Before giving care
what does EMS stand for?
What is Emergency Medical services?
when checking to give care to a child, what must you get from the parent?
What is consent?
What is a heart attack?
what are household objects pr toys that children could choke on called?
What are choking hazards?
What is a chronic illness?
Laws that protect responders who act the way a "reasonable and prudent " person would
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
what does S stand for in SAMPLE?
What is signs and symptoms?
What is Aspirin?
How many black blows followed by how many abdominal thrust are given when an adult or child are choking
what are 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrust?
AN illness that strikes suddenly and usually only last for a short period of time
What is an acute illness
What must you obtain from the injured or Ill person before giving first aid care?
What is consent?
How should you physically check an injured or Ill person
What is from head to toe?
Occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs
What is Cardiac Arrest?
The person choking is pregnant and cannot receive abdominal thrust. what is the solution?
What are chest thrust?
Difficulty breathing that is evidenced by signs and symptoms such as shortness of breath, gasping for breath, ect.
What is respiratory distress?
Four signs of an emergency .
What is unusual sounds, unusual oders, unusual sights and unusual behaviors.
How should the injured or Ill person by lying if they are unresponsive
what is face up ?
Five actions that when performed in rapid succession increase the person's chance of surviving cardiac arrest
What is Cardiac Chain of Survival?
what should you do when you are alone and start choking
What is pressing you abdomen against any firm object and bending over?
what does respiratory distress lead to?
What is respiratory arrest?
What are the three steps to take in an emergency situation that all start with C? (in order)
What is Check, Call , Care?
what does the E stand for in SAMPLE?
What is events leading up to the incident?
What does CPR stand for?
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
what should you use to remove an object in a choking persons mouth?
What is a finger sweep?
Chronic illness in which certain substance or conditions cause inflammation and narrowing of the airways.
What is asthma?