CPR Basics
CPR stands for this.
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
You should do this first when a person is unresponsive and not breathing normally.
What is call for help/activate emergency response and get an AED.
This is the best position for an unconscious person who is breathing normally.
What is the Recovery position (if no suspected spinal injury)
When performing Pet CPR on a medium-to-large dog, you do not press on the center of the chest; instead, you compress over the widest part of this area.
What is the ribcage
This classic three-step rule is what you should do immediately if your clothes catch on fire.
What is Stop, Drop, and Roll
This is the recommended compression rate for High-Quality CPR.
What is 100-120 compressions per minute
When a patient is experiencing an opioid overdose, this life-saving medication is sprayed directly into their nose.
What is Narcan (or Naloxone)
You should apply this to a bleeding wound first.
What is Direct Pressure
Unlike aggressive, bite-trained tactical K-9s, these friendly dogs are brought into stressful scenes or hospitals purely to lower heart rates and provide emotional comfort.
What are therapy dogs
This chemical found in cigarettes and vapes is what makes them highly addictive to teens.
What is nicotine
This is the correct depth when performing compressions to an adult patient.
What is at least 2 inches
This is what AED stands for.
What is Automated External Defibrillator
Why is it important to point to a specific person and tell them to call 911?
To avoid the bystander effect
This is the normal, healthy breathing behavior for a dog, but if they are doing it excessively with their tongue out without exercising, they might be overheating.
What is panting
These this-walled, tiny air sacs in the lungs are where oxygen actually enters your blood.
What are alveoli
This song is commonly used to help maintain the correct CPR rhythm.
What is Staying Alive
This is the medical term for a "heart attack", caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart muscle.
What is a Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Name three pieces of information you should provide to EMS.
Location, patient condition, what happened, age, callback number, etc.
To check a pulse on a dog or cat before starting CPR, you should feel inside this area of the hind leg.
What is the inner thigh (or femoral artery)
When using a fire extinguisher, the acronym P.A.S.S. stands for Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and this.
What is Sweep
During CPR, you should allow this to happen after each compression to ensure the heart refills.
What is complete chest recoil
This type of heat emergency is a true medical anomaly where the patient stops sweating and has hot, dry skin.
What is a heat stroke?
According to Stop-the-Bleed guidelines, after you tightly secure a tourniquet, you should always write this critical piece of information on the built-in white tag.
What is the time it was applied
Police K-9 handlers use this medical kit tool to quickly stop severe bleeding if a dog gets injured.
What is a tourniquet
This dangerous, odorless, and invisible gas is produced by fires and car exhaust, making it a silent killer in enclosed spaces.
What is carbon monoxide