Vocab
A device that restores the normal rhythm of the heart by delivering a controlled electrical shock.
What is Defibrillator.
First step in examining a person before performing CPR?
What is Examine.
Medication used to thin the blood
What is Aspirin.
What happens during cardiac arrest?
What is the heart stops beating.
Which do you give back blows to?
Both infant and adult.
The respiratory tract where air passes in and out of the lungs. The nose and the mouth are the normal entry and exit ports of the airway.
What is Airway.
What is a Flat Hard Surface.
Medication used for heart attacks
What is Epinephrine.
What happens during a heart attack?
The blood flow going to the heart is clotted or can't reach its designated area.
Which do you give abdominal thrusts to?
Adult
A long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily triggered bronchospasms. Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.
What is Asthma.
How many compressions does a person performing CPR do at a time?
What is 30.
Action used to help get an object stuck in the esophagus.
What is Heimlich Maneuver.
Why do you lift the chin up when giving breaths?
How do you give abdominal thrusts to an infant?
You don't, you take 2 fingers and just below the nipple line give compressions.
A person stops breathing, you must assist that person in giving breaths.
What is rescue breathing.
How many rescue breaths does a person giving CPR give?
What is 2 rescue breaths.
A quick check in the mouth to see if the object is stuck in a position able to use the finger.
What is Finger Sweep.
What happens during a stroke?
The blood going to the brain is blocked/clotted.
Where do you position the infant to give back blows?
Immediate care given to a victim of an injury to minimize the affect of the injury or illness
What is First Aid.
EMS arrives, You get tired, The person can breath.
Law that protects the privacy of the patients specific health care information, and provides the patient with control over how their information is used
What is HIPAA.
What is 4.
Do you have to get consent from an adult if they are choking?
No