel or gauze pad. Dry skin helps the pads to stick properly. Do not use an alcohol wipe to dry the skin because alcohol is flammable.
What is the correct way to use an AED.
If the person becomes unresponsive.
What is carefully lowering him or her to the ground and, if you are trained, begin CPR, starting with chest compression's.
A chronic illness in which certain substances or conditions, called triggers, cause inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making breathing difficult.
What is Asthma.
When a portion of the skin, and sometimes the underlying tissue, is partially or completely torn away.
What is an Avulsion.