Chapter 2
Checking an ill/ injured Person
Checking an ill/ injured Person
To give care to someone conscious you do what first?
What is asking for consent?
What occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked?
What is a Heart attack.
When using an Epi- pen which side should be facing the patient?
What is the orange side.
When needing to control severe bleeding, what is the first treatment method one should use?
What is a Tourniquet.
The body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing the core body temperature to fall.
What is Hypothermia.
What is the recovery position?
What is rolling a patient onto their side.
Where should the pads of a defibrillator go on an Adult?
What is the right upper chest and lower left side.
What should you do if someone is experiencing a seizure?
What is Just let the seizure run its course and take steps to protect the person from injury.
What are the 3 general steps to care for burns?
What are Stop, Cool, and Cover.
An injury caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues as a result of prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.
What is Frostbite
How long should you check from breathing and responsiveness?
What is no more than 5 to 10 seconds.
How deep should chest compressions be on an adult?
What is at least 2 inches.
The term for when a diabetic has extremely low blood sugar levels.
What is Hypoglycemia.
A progressive, life-threatening condition in which the circulatory system fails to deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the body’s tissues and organs. As a result, organs and body systems begin to fail.
What is Shock.
The least common but most severe heat-related illness.
What is heatstroke.
If you detect signs or symptoms of illness or injury you should?
What is call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number and help the person rest in a comfortable position.
If the brain is cut off from oxygen how long until irreversible brain damage?
What are 8 to 10 minutes.
What are 3 items that help with asthma breathe better?
What are Meter dosed inhalers, dry powder inhalers, and Small-Volume Nebulizers.
What occurs when a portion of the skin, and sometimes the underlying tissue, is partially or completely torn away?
What is Avulsion.
What is the term for the body’s ability to maintain an internal temperature within an acceptable range despite external conditions?
What is Thermoregulation,.
When getting information about the patient you can use SAMPLE to gain more information. What do the first three letters "SAM" mean?
What is Symptoms, Allergies, and Medication.
What are the last 3 steps to cardiac survival for an Adult?
The first 3 are...
1. Recognize emergency and call 911
2. Early CPR
3. Early Defibrillation
What are...
4. Advance Life Support
5. Integrated post–cardiac arrest care.
6. Rehabilitaion
The FAST check is a quick way of checking for signs and symptoms of stroke. So what does FAST Stan for?
What is Face, Arms, Speech, and Time.
What does RICE stand for?
What is Rest, Immobilize, Cold, and Elevate.
What occurs when fluids lost through sweating are not replaced?