Definitions
Define ROSC
Return of spontaneous circulation
Choose Adult AED pads for victims _ years and older
8
When is the only time you should go against what an AED prompts?
Never!
Poor perfusion is defined as a heartrate less than 60/min.
True
Please draw on the board where you would place the AED pads for an adult and a child.
anterolateral
anteroposterior
What is an arrhythmia? How do arrhythmias affect the heart?
Irregular heartbeat caused by electrical impulses; cause the heart to beat eratically.
When checking for the Carotid pulse of an adult, you should check for at least _ seconds but no more than _ second.
5, 10
What action should you take when the AED is analyzing the heart rhythm?
Do not touch the person ( applies to all on the scene)
True or False: Every minute a person in the US has a heart attack
False; right answer: 40 s
You arrive to a scene and treat a clearly pregnant women who is not breathing and has no pulse. How do you alter the typical CPR process to better treat your victim?
LUD
Define C.A.B relating to the main components of CPR
Compressions, airway, breaths
When performing compressions on a pregnant lady, it is most efficient to use _.
LUD: lateral uterine displacement, helps to better the blood flow towards the infant and mother by relieving compression on mother's aorta and inferior vena cava
What is the most well known opiod?
Heroin
True or False: The compression rate in adults and aolescents are the same.
True; what is the compression depth?
When arriving to a scene you notice that you've injured your left shoulder and are unable to perform typical chest compressions. Perform an alternate technique.
1 handed compressions
Descrbe 3 symptoms of a heart attack
- chest discomfort
- discomfort in areas of the upper body
shortness of breath
- breaking out into a cold sweat
- nausea
- lightheadedness
The scientific name for an allergic reaction is _
anaphylaxis
If the victim is not breathing normally but a pulse is felt... what is the rescue breath per minute rate?
Adult: 1 breath every 6 seconds
Infant and children: 1 breath every 2-3 seconds
True of False: When performing CPR breaths you blow into their mouth (in a simulation)
False!
When is the only time you should use a 15:2 compression-to-ventiliation ratio? (# of rescuers, who it applies to)
2 rescuers, infant/child
Define all the stroke symptoms and acronym
F.A.S.T; face dropping, arm weakness/numbness, speech difficulty or slurring, time to call 911
It should take less than _ seconds to switch when 2 rescuers are performing CPR.
5
List 1 reason why the 2 thumb-encircling technique preferred when 2 rescuers are available to perform CPR infants?
- produces better blood supply to heart muscle
- ensures consistent depth
- generates higher blood pressure
True of False: The victim is still considered to have respiratory arrest if they are not breathing and only momentarily gasping with a pulse.
True
Scenario: After completing all of the necessary steps to treat a patient with no pulse who is not breathing, an AED administrates a shockable rhythm. For how long should you resume CPR, until prompted by the AED to administrate a second shock?
2 minutes or 5 cycles