Circulatory Emergencies
Relates to a stroke as angina relates to a heart attack.
What is TIA?
Consent is...
The thing you must obtain before beginning treatment on a victim.
A medical condition where someone has a weak heart and is more likely to be prone to heart attack symptoms.
What is angina?
2 breaths.
What do you start with when pulling an unconscious, non-breathing victim from water?
The primary goals of first aid.
What are the 3 Ps?
Aspirin.
The thing you give to a heart attack victim. It thins the blood so that it may get past the clot causing the heart attack.
5 : 5
How many back blows to abdominal thrusts do you do when treating a conscious victim with an obstructed airway?
Implied consent.
Why are you able to treat an unconscious victim before obtaining consent?
A rapid lowering of blood pressure as a natural response to an unnatural occurrence.
What is shock?
The Good Samaritan Act.
What protects first aiders from legal action taken against them after treating a victim?
The acronym for diagnosing a stroke
Face
Arms
Speech
Time to act
1 handed compressions and puffs of air.
How do you do CPR on a child (4-11)?
Recovery and education.