Adult and Infant CPR
When giving CPR to an adult victim, you give ______ compressions then check for signs of life, then repeat this cycle until an AED arrives on the scene.
100
At what age do you first have to decide whether or not to be an organ donor?
16 (when you get your driver's license)
How does alcohol consumption affect the central nervous system?
Alcohol slows the function of the central nervous system.
What is a means of transmitting HIV from one person to another?
Exchange of bodily fluids, blood to blood, or breast milk.
What structure does fertilization occur in?
The Fallopian tube.
You're supposed to give ________ back blows with the head facing downward before giving ______ abdominal thrusts.
5, 5
How do you treat a fracture?
Apply a splint.
Which describes the first step in the development of alcoholism?
Abuse of alcohol.
The HPV vaccine protects you from how many strains of H.P.V.?
Four
Pregnancy is divided into three different points in time called___________.
Trimesters
When giving rescue breaths, a breath for a child should last how long?
One second.
You just found a person of who you believe to have overdosed from heroin on the sidewalk in front of Walgreens, what order would you follow the three C's in responding?
Check, Call, Care
What is a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas found in cigarette smoke?
Carbon monoxide
What is a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence called?
An addictive drug.
Which path does an ovum take through the female reproductive tract?
Ovary, Fallopian tube, Uterus
Why is it no longer required to give adults rescue breaths?
Adults have higher chances of going down for cardiac failure than respiratory failure.
How many organs can you donate?
Eight
What is mainstream smoke?
Smoke exhaled from the lungs of the smoker.
What are STD's that show no signs or symptoms called?
Asymptomatic
If too much growth hormone is being secreted into the bloodstream, which gland is not functioning properly?
Pituitary
What are the only exceptions to the Good Samaritan Law?
Willful or Wanton misconduct.
What are the steps in the R.I.C.E. procedure?
Rest, Immobilize, Compression, Elevation
Which is the best description of fermentation?
The chemical action of yeast on sugars.
What drug is currently the most lethal drug because it slows breathing and pulse rates to dangerous levels?
Heroin
What is the cluster of cells that develops between the third and eighth week of pregnancy?
Embryo