CPR
It is the exact location on a patient's body where you should place your hands to give proper CPR chest compressions.
What is the center of the chest? (or the breastbone/sternum)
It is the very first thing you should do or ask an adult to do the moment you discover someone bleeding badly.
What is call 911? (or call for help)
This is the primary reason first responders place a rigid splint on a broken bone before moving a patient.
What is to stop it from moving? (or to prevent more pain/damage)
This is the full, three-word title that the letters "EMS" stand for.
What is Emergency Medical Services?
Myth or Reality: You must give mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths for CPR to work at all.
What is a Myth? (Hands-only CPR is highly effective!)
Myth or Reality: If a cloth gets completely soaked through with blood while pressing on a wound, you should pull it off and swap it for a fresh one.
What is a Myth? (Never pull it off; leave it and stack fresh cloths right on top!)
Myth or Reality: If you think someone broke their arm, you should immediately try to snap or bend it back into a straight line yourself.
What is a Myth? (Never try to straighten it; splint it exactly how you found it.)
Myth or Reality: If a 911 dispatcher is asking you a lot of questions, it means they are delaying sending the ambulance to you.
What is a Myth? (The ambulance is already driving; they are just gathering live updates for the crew.)
In traditional, full CPR, it is the exact number of chest compressions you perform before giving 2 rescue breaths.
What is 30?
To properly stop a wound from bleeding, this is the continuous action you must apply firmly with a clean cloth without peeking.
What is direct pressure?
Rolled-up newspapers, thick cardboard, and straight tree branches are all camp items that can be used to build this medical device.
What is a temporary splint?
It is always the very first, most important piece of information a 911 dispatcher will ask you for so they know where to send help.
What is your location? (or address)
Myth or Reality: You should only start CPR if you are 100% sure the person’s heart has completely stopped beating.
What is a Myth? (If they are unresponsive and not breathing normally, start CPR right away.)
Myth or Reality: A tight tourniquet band used to stop severe bleeding should be tied directly over a joint like a knee or elbow.
What is a Myth? (It must be tied high and tight on the muscle above the joint.)
Myth or Reality: When wrapping a splint, you should tie the bandages tightly right on top of the broken part of the bone.
What is a Myth? (You should tie them above and below the break so you don't cause extra hurt.)
Myth or Reality: If you don't know the answer to a dispatcher's question, it's best to guess "yes" or "no" just to save time.
What is a Myth? (Always say "I don't know," because a wrong guess could cause paramedics to give the wrong treatment.)
This portable medical device automatically reads a patient's heart rhythm and will never accidentally deliver a shock unless it is absolutely necessary.
What is an AED? (Automated External Defibrillator)
Doing this action to a bleeding arm or leg uses gravity to help slow down the flow of blood while you press on the wound.
What is lifting it above the heart? (or elevating it)
To make sure a splint isn't tied too tightly, paramedics will check for a pulse and ask the patient to do this action with their fingers or toes.
What is wiggle them?
These are the two major physical conditions a dispatcher will explicitly ask about to know if a patient needs phone-guided CPR right away.
What are "Are they awake?" and "Are they breathing?"