Vital Signs
What is the vital sign that measures how many breaths we take in one minute?
respiratory rate
What is the vital sign that measures how many times our heart beats in one minute?
pulse rate
What does "deoxygenated blood" mean?
The blood has no oxygen
What does 'palpitations' mean?
When your heart beats fast and irregular
What does the vital sign "blood pressure" measure?
it measures the pressure of the blood against our arterial walls
which two fingers do we use to measure our pulse?
first and second fingers
Where are the coronary arteries found?
On the heart: they give blood to the heart
True/False: cardiac arrest is one of the main causes of a heart attack
Heart attack is one of the main causes of cardiac arrest
what is the normal rate of respiration?
12 - 20 breaths per minute
what is the normal range for pulse rate?
60 - 80 beats per minute
Name three reasons why a heart would stop beating
Heart failure
Heart attack
Cardiac arrest
What is the name of the condition where the heart's ventricles are enlarged and the muscles have weakened?
Heart failure
name one factor that can cause the normal rate of the vital signs to be different
disease, exercise
what is the normal body temperature range?
36.7 - 37.2 degrees Celsius
A patient has chest pain and is complaining of palpitations. What condition are they experiencing?
Heart attack
What is the difference between a 'heart attack' and 'cardiac arrest'?
Heart attack: blood flow is reduced or stopped
Cardiac arrest: heart stops beating
what does "systolic" blood pressure mean?
what does 'diastolic' blood pressure mean?
This is the pressure in your arteries in between heart beats
A patient is unconscious, has no pulse and is not breathing. What are they suffering from?
Cardiac arrest
Define the word 'atherosclerosis'
A build-up of fat and cholesterol in the arterial walls - it makes plaque