Chapter 6 & 7
when he surface of the skin is intact but the underlying tissues are injured
What is a closed wound?
an illness that strikes suddenly and usually only lasts for a short period of time.
What is an acute illness?
Position yourself to the side and slightly behind the person. Place one arm diagonally across the person’s chest and bend the person forward at the waist so that the person’s upper body is as close to parallel to the ground as possible. Firmly strike the person between the shoulder blades with the heel of your other hand.
What are back blows?
moving, opening his or her eyes, moaning
What is responsive
A network of professionals linked together to provide the best care for people in all types of emergencies?
What is EMS
an injury that results when the skin
or other tissues of the body are damaged.
Wounds are generally classified as closed or open.
What is a wound?
an illness that a person lives with on an ongoing basis and that often requires continuous treatment to manage.
What is a chronic illness?
To give abdominal thrusts, stand behind the person, with one foot in front of the other for balance and stability. If possible, place your front foot between the person’s feet. Wrap your arms around the person’s waist. Make a fist with your other hand and place the thumb side just above your fingers. Cover your fist with your other hand and give quick, inward and upward thrusts into the person’s abdomen. Each abdominal thrust should be separate from the others.
What are abdominal thrusts
not breathing or is only gasping
What is unresponsive?
laws that protect the responder from financial liability
What are good samaritan laws?
is a very common type of closed wound, usually caused by blunt trauma. Occur when the small blood vessels under the surface of the skin are damaged and blood leaks into the surrounding tissues.
What is a bruise
a chronic illness in which certain substances or conditions cause inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making breathing difficult.
What is asthma?
when blood flow to part of the
heart muscle is blocked
What is a heart attack?
a position that helps lower the risks of choking and aspiration.
What is a recovering position?
permission from the injured or ill person
What is consent?
is a traumatic injury to the skin (and sometimes the underlying tissues as well) caused by contact with extreme heat, chemicals, radiation or electricity
What is a burn?
a life-threatening allergic reaction
What is anaphylaxis?
occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.
What is cardiac arrest?
a child from age 1-3
What is a todler
harmful mircroorganisms that can cause disease
What are pathogens?
a device placed around an arm or leg to constrict
blood vessels and stop blood flow to a wound.
What is a tourniquet?
a drug that slows or stops the effects of anaphylaxis.
What is Epinephrine?
a helpful medication during a heart attack by helping to prevent blood clots, which can block arteries and reduce blood flow to the heart.
What is aspirin?
A child from age 0-1
What is an infant
used to protect you from contact with saliva and other body fluids as you give rescue breaths
What are breathing barriers