Check, Call, Care
This is the very first thing you must check before approaching an injured Person?
Check the scene for safety
This is the ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths used during adult CPR.
30:2
This is the universal sign for choking that a conscious victim will often make with their hands.
Clutching the throat with one or both hands
This is the very first step you should take to stop external bleeding from a minor or major wound.
Applying direct pressure
This is the most common symptom of a heart attack, often described as a heavy weight and squeezing sensation?
Chest Pain
After checking the scene, you must check the victim for this many seconds to see if they are breathing.
5 to 10 seconds
This is the depth to which you should compress an adult's chest during CPR.
At least 2 inches (5cms)
What are the two types of choking?
Partial and complete
If blood bleeds completely through the first bandage on a wound, you should apply a second bandage here instead of removing the first one
Place it directly on top of the first bandage
This fast-acting medication can be given to a conscious person showing signs of a heart attack to help prevent blood clots from getting worse and how much do you take
Aspirin. And take 1 regular strength or 2 low dose tablets
When you "Call" for a person who is not breathing, you should tell a bystander to call emergency services and fetch this specific medical device.
AED
This is where you must place your hands on the victim's chest to perform high-quality CPR compressions.
Centre of the chest
For a conscious adult who cannot breathe, you must alternate between 5 of these strikes and 5 abdominal thrusts.
Back Blows
This is the first thing you should do to treat a minor burn caused by heat before applying any bandage.
cooling it with cool, running water
If a person's chest pain goes away completely after resting or taking medication, they may be experiencing this condition, which is a temporary narrowing of the heart's arteries.
Angina
What is the C in ABC, and what do you do in that step?
C stands for circulation and you check for life- threatening bleeding.
When is it unsafe to deliver a shock from an AED?
When someone else is touching the person
When would you choose the chest thrusts over the abdominal thrusts?
If someone is too big to get your arms around them or if they are pregnant
This is the correct action to take if a large object, like a piece of glass or a knife, is stuck deep inside a wound.
Stabilize it and leave it in place
What Does FAST stand for?
Face
Arm
Speech
Time
What does SAMPLE Stand for?
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Past Medical History
Last Oral Intake
Events
What should you do when you cannot attach two AED pads on the front of the person?
One goes on the front the other goes on the back
What should you do if you are choking alone
Call 911 and perform abdominal thrusts against a safe object
What are the four steps to care for an amputation after controlling the bleeding?
Protect it, bag it, cool it, tag it
What are the 3 most common causes of a stroke?
Tumor
Blockage