Chapter 1
A network of professional linked together to provide the best care for people for all emergencies.
What is an Emergency Medical System?
Your first responsibility at any scene
What is Identfiying the issue and treating?
Only using 2 fingers when giving CPR to a whom.
What is giving CPR to an Infant?
If the person is too large for you to wrap you arms around, what should you do instead.
What are chest thrusts?
A very hard time or a difficulty in breathing
What is Respiratory Distress?
Screaming, moaning, yells or calling for help.
What are unusual sounds that you need to approach with caution?
What you ask before giving care
What is consent?
When Blood flows to the part of the heart muscle is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
If a person is in a Wheelchair and is choking, what should you do?
What is abdominal thrusts?
Breathing faster and more shallow than normal.
What is Hyperventilation
Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease.
What are Pathogens?
What is SAMPLE?
Pain of discomfort is persistent , lasting longer than 3 to 5 minutes, or going away then coming back.
What are signs and symptoms of a heart attack?
Solution to help a person that is pregnant when choking.
What is Chest thrusts?
Absence of breathing.
What is Respiratory Arrest?
Smoke, gas, strong disgusting odor and fire, cars pilled over, electric wires down, and more.
What are Unusual odors and sights?
The best way to check a person.
What is checking from Head to Toe?
When giving CPR to an adult, place 2 hands in the middle and compress down to 2 inches.
What is giving CPR to an adult.
1st step in caring for anyone when choking.
What is back blows?
What is Asthma?
What protects responders who act the way a "reasonable and prudent person" would act if that person were in the same situation.
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
What to assume if the person is unresponsive and not breathing when approaching the person.
What is Cardiac Arrest?
A skill used to help a person when they are going through Cardiac Arrest to keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs until advanced medical treatment arrives?
What is CPR?
Number of back blows you are to give when treating a person?
What is 5?
An illness that suddenly strikes and usually only lasts for a short period of time.
What is acute illness?