Chapter 3: Cardiac Emergencies and CPR
This Occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
Begin by giving 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts.
What are the steps to save a choking child or adult?
A tag that has information about a person's illnesses.
What is a medical identification tag?
A life-threatening condition in which the body can not deliver enough blood to the body's tissues and organs.
What is shock?
When too much fluid is lost through sweat and is not replaced.
What is heat exhaustion?
Persistent chest pain, discomfort or pain that spreads, dizziness or lightheadedness, trouble breathing,nausea or vomiting, pale skin, sweating, anxiety, fatigue, unresponsiveness.
What are symptoms of a heart attack?
Give chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.
What are the actions to take for choking pregnant women, large people, and infants.
The absence of breathing.
What is respiratory arrest?
A portion of skin is torn away.
What is an avulsion?
When the body loses heat faster than it can replace it.
What is hypothermia?
This occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.
What is Cardiac Arrest?
Lower the person to the ground, begin CPR with chest compressions, and before giving breaths, look for the object in the person's mouth.
What actions do you take if a person becomes unresponsive while choking?
A chronic illness in which triggers cause a narrowing of the air ways and inflammation making it difficult to breath.
What is asthma?
A severe bacterial infection that can result from a puncture wound or laceration.
What is Tetanus?
When the skin becomes numb, waxy, and cold to the touch.
What are the symptoms of frostbite?
Check the person, call 911, begin CPR and use an AED.
What are the steps to responding to a medical emergency?
The person can still speak and cough.
What are the requirements to not start back blows and abdominal thrusts for a person who is choking?
A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
A device placed around an arm or leg to prevent blood loss.
What is a tourniquet?
Immediately call 911, keep the injured area lower than the heart, wash with soap and water, and cover with a bandage.
What first aid care do you provide for a snake bite?
1. Lay the person on their back.
2. Begin compressions at 100-120 beats per minute.
3. After 30 compressions, give 2 rescue breaths.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3.
What are the steps for CPR?
Place it across the person's chest.
Where should your other hand should go when giving back blows?
The body's inability to control the amount of sugar in a person's blood stream.
What is diabetes?
A technique to care for a muscle, bone, or joint injury: Rest, immobilize, cold, elevate.
What is RICE?
Alcohol, Medications, insect or weed killers, car maintenance products, plants, paint, glue, personal care products, cleaning products, heavy metals...
What are examples of household poisons?