Emergency
This sudden condition is characterized by a blockage of blood flow to the brain
What is a stroke
When caring for a person experiencing this, you should remove nearby objects that could cause an injury
What is a seizure
Someone is having signs of a heart attack. This is the first thing you should do
What is call 9-11
When performing team response, team members should switch off performing compressions at this interval
What is 2 minutes
An adult is choking. This is the best technique for the nurse to use
What are Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts?
It is acceptable to use one of these to control bleeding when dealing with multiple persons who have life-threatening injuries
What is a tourniquet?
When using direct pressure to control non-life-threatening bleeding from an open wound, you should add additional these and continue to apply pressure until the bleeding stops
What are dressings?
You have assessed your patient and find he is in cardiac arrest. You should start CPR when?
What is immediately?
A child is defined as age 1 through this
What is onset of puberty
Your adult patient is in respiratory distress due to opioid overdose. You administer the recommended dose of Naloxone. This dose can be repeated this often
What is every 2-3 minutes as needed
You should encourage a person, having an asthma attack to use one of these, then call 9-1-1 if the condition does not improve in 5-15 minutes
What is a rescue inhaler?
A woman burned her hand in the lunch room. You should cool the burn with large amounts of this for at least 10 minutes
What is cool/cold water?
A patient with an endotracheal tube requires ventilation. These should be given at a rate of what
What is 1 ventilation every 6 seconds
The correct rate of ventilation for a child is this
1 ventilation every 2-3 seconds
A rapid assessment includes these 3 steps
What is Performing a visual survey, checking responsiveness, opening airway while simultaneously checking for breathing, pulse and life-threatening bleeding?
You are giving first aid to someone with a muscle, bone or joint injury. EMS has been called. You should do this while waiting
What is apply ice
This is the amount of sugar which should be given to a person having a diabetic emergency -- assuming the person can safely swallow.
What is 15 to 20 grams?
2 nurses are performing CPR on a patient when the patient shows signs of ROSC (Return of spontaneous circulation). The pulse should be checked where?
What are the carotid or femoral arteries?
The team is delivering high-quality CPR to a patient when they notice the patient moves and appears to be breathing. This is the next step
What is Stop CPR and check for breathing and pulse. Continue to monitor until advanced cardiac life support takes over
Safety measures to prevent transmission of infection by assuming all body fluids may be infectious is called this
What are universal (standard) precautions?
This is a serious life-threatening allergic reaction, characterized by hives, swelling, sudden drop in blood pressure and sometimes shock
What is anaphylaxis
This is a very common type of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
What is a concussion
You suspect a patient has suffered a neck injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway?
What is Modified jaw-thrust maneuver?
A provider should obtain consent before providing care. If the patient is awake and alert: identify yourself, your level of training, explain what you observe and what you plan to do. Ask for permission. If the patient is unresponsive, has altered mental status, is mentally impaired or unable to give consent, you can infer this
What is consent is implied?
A patient is not breathing but has a central pulse. He is suffering from this
What is Respiratory Arrest?