Foundations
Protects people who voluntarily give care in good faith without expecting anything in return or from being sued.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
You see a person sweating, wheezing or skin is cool/moist. A person describes to you where their head hurts, the intensity of the pain or feels nauseous.
What are Signs and Symptoms?
Difference between
1. Cardiac Arrest
2. Heart Attack
1. What is the Heart suddenly stops beating from abnormal electrical impulses?
2. What is the blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked?
An infant is defined by the American Red Cross
What is 1 year old and under?
Two types of abnormal heart rhythms that lead to cardiac arrest
What is V-Fib and V-tach?
Signs of an emergency
What is unusual Noises, Odors, appearances/behaviors?
Three categories of allergies.
What are foods, medications or things found in the environment that cause an reaction in your body?
Compression to rescue breath rate
Number of compressions per minute
What is 30:2 and 100-120 compressions per minute?
What is 1.5 inches
If an adult has a visible medication patch on the upper chest where the pad must go, the rescuer must take this action before applying the pad.
What is to remove the patch with gloves, wipe the skin dry before applying the pad?
What is Check the Scene and the person, Call 911- Get the AED and the FA Kit, Give Care until EMS arrives?
placing a ill or injured person who is semi-unconscious person and breathing on their side.
What is the Recovery Position?
Depth of compression for an Adult and Child
What is AT LEAST 2 inches for an Adult and an about 2 inches for a child?
Three techniques used in Infant CPR
What are two fingers, encircling thumb technique & heel of hand?
Pads, towel, trauma scissors,
What is 3 important items inside an AED?
What is Is the Scene Safe?, What Happened? How many people involved? Is anyone else available to help?
During a focused check a person exhibits a severe allergic reaction ( anaphylaxis ) and has an epi pen. Care or Call 911 first.
What is CARE?
Gasping, irregular breathing during a Cardiac Arrest
What are Agonal Breaths?
The best place to check the pulse on an infant.
What is the Branchial artery ( inner upper arm )
An AED can be used when a person is on a metal surface.
What is TRUE - it is safe to use an AED when a person is lying on a metal surface?
Reach,Throw, Don't Go
What are the steps you take when attempting to perform a water rescue especially if you are not trained in water safety?
1. Before touching or giving care to a responsive person.
2. A person is unresponsive, confused, disorientated cannot grant this.
1. What is consent?
2. What is implied consent?
The Steps of Cardiac Chain of Survival.
What are the steps Cardiac Chain of Survival?
1. Recognition of a cardiac emergency
2. Early CPR
3. Early Defibrillation
4.Advanced Life Support
5. Integrated Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
6. Recovery
Description of rescue breaths ( 4 key parts)
1. Hand stabilizing head
2. Cover the entire mouth & nose
3. Fingers under chin
4 Head in neutral position
The AED performs this after 5 cycles of CPR which every _______ minutes.
What is the AED checks the hearts rhythm every 2 minutes?