Conducive to Life
Three locations to obtain a pulse on an adult are:
What are the neck (carotid), wrist (radial) and the foot.
This most common cause of accidental death can easily be prevented
what are submersion incidents?
Dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath
What are signs of heart attack in woman?
The best option for debriding a wound
What is using soap and irrigating with water?
In addition to the respiratory rate, it is important to note the _______ of the breath rate
What is quality? Effort?
Laryngealspasm leads to this.
What is asphyxia, which is an inadequate intake of oxygen, causing a loss of consciousness.
The name for the vasculature of the heart.
What is coronary vessels?
Three typical signs of a heart attack are
What are chest pain, pain radiating down one or both arms, jaw pain, lightheadedness, dizziness, feeling of impending doom, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath,
How fast your heart is beating is the ____ and your ____ is how you can feel it.
What is rate and pulse (in that order)?
Ways to prevent a submersive incident.
What are ensure properly trained and fit, swim with buddy, wear life jacket, dive only in deep or known water, don’t stand in swift moving water.
T or F: An AED is used to jump-start the heart.
What is FALSE? An AED is used to correct fibrillation and will not activate a pulseless heart.
The effects of this injury are cumulative.
What is a concussion?
It is best to not do this when obtaining a respiratory rate, as people can hold their breath.
What is say you are counting respirations?
Do this, if you must go.
What is mark where your are standing and where drowning victim was last seen?
This decreases by 5% every minute after the third minute.
What are chances of survival?
When performing subsequent assessments, it is important to recognize this.
What are trends or changes?
CSM stands for
What is Circulation, Sensation and Movement?
Near drowning victims are susceptible to these complications.
What is secondary drowning or "dry" drowning, cardiac arrest and infection or pneumonia?
Giving aspirin may reduce this
What is risk of blood clot formation?
These are ways to signal for help when modern conveniences are not an option.
What are rocks or logs in a triangle, three blows of a whistle or three shots fired in the air?
These are the three basic emergency action steps when rendering first aid.
What is Check, Call, Care?