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A situation requiring immediate action.
Emergency:
Emergency action steps
CHECK—CALL—CARE
A condition in which breathing stops and the heart has stopped beating.
Cardiac arrest
A condition in which breathing has stopped but the heart is still beating.
Respiratory arrest
Bleeding on the outside of the body; often, visible bleeding.
External bleeding
A person who gives basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients
EMT
Permission to receive emergency care granted by a competent adult either verbally or nonverbally.
Consent
A technique that combines chest compressions and rescue breaths to circulate blood containing oxygen to the brain and other vital organs for a person whose heart and normal breathing have stopped.
CPR
A condition in which a person is having difficulty breathing or requires extra effort to breathe.
Respiratory distress
Bleeding inside the body.
Internal bleeding
Laws that protect people against claims of negligence when they give emergency care in good faith without accepting anything in return.
Good Samaritan laws
The equipment and supplies that help prevent responders from getting infected while giving first aid care; includes gloves, gowns, masks, shields and protective eyewear.
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
A sudden illness involving the death of heart muscle tissue when it does not receive oxygen-rich blood.
Heart attack
A chronic illness in which certain substances or conditions, called triggers, cause inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making breathing difficult. Sometimes requires an inhaler.
Asthma
A wide band placed tightly enough around an arm or a leg to constrict blood vessels in order to stop blood flow to a wound.
Tourniquet
Unusual sounds, Unusual sights, Unusual odors, Unusual appearance or behaviors.
Emergency indicators
Before rushing to help an injured or ill person you should do this.
Check the Scene
Pain in the chest that lasts less than 5 minutes but may feel like a heart attack.
Angina pectoris
A severe allergic reaction.
Anaphylaxis
Large blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all parts of the body.
Arteries
A person who recognizes an emergency and decides to act.
Lay responder
SAMPLE acronym meaning:
Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past Medical History, Last Oral Intake, Events Leading Up to the Present Injury or Illness
A fatty substance made by the liver and found in foods containing animal or animal products; diets high in cholesterol contribute to the risk of heart disease.
Cholesterol
a long-term lung disease encompassing both chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Tiny blood vessels linking arteries and veins.
Capillaries