EMS Systems
Calling 9-1-1
What activates the EMS System?
At least 20 seconds
How long should you wash your hands for?
100-120 per minute
What is the compression rate for adults and infants?
First Aid
What is the immediate care you can give a person with an illness or injury?
The person cannot breathe, talk, make sounds, or has a silent cough.
What is a severe airway block?
Used directly on the wound to stop bleeding
What is a dressing (gauze)?
The answering point for 9-1-1 calls
What is a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)?
Why is it called Universal Precautions?
1.5 inches
What is the compression depth for infants?
Make sure the scene is safe.
What is the first thing you do when you come upon a scene/emergency?
5 back slaps; 5 chest thrusts
Keeps the injured body part from moving
What does a splint do?
What services do ambulances provide?
gloves, eye protection, masks, gowns, biohazard waste bag
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
Shave the area or rip the pads off to remove
Medical information jewelry
What can tell you if the person has serious medical condition or allergy?
perform chest thrusts
How do you help a choking victim who is pregnant or if you are unable to wrap your arms around their waist?
Severe bleeding from an arm or leg.
When should you use a tourniquet?
Emergency medical dispatching, priority dispatching, and prearrival instructions.
What is Dispatch Life Support?
To dispose of biohazard materials, including soiled gloves and masks.
What is a biohazard waste bag for?
8 years of age or older
If the scene is unsafe for you or the other person.
Occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked by a clot.
What is a heart attack?
What 2 factors should you identify FIRST in a bleeding injury?
major accidental trauma; burn injuries; spinal cord injuries; acute coronary care/heart attacks; poisioning; high risk infants and mothers; behavioral and pscyhiatric emergencies
Contact a healthcare provider
What should you do if you are exposed to blood or other body fluids?
5 sets
How many sets of compressions and breaths should you give before you leave a child to get help?
Class A Kits
face drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech, time
What does F.A.S.T stand for?
Place the part in a watertight bag inside another container with ice and/or water.
What do you do with an amputated body part?