Abbreviations
What does AED stand for?
Automated External Defibrillator
If you activate the EMS system, what information should you give to the operator?
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Emergency Care Rules
• Call for help. Or have someone activate the EMS system. Do not hang up until the operator has hung up. Give the following information.
• Your location—street address and city, cross streets or roads, and landmarks
• Phone number you are calling from
• What seems to have happened (for example: heart attack, crash, fire)—police, fire equipment, and ambulances may be needed
• How many people need help
• Conditions of victims, obvious injuries, and life-threatening situations
• What aid is being given
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiac pulmonary Resuscitation
The 3 major signs of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) are?
• No response.
• No breathing or no normal breathing. The person may have agonal gasps (agonal respirations) early during SCA. (Agonal means to struggle. Agonal relates to death and dying.) Agonal gasps do not bring enough oxygen into the lungs. Agonal gasps are not normal breathing.
• No pulse.
What does EMS stand for?
Rescue breaths are given when there is a ______
but no _________.
2. breathing or agonal gasping only
What does SCA stand for?
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
To find the carotid pulse, place 2 fingers on the ______. Slide your fingers down _________.
A, Place 2 fingers on the trachea. B, Move the fingertips down into the groove of the neck to the carotid artery. Feel for a pulse for at least 5 seconds but no more than 10 seconds.
Ventricular Fibrillation
When doing chest compressions, you push _______
and ________ in the center of the chest.
down
hard