Heart Attack
Call 911
What you do when you recognize someone having the symptoms of a Heart Attack.
What Anaphylaxis is and why is it dangerous?
What is a severe allergic reaction with the potential to throw your body in shock and kill you?
Reddening of the skin.
What is First Degree burn>
What you first determine regarding the wound and how you would know.
Is it a major arterial bleed? Is it a bright red and pulsating bleed?
With Major Arterial Bleeds patient will bleed out within 2-5 minutes.
What you try before calling 911.
One full round of :
Cough It Out, Slap it Out, Squeeze it OuT.
Chest Pain (Pressure on Chest)
Pain radiating down arm shoulder, jaw (typically left)
Short of Breath
Excessive Sweating
Light Headed/ Dizzy
Nausea Vomiting
What are the symptoms of Heart Attack?
The three types of things that typically trigger anaphylactic reaction.
What is food, medications or insect bites/stings?
Blistering of the skin.
What is 2nd degree burn?
What to try BEFORE using a tourniquet. (3 things)
1- Pressure
2- Elevation
3- Packing the Wound
What to do when you first see someone choking.
Ask them if they are choking (instruct them to nod their heads if they cannot talk).
If they indicate they are choking or cannot talk or cough- proceed to the next step- instruct them to Cough It OuT.
How people characterize chest pain in a Heart Attack
What is- Like and elephant sitting on my chest?
How Anaphylaxis differs from a regular allergic reaction.
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that is systematic (affects entire body) and your body can go into shock and you can die. Whereas a regular allergic reaction tends to be localized and non fatal.
Breaking of skin or bleeding.
What is 3rd degree burn?
Why a tourniquet is a LAST resort.
Risk of loss of limb.
Second thing you do when someone is choking and cough it out does not work.
Slap It Out-
1) 5 back blows between the shoulder blades-
2) upward directed blows with the heel of your hand. 3) Check if object is dislodged between blows.
The medical term for Heart Attack and How to Treat it before help arrives.
What is Myocardial Infarction- heart muscle blockage?
How to Treat: Call 911, Aspirin, Sitting up with knees to chest.
When to call 911
What is- After administering the Epipen- because Time is crucial and the patient can die within 10 minutes.
A list of things never to do, to treat a burn wound (4 things specifically)
NEVER use ice, creams/gels. or COLD water or regular gauze bandages to treat a burn wound.
Why you label when tourniquet was placed.
Third thing to do when someone is choking.
Squeeze it Out- Heimlich Manouver
1) 5 abdominal thrusts (upward J shaped directed)
2) place fisted hands between "tummy button" and underneath ribs so as not to break any ribs
3) check to see if dislodged
The heart muscle's coronary arteries.
How to administer Epipen, when to call 911, and what do you do if after 5 minutes they are still not better?
1- Pull Cap off
2- Swing and firmly stab upper front/side of thigh (upper leg) until hear CLICK
3- HOLD for TEN Seconds (count SLOWLY).
4- Call 911
5- If After 5 minutes, no response- administer a SECOND epipen if available.
Wrap it in cling wrap instead of regular wrap/gauze.
What is NEVER.
Do NOT remove tourniquet to retie it, or check on the wound. Patient can bleed out within 2-5 minutes- don't risk it.
What to do after an entire full round of Cough It Out, Slap It Out, and Squeeze it out does not work.
1) Call 911
2) Alternatively deliver:
5 Slap It Our Back Blows &
5 Squeeze it Out stomach thrusts (Heimlich)