Standards
a life-threatening medical condition where the circulatory system fails to deliver enough blood, oxygen, and nutrients to the body's tissues and cells
shock
What is the appropriate care for a conscious choking victim?
Give 5 abdominal thrusts followed by 5 back blows, then repeat.
Place one pad on the child's chest and one on the child's back
What should you do when rolling a person into the recovery position?
Support and protect the head while rolling
What should you do if a dressing on a penetrating chest wound becomes saturated with blood
Add more dressing immediately
What should you do if someone with a serious injury refuses first aid?
Call for advanced medical care
When should you stop administering abdominal thrusts and back blows on a choking victim?
If they begin breathing or coughing normally or if they become unconscious.
What is the difference between cardiac arrest and heart attack?
cardiac arrest the patient has no pulse and is not breathing. a heart attack is cutoff or decreased blood supply to heart which could lead to cardiac arrest if not treated
What medication should an individual take if he or she is having an anaphylactic reaction
Epinephrine (Epi-Pen)
For a suspected fracture, what should you do
Apply a splint
What should always be done before providing care to a child?
What is the appropriate care if a choking victim becomes unconscious?
What acronym is used when trying to determine whether an individual is having a stroke?
F-face
A-arm
S-speech
T-time
If an individual's eye has been exposed to a harmful chemical what should you do?
Flush the eye with running water for at least 15 minutes.
medical term for bruise
contusion
When performing a primary assessment, how should you check the individual's circulation?
Check the carotid pulse for an adult or child and brachial pulse for an infant.
If a person has a seizure and has never had one before, you should make sure to protect the head, time it, roll them to their side if something is coming from their mouth AND...
call 911
medication that can be given if you suspect a MI
aspirin
If someone has difficulty speaking or understanding others, you might suspect what?
A stroke
What condition can cause hot, red skin and aggressive behaviour?
Heat stroke
What can cause an individual to have blood in his or her saliva or vomit?
Life-threatening internal bleeding
What should you do if you are alone and choking?
Call EMS/9-1-1, move to a place where you can be noticed, and perform abdominal thrusts against a safe object
medical term for heart attack
myocardial infarction
If a person experiencing a diabetic emergency does not improve within 15 minutes of ingesting sugar, what should you do?
Call EMS/9-1-1 and administer more sugar if it is still safe to do so.
Weakness, excessive thirst and confusion are signs of _________?
Shock