How to Respond
How to tell the difference between someone passing out, having a seizure, or having a heart attack or stroke
How to determine if a victim is in need of CPR
How to preform the basics of CPR
100
911
Who should all medical emergencies be reported to immediately?
100
Yes
Are heart attacks a common cause of cardiac arrest?
100
If the individual is unresponsive
What is the first thing you should check before preforming CPR?
100
Place the heel of your hands one atop the other in the center of the person's chest
Where should you place your hands before preforming CPR?
200
Check the scene
What is the first thing you should do when you approach an emergency situation
200
blood pressure suddenly drops, resulting in a decrease of blood flow to the brain.
Why does passing out occur?
200
Turn them on their side so they don't choke on their own throw up
If a person is breathing what should you do?
200
Staying Alive
What song should you do chest compressions to?
300
If the person is breathing
What is the first thing you look for before giving CPR
300
Seizure
If someone is violently shaking and has loss control of body movements, is that a heart attack or seizure?
300
Their chest to see if it is rising and falling
Where should you look to check to see if someone is breathing?
300
True
True or False: you should use the weight of your whole body during chest compressions
400
Aspirin
What over the counter drug should you give them if you have it
400
Women after age 55 and men after age 45
What age group is most at risk for having a heart attack?
400
False. The average person has a lot of trouble finding and accurately determining a pulse
True or false you should try to find the victims pulse before preforming CPR
400
If the patient shows signs of life or until paramedics take over
When should you stop preforming CPR?
500
automated external defibrillator use if available
What is an AED
500
Smoking High cholesterol High Blood Pressure Obesity Stress Lack of exercise
List at least 2 risk factors that you can control for preventing a heart attack or stroke?
500
You can double or triple the chance of survival
How much can you increase the victims chance of survival by preforming CPR?
500
Approx. 8-10 minutes
When the heart stops how long do you have until brain death occurs?
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