Foundations
The steps include: recognizing that an emergency exists, deciding to take action, activating this system, and giving care until EMS personnel take over.
What is the EMS system?
Two interlocked hands centered on the chest while giving compressions.
What is hand position on an adult?
Asking for signs/symptoms, allergies, medications taken, pertinent medical history, last food/drink, and events leading up to incident
What is interviewing the person?
Blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked
What is a heart attack?
Nuts and seeds, hot dogs, fruit chunks, peanut butter, coins, buttons, and marbles
What is choking hazards?
Unusual odors, unusual sounds, unusual sights, and unusual behaviors
What is the signs of an emergency?
You do these at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute
What is chest compressions?
A legal concept referring to the assumption that an unresponsive person would give permission to be helped if responsive.
What is implied consent.
persistent pain/discomfort that lasts longer than 3 minutes
what is symptom of a heart attack?
person has a panicked/confused expression, may place their hands on their throat, and may cough
What is signs of choking?
This protects the responder from financial liability and encourage people to help others in emergency situations.
What is Good Samaritan Laws?
When doing this put the head in a past-neutral position.
What is an unresponsive person.
The heart stops beating or beats to ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs
What is cardiac arrest?
Includes 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts
What is giving the Heimlich maneuver?
Stating your name, your level of first aid training, explaining what you think is wrong and what you plan to do, and asking if you can help.
What is consent?
When doing this, it should have a depth of 1 1/2 inches.
What is chest compressions on an infant?
putting the person on their side, with their head resting on their extended arm, and bending their knees
What is recovery position?
person is unresponsive and has agonal breaths
What is symptoms of cardiac arrest?
Giving chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts
What is performing the Heimlich on someone large, pregnant, or disabled?
Check the scene of the person, call 911 or designated emergency number, and care for the person
What is the Emergency Action Steps?
Putting one hand on the person's head and the other at the center of the chest.
What is CPR on a child?
Tapping the person's shoulder or bottom of their foot.
What is checking for response?
Prevention, early CPR, early emergency care, pediatric advanced life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care
What is pediatric cardiac chain of survival?
Pressing the abdomen against a hard object and thrusting.
What is performing the Heimlich on yourself?