Cardiac & CPR
This is the first step in the Cardiac Chain of Survival before any equipment arrives.
What is early recognition and calling 911
This is the very first thing you should put on your hands before touching another person's blood.
What are gloves (or Personal Protective Equipment)
This is the common respiratory disease characterized by airway inflammation and bronchospasms, often treated with a rescue inhaler.
What is asthma
This common pocket device is the number one cause of distracted driving crashes for teenagers.
What is a cell phone
When a police K-9 is working or tracking a suspect, you should never try to do this to the dog without the handler's permission.
What is pet it
This tool delivers an electrical shock to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.
What is an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
This is the best thing to do next if applying direct pressure with your hands doesn't stop a deep wound from bleeding.
What is pack the wound (with gauze or cloth)
This life-saving medication is administered via an auto- injector into the outer thigh during a severe allergic reaction.
What is epinephrine (Epi-Pen)
This simple click-in safety device is the single most effective way to save your life if you are in a car crash.
What is a seatbelt
K-9 officers are incredibly valuable to tactical teams because their sense of this is thousands of times stronger than a human's.
What is smell
This is the position a cardiac arrest victim must be in before beginning chest compressions.
What is flat on their back on a firm, flat surface
To effectively stop life-threatening bleeding on an arm or leg, a tourniquet should be tightened until this happens.
What is the bleeding stops
This is the acronym used to quickly identify the signs of a stroke.
What is F.A.S.T. (standing for Face, Arms, Speech, and Time)
Listening to music, exercising, or hanging out with friends are great ways to cope with this normal, daily feeling caused by school or busy schedules.
What is stress
During a tactical or active threat response, the very first priority for law enforcement is to do this to the threat.
What is stop it (or neutralize it)
When performing CPR on an infant, a rescuer should use this specific chest compression technique.
What is the two-thumb-encircling hands technique (or the heel of one hand)
If you don't have a commercial tourniquet for a bleeding arm or leg, you should press down hard on the wound with both hands and use this to help push down.
What is your body weight
This metabolic emergency occurs when a diabetic person has too much insulin and dangerously low blood sugar.
What is hypoglycemia
If you are driving a car at 55 mph and look down at a text for just 5 seconds, you have driven the entire length of this sports field blindfolded.
What is a football field
In a tactical emergency, hiding behind a heavy object that can actually stop a bullet is called finding this.
What is cover
This is the medical term for the chaotic, uncoordinated quivering of the heart muscle during cardiac arrest that an AED can correct.
What is ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib)
This type of physical shock occurs when the body loses a massive amount of blood or fluid.
What is (hypovolemic) shock
While most seizures end on their own, you must call 911 immediately if a seizure lasts longer than this many minutes.
What is 5 minutes
When one person starts screaming and running around wildly, it can easily cause everyone else in the crowd to do this.
What is panic
If an object only hides you from view but won't stop a bullet (like a bush or a plastic trash can), it is called this.
What is concealment