Timing
Reassesment
5 mintues critical, 15 minutes stable
Wheezing, dyspnea, swelling/spasm of airway passages
Asthma
Carries blood away from the heart
Anterior
Front
How long do you check for a pulse before starting CPR
10 seconds
You are perfoming CPR on a 60yof, vomit starts coming out of her mouth
Suctioning, if not available, turn her on her side to let the vomit drain
Suctioning
10 seconds or less
unresponsive, constricted/unreactive pupils
Opiod overdose
Left ventricle of the heart
pump blood to the body
Lateral
Away from midline of body
Compression rate
100-120/minute
18yom, fell from a roof, is unconcious, agonal respirations
Jaw-thrust, BVM
Brain damage in cardiac arrest
4-6 minutes
Crushing chest pain, not relieved by Nitro, pain radiating down left arm and into jaw
Myocardial infarction
Ligaments
Distal
Away from point of attachment of a limb
If the AED advises "no shock", you should
continue compressions
25yom, clutching his throat with both hands, unable to speak
abdominal thrusts and back slaps
no longer than 10 seconds
dyspnea, anxious, excessive drooling
epiglotitis
WBC
Fights infection
Closer to feet/away from the head
If the AED advises "shock advised" you should
make sure no one is touching the pt
16yof, says she is choking, is coughing
encourage her to cough
over 1 second/until chest rise
SOB, orthopnea, lower leg edema
CHF
Pancreas
produces insulin
Medial
Closer to midline of body
Change the pressure in the chest and force blood throughout the body
40yom, fell over in front of you, is unresponsive, gasping breaths, unsure if you can feel a pulse