Vocabulary
Pain medication that can depress and even stop breathing when taken in overdose.
Opioids
The three C's in an emergency
Check,call, care
law which protects the responders who act in a way a reasonable and a prudent person would act in the situation
Good Samaritan Laws
Carry blood towards the human body
Veins
How long do you check for breathing
no longer than 10 seconds
A chaotic, quivering heart rhythm that prevents the normal contraction of the heart and the ability to pump blood.
Ventricular Fibrillation
30
law protecting the privacy of the victims health care info
HIPAA
Smallest blood vessels
Capillaries
When should you stop doing CPR
When the ambulance arrives
a life-saving technique that combines rescue breathing and chest compressions
CPR
Amount of Breaths when doing CPR
2
Before you Do CPR you must
Ask for consent
Carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
Where do you place your fingers when doing CPR on a baby?
Put two fingers on the center of the chest below the nipple line
occurs when the heartstops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.
Cardiac Arrest
after you do CPR you must
wash your hands
Leaving the victim alone after started giving care to them.
Abandonment
Back of the Body
Posterior
How long should each CPR breath last during CPR
One second
a sudden loss of blood flow to the heart muscle; when an area of the heart muscle suffers damage and loses function
Heart Attack
To check if a baby is responsive or unresponsive you must
tickle the baby's feet
Unable to act in a situation in which you were required to to action which results in harm to the victim
Negligence
Front of the body
Anterior
How should an infants head be tilted when giving CPR
The infants head should be in neutral position