The Heart
The upper chambers of the heart...
What are atriums?
These laws protect you from legal action if you decide to care for an injured person.
What are good samaritan laws?
The first step of the chain of survival.
What is the recognition and activation of the emergency response system?
What is cardiopulmonmary resucitation?
The first aid response to an adult conscious choking victim.
What is abdominal thrusts/Heimlich maneuver?
The lower chambers of the heart...
What are ventricles?
These are steps taken to prevent the spread of disease through bodily fluids when providing first aid or medical care.
The second step of the chain of survival.
What is high-quality CPR?
AED stands for...
What is automated external defibrillator?
The first aid response to an infant conscious choking victim.
What are 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts repeated?
Pulmonary veins receive oxygenated blood from this organ
What are the lungs?
What is implied consent?
The third step of the chain of survival.
What is rapid defibrillation?
The 2 functions of an AED.
This blood vessel sends oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
What is the aorta?
The difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest.
What is a heart attack is a blockage in the heart or blood vessels?
What is cardiac arrest is an electrical malfunction of the heart's natural rhythm?
The fourth step in the chain of survival.
What are advanced care and emergency medical services?
The ratio of compressions to breath for infant CPR.
What are 30 compressions and 2 breaths?
1. Tap on toes for infant, tap on shoulders for adult
2. Lay on table for infant, lay on floor for adult
3. Provide compressions and breaths for infant, provide only compressions for adult
4. Use 2 fingers of infant, use 2 hands for adult
5. Compress 1.5 inches for infant, compress 2 inches for adult
This blood vessel sends deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.
What is the pulmonary artery?
The acronym FAST is used for stroke victims. These symptoms stand for what?
What are face drooping, arm weakness, and slurred speech?
The fifth step in the chain of survival.
What are life support and post-cardiac arrest care?
5 reasons you might stop CPR
What are
1. You become injured or too tired
2. The AED arrives
3. EMS arrives & takes over
4. Scene becomes unsafe
5. The victim becomes responsive
The first 2 steps to using an AED
What are turn it on and plug in/attach the pads to the device and victim?