Before Giving Care
The abbreviation "EMS" stands for
What is Emergency Medical Services?
What do you have to check before giving care
What is the scene?
What happens when blood flow to the heart is blocked
What is a heart attack?
What age group is choking common in
What is young children?
What is an illness that only lasts for a short period of time
What is an acute illness?
The name of the laws that protect first responders are
What are the Good Samaritan Laws?
If someone appears unresponsive you must
What is say the person's name and tap their shoulder?
What happens when the heart stops beating
What is cardiac arrest?
What is the signal that someone is choking
What is grabbing their throat?
What is an illness that a person lives with on an ongoing basis
What is a chronic illness?
You have to obtain ___ before giving care
What is consent?
If someone is not responding or breathing assume ___
What is cardiac arrest?
What can you give someone with early signs of a heart attack
What is Aspirin?
How many back blows and abdominal thrusts do you give when someone is choking
What is five back blows and five abdominal thrusts?
Another name for difficulty breathing is ___
What is respiratory distress?
The abbreviation "PPE" stands for
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
If someone is responding but not fully awake, put them in a ___
What is recovery position?
When does brain damage begin after the heart stops beating
What is 4-6 minutes after?
What do you do instead of abdominal thrusts for an infant
What are chest thrusts?
What is breathing faster and shallower than normal called
What is hyperventilation?
These are spread when the blood from an infected person enters the bloodstream of a person that is not infected
What are bloodborne pathogens?
Who do you interview if the person is unresponsive
What is a bystander?
What do you do first if someone is in cardiac arrest?
What is call 911?
What should you do if a choking child can speak or cough
What is encourage them to continue?
What can respiratory distress lead to
What is respiratory arrest?