Lowering the risk for disease transmission
For an infection to occur, a microorganism that can cause disease must be present. What link in the chain is this called?
pathogen
What does EAP stand for?
Emergency Action Plan
name two assessments we use to respond to a medical emergency
rapid and secondary assesment
List three emergency moves
walking assist
two-person seat carry
clothes drag
What are agonal breaths?
isolated or infrequent grasp.
Name two possible reservoirs where pathogens can live.
human, animals, water and food
When do you summon EMS?
if any life-threatening conditions are found.
When performing a scene size-up, we form an initial impression of the person, life-threatening conditions such as unresponsiveness or ...
life-threatening bleeding
When should you avoid twisting or bending anyone?
during a neck or spinal injury
What is frothing?
a white or pinkish foam or froth coming out of the person's nose or mouth following a drowning.
What is direct transmission?
when a pathogen is passed from one person to another through physical contact or droplet spread
For a person who is not breathing as a result of drowning, what should you do before you begin care?
give 2 ventilations
What two emergencies do we respond to as lifeguards?
land and water emergency
To move a responsive person who is seriously injured, use the two-person seat carry move. True or False
False, the person should be responsive and NOT seriously injured
a disease-causing microorganisms that are spread when blood from an infected person enters the bloodstream of a person who is not infected.
bloodborne pathogens
Give two examples of indirect transmission.
touching a contaminated surface/object
spread through an insect or animal
True or False. EMS should be summoned at all times.
False. (secondary assessment: summon EMS if necessary)
When is a secondary assessment performed?
if the rapid assessment does not reveal any immediately life-threatening conditions.
Use "clothes drag" move for a responsive or unresponsive person who may have a head, neck or spinal injury. True or False
True
breathing has stopped.
respiratory arrest
What is a vector?
an insect or animal, such a mosquito, tick or rodent, that carries and transmits the pathogens
What's the last step to a medical emergency?
report, advise, release.
Tell what each letter in SAMPLE mnemonic guide is
Signs and syptoms
Allergies
Medications
Past medical history
Last oral intake
Events
With 3 teammates in your group, demonstrate the "two-person seat carry" move
1. put one arm under the person's thighs and the other across their back, under their arms. Have the second rescuer do the same.
2. Interlock your arms with the other rescuer's arms under the person's legs and across the person's back.
3. lift the person in the "seat" formed by your interlocked arms.
Define aspiration
inhalation of foreign matter, such as saliva or vomit, into the lungs.