Choking
With an adult who is choking, the Heimlich maneuver requires that you stand behind the person, wrap your arms around their waist, and while holding a fist with your other hand, give upward thrusts just above this.
What is the person's navel (bellybutton)
It's what AED stands for.
What is Automated External Defibrillator?
It's how long your first aid certification is valid for prior to having to get retrained.
What is 2 years?
If directed by emergency services, you can administer this over-the-counter medicine to assist with treating a heart attack victim.
What is aspirin?
It's the type of siren that sounds when the fire alarm is switched on.
What is a high-low siren?
It's the first step if you suspect someone is choking.
What is, confirm that the victim is choking by asking them if they're choking or if help is needed?
It's how you open the airway.
What is tilt the head back and lift their chin?
The first thing you need to do upon arriving at the scene of an injury or medical emergency.
What is, check that the surrounding area is safe and secure.
If the person becomes unresponsive, be prepared to give CPR and use this.
What is an AED?
The three locations on the production floor where you can find trauma bags.
What is just outside the breakroom door, next to the production floor bathrooms, and at the front of the laser cutter in Fab?
For a choking victim who becomes unresponsive you may have start administering this.
What is CPR?
It's the number of breaths you need to give after each set of 30 compressions.
What is 2?
It's the direction a person with a nosebleed should position their head.
What is forward?
Four common symptoms of a person having a heart attack.
What are
Chest Pain/pressure
Shortness of breath
Nausea
Pain in arm(s)
It's the 4-digit number you would dial from our landlines to access the intercom.
What is 4600?
It's what to do first to assist a choking infant - hold the baby face down, support their head, and then do this 5 times.
What is slap between the infant's shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.
For quality CPR, it's the best rate of compressions per minute.
What is 100-120 compressions?
Feeling weak, dizzy, faint, along with pale and cold clammy skin are all signs of this.
What is a person going into shock?
Often mistaken for a heart attack, it's the term used when for when a person's heart malfunctions based on an abnormal rhythm and actually stops beating.
What is cardiac arrest?
Is the letter/number designation for the main employee entrance/exit.
What is P1?
It's the name of the choking assistance tool is kept in the Oshkosh breakroom.
What is the Life-Vac?
It's how deep you push for adult chest compressions.
What is approximately 2 inches?
The distance that a tourniquet should be applied from the bleeding wound.
What is 2-3 inches?
These individuals may experience less obvious warning signs of a heart attack.
What are women?
It's the total number of AED's that are in the building.
What is 3?