First steps of giving care
What are the first two steps in giving care for a child with a parent present?
1. Getting consent to give care from the parent
2. checking for responsiveness
Nausea, chest pain, and dizziness are all examples of what?
Heart attack symptoms
What gives an irregular shock to the heart in an attempt to get it beating again?
an AED
beginning to give CPR, opening the mouth to look for an object, and performing a finger sweep occur after what?
A person becomes unresponsive
How are rescue breaths different for infants vs for children and adults?
Instead of pinching the nose, a seal is made of the nose and mouth
How to check for responsiveness in an adult/adolescent?
by tapping the shoulders, checking for a pulse, and checking for breathing
Why should one attempt to keep someone having a heart attack calm?
How many chest compressions and rescue breaths should be given in each round of CPR?
30 compressions, 2 rescue breaths
What are the two actions that are used when giving care to a choking person?
Back blows and abdominal thrusts
How should the hands be placed when giving CPR to an infant?
one hand on the forehead, two fingers giving compressions OR two thumbs giving compressions
By tapping the bottoms of the feet
Why is it important to begin giving care as soon as possible to someone who may be in cardiac arrest?
It does not take a long amount of time before brain damage can begin due to lack of blood flow
Where should the hands be positioned when giving compressions to an adult?
the heel of one hand on the center of the chest, with the other hand interlaced on top of the other hand
if someone is choking but they are coughing, what should be done?
encourage them to keep coughing
Where should the head be positioned when giving care to a choking infant?
Below the rest of the body
What is the first goal BEFORE giving care?
identifying and caring for life threatening conditions
What is it called when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs?
Cardiac arrest
Repositioning the head to make sure the airway is open
Continue giving 5 sets of back blows and 5 sets of abdominal thrusts until...
1. The person can cough forcefully, speak, or breathe
2. the person becomes unresponsive
If the infant is crying or coughing forcefully, what should be done?
Allow them to continue coughing, but be prepared to give care if conditions change
Before approaching an emergency scene, what should be done?
Make sure the scene is safe to approach
heart attack
How should the head be positioned when giving rescue breaths to an adult?
past neutral position
panicked expressions, hands on throat, coughing
signs of a choking person
How should the head be positioned when giving rescue breaths to an infant?
neutral position