Checking an Injured or Ill person/Before Giving Care
The 3 steps you should take when seeking to care for an Injured or Ill person
What are Check the scene and person, call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number, and care for the person?
When blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked, this occurrence is called...
What is a heart attack?
The correct technique to help someone who is choking
What are sets of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts in that order?
An illness that strikes suddenly and usually only lasts for a short period of time
What is an acute illness?
The number of compressions per minute you should conduct when performing CPR on any individual
What is 100 to 120 compressions per minute?
Your role in the EMS System
What is recognizing that an emergency exists, deciding to take action, calling 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number (for EMS care), and giving care until EMS personnel take over the scene?
When the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs, this occurrence is called...
What is Cardiac Arrest?
When caring for a choking child you may have to...
What is kneeling down so you can adjust to the child's height?
An illness that a person lives with on an ongoing basis and that often requires continuous treatment to manage.
What is a chronic illness?
Per set of CPR, the number of chest compressions and rescue breaths you should perform for any individual
What is 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths?
When seeking to obtain consent from a major (an individual 18 years or older), the steps are...
What are stating your name, stating the type and level of training that you have, explaining what you think is going wrong, explaining what you plan to do, and asking if you may help?
The 6 parts in order of the Cardiac Chain of Survival (Adults)
What is recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency medical services (EMS) system, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced life support, integrated post-cardiac arrest care, and rehabilitation/recovery?
When giving back blows to a choking infant, you should...
What is lowering your arm onto your thigh so that the infant's head is lower than his or her chest?
A chronic illness with which certain substances and/or conditions, called triggers, cause inflammation and narrowing of the airways making breathing difficult
What is asthma?
The measurement of the depth you should conduct chest compressions for adults, children, and infants
When searching for signs of an emergency, you should focus on these four criteria.
What are unusual sounds, unusual odors, unusual sights, and unusual behaviors?
The 6 parts in order of the Cardiac Chain of Survival (Pediatric a.k.a for children)
What is prevention, early CPR, activation of the emergency medical services (EMS) system, early advanced life support, integrated post-cardiac arrest care, and rehabilitation/recovery?
When giving chest thrusts to a choking infant, you should...
What is following the method of having the infant's head lower than his or her chest except this time on his or her back, placing the pads of two fingers in the center of the infant's chest just below the nipple line, and press down about 1.5 inches while letting the chest return to its normal position?
A severe and often life-threatening allergic reaction
What is Anaphylaxis?
When giving breaths in CPR, these two steps you always remember
What is pinching the nose and tilting the head back?
When attempting to obtain information on how an Injured or Ill person can be cared for, interview them and ask them questions along these lines.
What are their signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent medical history, last food or drink, and events leading up to the incident?
The time it can take for brain damage after Cardiac arrest sets
What is 4 to 6 minutes for brain damage to begin and 8 to 10 minutes for brain damage to become irreversible?
Items that a young child can choke on
What are foods (such as nuts, seeds, and popcorn) and household objects and toys (such as coins, marbles, and magnets)?
A chronic condition characterized by the body's inability to process glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream
What is diabetes?
The full name for CPR