Unit 1
What is used to perform care on someone in need?
What is a first-aid kit?
What should an unresponsive person be placed on to prevent risk of choking?
What is on their side?
A sudden, unexpected stoppage of the heart, causing blood flow to the brain and other organs to cease.
What is Cardiac Arrest?
What is tilted downwards?
A chronic illness in which certain substances or conditions, called triggers, cause inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making breathing difficult.
What is asthma?
What is necessary before performing on a responsive individual or a child who has a guardian nearby?
What is consent?
What should be assumed if the person does not respond in any way and is not breathing or is only gasping?
What is cardiac arrest?
What First Aid should be used when sudden cardiac arrest occurs?
What is a first-aid and AED kit?
Who is at most risk of choking?
What are infants and young-children?
A handheld device that delivers medication directly to the lungs by having the user breathe in a mist or spray.
What is an inhaler?
When should 911 be called?
What is any situation requiring immediate medical or emergency assistance?
Before beginning the check, tell the person what you are going to do. Then check the person in a methodical way. Check one part of the body at a time, moving straight down the body from head to toe, and then checking the arms.
What is checking head to toe?
Where should an AED be placed on a small child?
What is the child's under chest and back?
The two most effective methods to prevent choking.
What are back blows and abdominal thrusts?
A sudden, uncontrollable surge of electrical activity in the brain, disrupting normal brain function and communication.
What is a seizure?
Protects individuals who voluntarily and without compensation render emergency aid to someone in need from civil liability for ordinary negligence.
What are good samaritan laws?
Who could be a valuable sources of information if the older adult is not able to speak for him- or herself?
What are a family member, caregiver or other person who knows the older adult well?
When giving CPR, what should be visible to know air is circulating?
What is a chest rise?
What should be substituted for abdominal thrusts when caring for a choking pregnant woman or an obese adult?
What are chest thrusts?
Occurs when the body's immune system overreacts to a harmless substance called an allergen, triggering a series of symptoms. These reactions can range from mild to severe, with the most serious being anaphylaxis.
What is an allergic reaction?
A network of healthcare resources that provide urgent, pre-hospital care and transport to patients experiencing a medical emergency.
What is the EMS System?
When interviewing the person (or bystanders, if necessary) what should be used to get a better understanding of the situation and the nature of the person’s illness or injury?
What is SAMPLE? (Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent medical history, last food or drink, and events leading up to the incident.)
When performing CPR, how many compressions a minute should occur?
What are 100 to 120 compressions?
Where should hand placement be when performing 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts on an adult or child?
What are blows between the shoulder blades and thrusts inward and upward thrusts just above the navel?
What induces increased vascular smooth muscle contraction, pupillary dilator muscle contraction, and intestinal sphincter muscle contraction?
What is Epinephrine?