Blood Pressure Basics
This is considered a normal blood pressure reading
What is 120/80?
Smoking increases your risk for this major heart condition.
What is heart disease / heart attack?
A normal resting heart rate for most adults falls in this range.
What is 60–100 bpm?
Chest pain, shortness of breath, and nausea may be signs of this emergency.
What is a heart attack?
These lifestyle factors can lower blood pressure naturally
What is exercise, managing stress, reducing sodium?
Too much of this mineral can raise blood pressure.
What is sodium?
The formula “220 minus your age” estimates this.
What is maximum heart rate?
Hands-only CPR focuses on this action.
What are chest compressions?
High blood pressure is often called this
What is the silent killer?
This condition involving high blood sugar increases heart risk.
What is diabetes?
A lower resting heart rate in athletes is usually a sign of this.
What is strong cardiovascular fitness?
This device can restart a heart using an electrical shock.
What is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)?
What is the top number of blood pressure called?
What is systolic?
Name one controllable risk factor for heart disease.
What is diet / exercise / smoking / stress / cholesterol / weight?
This measurement shows how quickly your heart rate returns to normal after exercise.
What is heart rate recovery?
If someone is unresponsive and not breathing, this is the FIRST thing you should do.
What is call 911 / activate emergency response system?
Blood pressure of 135/85 would fall into this category.
What is hypertension/stage 1?
This is the leading cause of death in the United States.
What is heart disease?
Moderate exercise usually falls between this percent of max heart rate.
What is 50–70%?
CPR compressions should be at this approximate rate per minute.
What is 100–120 beats per minute?