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 last step of the chain of survival.
Recovery
What is cardiopulmonmary resucitation?
The two methods to help an adult conscious choking victim.
What is abdominal thrusts and Back Blows
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.
What is the 5th step in the Chain of Survival
Post Cardiac Arrest Care
AED stands for...
What is automated external defibrillator?
The two methods of 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 condition is this: The failure of or irregular beat of the heart from Electrical Complication
What is Cardiac Arrest
What is the third step of the Chain of Survival
Rapid Defibrillation
The 2 functions of an AED.
This blood vessel sends oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
What is the aorta?
What condition is this: The condition caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart
What is a heart attack
What is the first step of the Chain of Survival
Recognition and Activitation
The ratio of compressions to breath for infant CPR.
What are 30 compressions and 2 breaths?
What are the two ways of performing CPR on an infant
two thumbs (wrap around method)
heel of palm
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?
What is the 4th step of the Chain of Survival
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?