Victim Encounter
What is the first step you need to do when attempting to help an injured or ill person?
Check the scene
While helping a choking, conscious individual when is it ok to put your finger in the mouth of a choking individual?
What is the ratio (compressions to breaths) for a two person rescue team?
30 compressions, 2 breaths ALWAYS
Your AED charges and advises SHOCK on a victim that you are helping. Just before pressing the SHOCK button, however, you should always...
"clear,", making sure no one is touching the victim. "I'm clear, your clear, we are all clear"
Name the food groups.
Fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, dairy
What is the proper way to determine responsiveness?
Tap and shout (tap shoulders and shout "hey are you ok?")
What is the correct way to elongate the airway?
Tilt the head back and chin up
What is the compression rate for CPR?
100-120 compressions per minute.
If a cardiac arrest victim is wearing a transdermal medication patch stuck on the chest, right where you need to place the electrode pad, you should quickly:
Remove the medication patch, wipe the skin clean, apply electrode pads in the usual locations.
The ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands is called...
Physical Fitness
If the victim is not breathing how many breaths do you give them?
2 breaths
How do you check for breathing?
Look, listen and feel.
Look at the chest, listen for breathing at the mouth and feel for a pulse.
What are the two compression methods used for Infant CPR?
2 fingers and 2 thumb encircling hands
What are some precautions you must consider before applying an AED?
1) Water/ Make sure the victims chest is completely DRY 2) Get rid of any PATCHES (i.e.Nitroglycerine), clean, and dry, chest surface 3) Remove victim from uneven surface (bleachers/sheet metal/ puddle of water) 4) Shave excessive chest hair.
What are three sources of energy?
What is the best position for the victim to be in when you are performing CPR?
Flat, firm surface
How long should a breath to an adult last?
1 second (2 breaths)
What are two ways to name the landmark for where to contact for compressions?
Nipple line, breast bone, sternum
On the AED, one electrode pad should be placed on the right side of the chest, between the right nipple and right collarbone. The other electrode pad should be placed...
on the left side of the chest a few inches below the armpit.
The number of calories you need each day depends on what 3 things?
Age, gender and activity level.
You establish that the ADULT victim does not respond... What do you do if you are alone in this situation?
Activate your emergency response system (911) and get an AED.
How long should you check for breathing?
5-10 seconds
You establish that the infant victim does not respond.. What is the next step if you are alone?
5 cycles of CPR, then activate emergency response.
For each minute an AED is not present, and CPR is not started a persons chance of survival _______ ___ ___.
Decreases by 10 %
To lower risks of many health problems, teens should aim for how many minutes of physical activity every day?
60 minutes