Legal Matters
The first step in administering care.
What is consent?
The position that you may put a person in if they do not have any signs of injury, but are struggling to breath or stand.
What is a "recovery position"?
A machine that can be used to shock the heart back into rhythm.
What is an "AED/Automated external defibrillator"?
The ratio of compressions to breaths while performing CPR.
What is "30 compressions for every 2 breaths"?
A covering that may be worn on the hands in order to prevent disease or fluids from being in contact with someone who is administering care.
What are "latex-free gloves"?
The process which must be followed if an injured person does not give consent to be cared for, even in an emergency.
What is "do not touch or administer care to the person and call 911, explaining the refusal of care"?
Identification that may be present on a person that has known medical issues.
The differences between cardiac arrest and a heart attack.
What is "cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating, while a heart attack is loss of blood flow to the heart"?
The rate of compressions per minute while performing CPR.
What is "100-120 compressions per minute"?
The CPR that is performed when a person who is administering care is unable or unwilling to give rescue breaths.
What is "compressions-only CPR"?
The consent gained from a parent in a medical emergency involving their child.
What is Parental Consent?
The correct process for examining an injured adult.
What is "check from head to toe"?
Medicine that can be used as a blood thinner during a heart attack.
What is "aspirin"?
The step that must be followed directly before administering breaths to someone but after compressions.
What is the "open the airway and pinch the nose (if adult)"?
What is a "symptom"?
The consent that is assumed to be gained from an unconscious/unresponsive person.
What is implied consent?
The correct process for examining a young child.
The amount of time that it may take for brain damage to begin in someone who is experiencing a heart attack.
What is "4-6" minutes?
The process in administering rescue breaths when a tight seal cannot be made around the person's mouth.
What is "mouth to nose breathing"?
The pushing down on the chest of an unconscious person in an attempt to force blood throughout the victim's body.
What are "Chest Compressions?"
A protection law that was passed in order to encourage trained people to give care to a person in a first aid emergency without fear of legal action against them. Only applies if the person administering help follows safety precautions.
What is the "Good Samaritan Law"?
The procedures that take part in the "SAMPLE" method.
What is "signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent medical history, last food or drink, events leading up to incident"?
A surgery that may be performed on someone who experienced a heart attack.
What is "bypass surgery"?
The first steps in saving an unconscious person who may be drowning (after receiving consent).
What is "take the person out of the water and turn them on their side in order to let fluids escape"?
A tool used to prevent direct contact/ backsplash of air or fluids while performing rescue breaths.
What is a "breathing barrier'?