Ch. 1
Personal Protective equipment that are used to prevent contamination.
No more than 5-10 seconds
What is check for responsiveness and breathing?
Child: Compress about 2in. at 100-120 BPM (30 compressions, 2 breaths) tilt head slightly past neutral position.
Adult: Compress about 2in. at 100-120 BPM (30 compressions, 2 breaths) tilt head past neutral position.
Infant:Compress about 1 1/2 in. at 100-120 BPM 30 compressions, 2 breaths) tilt head to neutral position.
What is CPR?
Give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts. (For infant, do chest thrusts)
What is care for choking?
An illness that suddenly strikes and only lasts for a short period of time.
What is an acute illness?
Made to protect responders who act the way a "reasonable and prudent person" would act.
What is the Good Samaritan Laws?
Tapping an infants feet and tapping a child's/adult's shoulders
What is checking responsiveness?
What is a heart attack?
Small foods (nuts, seeds, chunks of fruit, etc.) and Household objects and toys (coins, buttons, marbles, pebbles, etc.)
A chronic illness where certain substances or conditions trigger inflammation and narrowing of the airway.
What is asthma?
Screaming/sudden loud noises, strong chemical or gas odors, confusion or mood changes, signs or symptoms of injury or illness
What are Unusual sounds, Unusual odors, Unusual behaviors, or Unusual sights?
Find out if bystanders can speak person's language, do not shout, when calling 9-1-1, explain you are having difficulty communicating with the person.
What is Taking care of an injured person who speaks a different language?
When the heart stops beating or beats ineffectively.
What is Cardiac arrest
A person with a panicked or confused facial expression, most likely placing a hand on their throat, and the person may cough or make small noises.
What are the signs and symptoms of choking?
Shortness of breath, gasping for air, hyperventilation, or difficulty breathing (can be caused by asthma, COPD, lung infections, etc.). This can lead to respiratory arrest.
What is respiratory distress?
Check (the scene and person)
Call (9-1-1)
Care (for the person)
What to do in an Emergency situation?
Infant: place infant on his/her side or in a position facing downward, along your forearm
Adult/child:Roll person onto their side and extend person's arm above head, then bend both knees.
What are Recovery Positions?
Remove article of clothing blocking the chest and pads on upper right side of chest, and the other on the lower left side of the chest (below armpit).
What is an AED?
When to stop giving back blows and abdominal thrusts?
Lasting more than 5 min, this is the result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, leading to temporary or involuntary movement, changes, awareness, and function. One common cause of this is epilepsy.
What are seizures?
State your name, state the type and level of training you have, explain what you think is wrong and what you will do to help, ask if you may help.
What is consent?
Breathing normally and is moving, but not fully awake. Do head to toe check and obtain AED and First Aid kit.
What is Checking if a person is responsive?
First breath: retilt head to ensure airway is open
Second breath: open mouth, look for object, roll person to side and take object out, or use mouth-to-nose breathing
What is breaths do not make the chest rise/rescue breaths?
Encourage said person to keep coughing and be prepared to give first aid for choking.
What is verifying if person is choking? (If person is able to speak, or is coughing forcefully)
When blood flow to a part of the brain is interrupted by a blood clot, resulting in death of brain cells, causing permanent brain damage.
What is a stroke?