Intro
What are the 3P's
Preserve life, prevent injury, promote healing
What is the breathing to compression ratio, and how does it differ with infant and child?
30 compressions 2 breaths, puffs and 2 fingers for infant, one hand for child
What are environmental threats? Name them.
What medication can be used for Angina or a Heart Attack?
Asparin
What are the 2 bandaging techniques for an embedded object?
Donut, log house
when can you stop first aid
reasonable care has been delivered, ex.
When a more qualified person takes over
Personal risk
What must you do before applying an AED?
Remove clothing, shave and towel if wet
what is a mechanism of injury, why is it important
Mechanism of injury is how the injury occured, it can tell you how to treat them, ex. a ladder indicates a spinal.
5 R's of medications?
5 R’s right meds, right amount, right person, right time, Right route.
What is the major worry with a dental injury, how do you treat it?
Missing teeth, airway blocked by teeth fragments, cut tongue
Treatment
Ensure Open airway, look for obstruction, check tongue for bleeding, tilt head forward or recovery position to keep blood and saliva drained, place tooth in milk to save, advise medical help.
When calling ems what are the 4 W's
Who
Why
What
Where
Why does CPR work? And how long before brain damage becomes possible?
Artificial respiration, blowing air into the lungs
Artificial circulation, pumping the chest to circulate oxygenated blood.
4-6 minutes brain damage is possible
What is the acronym for levels of consciousness
AVPU (Alert, verbal, painful stimuli, unresponsive)
Synonym for recognizing a stroke
FAST
Face, arms, speech, time to call
For abdominal and chest injuries is food and water permissable?
NO
How to activate a bystander?
Ask for help
*Identify who you are speaking to (pointing)
Ask if anyone has training
Give clear instructions
*Ask them to report back
Thank them afterwards
How far away from a pace maker do you place an AED?
2.5 cm
What are ABC'S and how do you treat them?
call EMS, check LOC, CPR or recovery position, communication and head to toe
Shock treatment? When do you treat for shock?
WARTS
Warmth, ABCs, Treatment, semi prone/sitting
After all major injuries have been treated, after any major event.
For what burn type would you use a wet bandage?
Radiation
For an unconscious adult, do you call EMS before anything else?
Yes
What rythms will an AED shock? And which one will it not?
Fibrillation
Tachycardia
Electrical activity but no contracting
IT WILL NOT: Aystole
medical condition id (jewelry), distal circulation, distal sensation, firm hands along the sides starting at head
If you have a face down spinal who's ABC's have been compromised what grip do you use to turn them over?
Vice grip
Your victim has an obstructed airway they are pregnant or obese, what changes?
Chest compressions while standing instead of J-stroke