Unit 2
Signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history, last food or drink, events leading up
What does SAMPLE stand for?
when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
A person who has a panicked, confused or surprised facial expression.
What is a symptom of choking?
An illness that strikes suddenly and usually only lasts for a short period of time.
What is an acute illness?
A progressive, life threatening condition in which the circulatory system fails to deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the body's tissues and organs.
What is shock?
Send someone to call 911 or the designated emergency number and to obtain an AED and first aid kit.
What to do when a person responds and is breathing normally but is not fully awake?
When the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.
What is cardiac arrest?
Give a combination of 5 back blows, followed by 5 abdominal thrusts.
What do you do when an adult or child is choking?
A chronic illness in which causes inflammation and narrowing the airways making breathing difficult.
What is asthma?
Bleeding that occurs inside the body, into a body cavity or space.
If the person is facedown, carefully roll the person onto their back. If necessary move the person to a firm, flat surface.
What to do if the person does not respond and is not breathing or is only gasping?
____ is not the same as a heart attack
Cardiac arrest
Force the object out of the airway, allowing the person to breath.
What is the goal of abdominal thrusts?
A illness that a person lives with on a ongoing basis.
An injury that results when the skin or other tissues of the body are damaged.
Shout to get the persons attention, using the persons name if you know it. If there is no response, tap the persons shoulder.
How do you check for responsiveness?
Isolated or infrequent gasping in the absence of normal breathing
What is agonal breaths?
Chest thrusts and back blows.
What are the two ways to care for an infant who is choking?
Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, gasping for breath, hyperventilation.
What is respiratory distress?
The surface of the skin is intact but the underlying tissues are injured.
What are closed wounds?
Extend the persons arm that is closest to you above the persons head.
What is an example of a recovery position?
A skill used when a person is in cardiac arrest to keep oxygenated blood moving to the brain and other vital organs until advanced medical help arrives.
What is CPR?
The infant can cough, cry or breath or the infant becomes unresponsive
When do you know to stop giving back blows to infant?
A life-threatening BLS emergency in which breathing is absent or not normal and the heart is still beating?
What is Respiratory Arrest.
Bleeding that is visible on the outside of the body.
What are open wounds?