Foundations
The term for assuming an unresponsive person would give consent to care.
What is Implied Consent?
The way to check an injured or ill person.
What is Head to Toe?
The name for the 5 actions that increase the chance of surviving cardiac arrest
What is The Cardiac Chain of Survival?
The universal sign that someone is choking.
What is One or Two hands on a person's throat?
True or False: If it is obvious what type of respiratory issue a person is suffering from, and they carry medication to combat it, you should attempt to help the person take that medication.
What is True.
The four ways to recognize an emergency may exist.
What are: Unusual sights, sounds, behaviors and odors?
The ages that are classified as being a toddler.
What is Ages 1-3?
Where the pads of an AED should be placed on an adult.
What are: Near the upper right chest and on the lower right chest?
The general way to care for a choking adult or child.
What is: 5 Back Blows followed by 5 chest thrusts?
True or False: The symptoms and signs of sudden illnesses are very limited.
What is False.
The four basic steps constituting one's role in the EMS system
What are: Recognizing an emergency exists, deciding to take action, activating the EMS system, and giving care until EMS arrives?
A way to place a person who is responsive to avoid risks for choking.
What is a Recovery Position?
A heart attack is different from cardiac arrest in that..
What is: There is a blockage in blood flow to a heart.
The way to be positioned in preparation to give someone back blows.
What is: To the side and slightly behind, one arm diagonally across the chest?
An illness that lives in a person on an ongoing basis
What is: Chronic Illness
This consists of latex-free gloves, breathing barriers, and other tools to prevent exposure to diseases.
What is PPE? (Personal Protective Equipment)
When a person is not responsive and not breathing, this is assumed to have happened to the person
What is Cardiac Arrest?
The general way to give CPR consists of..
What is: 30 chest compressions followed by two rescue breaths?
How to position an infant in preparation for back blows.
What is: Forearm along the back, cradle back of head with hand, other forearm along the front, supporting jaw with thumb and fingers, infant should be face down.
An illness that causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways.
What is Asthma?
The three emergency action steps, in order
What is Check, Call, Care?
The system to gather information when interviewing an injured or ill person
What CPR stands for.
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
What to do if a choking person suddenly becomes unresponsive.
What is: Lay the person down, and begin CPR.
The symptom caused by an allergic reaction, combated by Epinephrine.