BREATHING BASICS
What is "BREATHS/Min" (breaths per minute)
Where do you normally measure your pulse ox?
What is your finger
Name 2 places on the body where you can take someone's pulse?
What are the neck, wrist, upper arm, groin, ankle, and even your thumb?
What is the average “normal” human body temperature (in oF) for humans?
What is 98.6oF
Blood pressure is measured in these units?
What are millimeters of mercury (mm/Hg)
Why is it important to get a resting respiratory rate as a vital sign rather than a rate while a person is active?
What is it is important so the rate can be more accurate
What instrument is used to measure pulse ox?
What is a pulse oximeter?
What does pulse measure?
What is Your Heart Rate?
What temperature would indicate that you have a fever (for a teen/adult)?
What is above 100.4oF
What is the NEW, updated normal blood pressure for an adult?
What is below 120/80 mm/Hg
What is the time you count to measure the respiration rate?
What is one minute?
What 2 vital signs are measured with a pulse oximeter?
What are (1) your pulse (heart rate) and (2) oxygen saturation in your blood
The normal pulse for an adult?
What is 60-100 bpm (beats per minute)
What is the hypothermic body temperature for humans?
What is below 95 oF?
What does Blood Pressure actually measure?
What is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels (arteries)?
What major organs are involved in breathing?
What are the lungs
Why is Pulse Ox important?
What is used to measure how well your lungs are sending oxygen in your blood to all parts of your body?
What is a high Heart Rate in bpm?
What is more than 100 bpm (101 + bpm)
Why is a fever of around 101.5 degrees F actually a good thing for a healthy adult?
What is it helps prevent the bacteria or virus from growing/spreading in your body.
What medical term is used for "High Blood pressure"?
What is Hypertension?
What is the average range of the respiratory rate for a teen and an adult?
What is between 12 and 20 breaths/min)
What is the normal oxygen saturation (SpO2) range for a healthy teen/adult?
What is between 95% -100%
What units are used to measure your pulse?
What is beats per minute (bpm)
What does a fever actually tell a medical detective? (i.e., what is the purpose of the body spiking a fever?)
What is... It means that you have an infection somewhere in the body.
What major health emergency can long-term high blood pressure cause?
What is a stroke or a heart attack?