_____Is the loss of the heart's ability to pump blood through the body.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name 2 places to keep a first aid kit.
Home, Car, Work
What must you always do before touching someone else's bodily fluids?
Wear gloves/ PPE
Why do you check the scene?
External threats, unsafe environment,
When do you stop giving care? Name 2
Scene is unsafe, Too tired to continue, Victim begins breathing, Emergency help arrives
What are some important things to put into a first aid kit? Name 2
Band aids, Gloves, gauze, bandages, ice pack
You are in eating lunch in the cafeteria and you see your friend begin to start choking, what should you do?
Encourage to cough, call 911 5 back blows 5 abdominal thrusts
Try using this if bleeding cannot be stopped and you do not have a manufactured tourniquet.
Improvised Tourniquet
What is the proper position for obstructed airway maneuver for a conscious patient?
Abdominal thrust
What are the signals of troubled breathing? Name 3
Breathing is slow or rapid, Deep or shallow breathing, Gasping for breath (Agonal Breathes)
What 2 rules must be followed when applying a splint to a suspected fracture?
1 - secure the splint to the joint above and the joint below the fractured bone
2 - check movement, pulse, and capillary refill after the splint has been applied
What constitutes an emergency? How can you tell someone needs help? Name 3
Unconscious, Troubled breathing, No signs of life, Chest pain, Severe bleeding, Protruding bone
If the victim is conscious, what must be done before you give care and why?
Obtain consent
In what ways do first aid kits help in emergency situations?
Stop bleeding, Wrap up an injured body part, Stop itching
What does PRICE stand for?
Prevent, rest, ice, compression, elevate
Assess breathing no longer than how long?
10 seconds
If a patient is unconscious and out of danger, and you need to briefly walk away. What act should be done?
The recovery position.
You are out on a date when you see small girl choking on her food, and goes unconscious what do you do?
Is the Greek word for wound.
Trauma