Choking
Combination of blows and thrusts.
What are five back blows and five abdominal thrusts?
These people are trained to give the highest possible level of care to an individual at an emergency scene.
Person is responsive and is breathing normally, so this recovery position.
What is roll person over onto their side?
Should someone who does not have obvious injuries be moved?
What is no, not unless it is necessary or the condition is life-threatening. Moving might worsen any injuries.
This condition involves narrowing of the airways and the alveoli.
What is asthma?
Call 9-1-1 when this happens.
When is someone unable to speak, cry, and/or cough?
These people have some training in how to perform first aid and are considered EMRs.
Who are police officers, nurses, coaches, and firefighters?
Someone is unresponsive, you do this first.
What is call 9-1-1 immediately?
Three emergency action steps.
What are
Step 1: CHECK
Step 2: CALL
Step 3: CARE
Triggers of asthma.
What includes temperature extremes, exercise, and (but not limited to) allergies?
Giving CPR to a pregnant or overweight people.
What is giving chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts?
Your role in the EMS system.
What includes recognizing that an emergency exists, deciding to take action, activating the EMS system, and giving care until EMS professionals take over?
Place an infant in this recovery position.
What is flip them over with your hands on their neck?
If you see someone who fell into the ice, do you go to save them? What should you do?
What is don't go and then go tell a lifeguard?
Signs of anaphylactic shock.
What include trouble breathing, feelings of tightness in the chest or throat, or swelling?
Three foods that can be choking hazards.
What are nuts, seeds, hot dogs, sausages, chunks of meat, cheese, peanut butter, fruit, and popcorn.
Obtaining consent from a married adult with spouse present.
What is not necessary, but recommended? What is always get consent from victim?
SAM stands for this.
What is S-Signs and symptoms, A-Allergies, and M-Medications?
Three unusual types of sounds that may indicate an emergency.
What are
1:loud, sudden noises
2: a change in sound made by equipment
3: unusual silence
4: Screaming
Difference between epinephrine and antihistamine?
Epinephrine slows the effects of anaphylaxis and is given by an auto-injector. An antihistamine is not as severe and simply counteracts the symptoms of an allergic reaction.
The steps for caring for a choking infant.
What are
Step 1: Verify choking
Step 2: Give five back blows
Step 3: Give five abdominal thrusts
Step 4: Repeat until a child can breathe or becomes unresponsive.
Five steps to explain to a person about consent.
Step 1: State your name.
Step 2: Say what training you have.
Step 3: Say what is wrong.
Step 4: Explain what you're going to do.
Step 5: Ask if you may help
You do this to a responsive person's knees when putting them in the proper recovery position.
What is bend both of the knees to stabilize the body?
Call or give care first when a person who is having an severe allergic reaction.
What is give care first if epinephrine can be easily applied?
Difference between an MDI and DPI, and what these do and stand for?
MDI=Metered dose inhalers
DPI=Dry powder inhalers
What is that whereas an MDI delivers medication via mist into the lungs, a DPI delivers medicine in dry powder form that someone breathes in quickly?