EMS
You must first do this before you treat a conscious victim.
get permission
Some things you should include are bandages, gauze, scissors, tape, and a CPR mask.
First-Aid Kit
This is the correct ratio of compressions to breaths.
30 compressions, 2 breaths
These are the two basic steps when caring for a choking infant.
5 back blows between the shoulder blades and 5 chest compressions between the nipples
AED stands for
Automatic External Defibrillator
This protects us legally if we help someone in an emergency.
Good Samaritan Law
This is the most important person to protect when you react to an emergency
yourself
This is the only difference in CPR when giving CPR to an unconscious victim who was choking
when you open the airway, look for an object in the throat
These 3 things help to determine if someone is choking.
They cannot cough, speak, or breathe
These are the two basic things an AED does.
analyze heart rhythm and, if necessary deliver a shock
According to the Good Samaritan Law, you are not required to give care when...
it is a dangerous situation
After determining the scene is safe, you should
check for responsiveness
This is the correct rate of compressions in beats per minute (BPM)
100
Do this if a person seems like they are choking and coughing forcefully.
Encourage them to keep coughing
The rapid, irregular, unsynchronized contraction of the heart muscle.
fibrillation
This is what you should do after you determine responsiveness in a victim.
call 9-1-1
We do not ask a person with a nosebleed to tip their heads back because of this.
We don't want blood running down their throat.
These are the two fingers to use when giving compressions to an infant
ring and middle
This is where you normally place your fist when performing abdominal thrust.
just above belly button
This is the correct pathway of blood through the heart.
right atrium, right ventrical, left atrium, left ventrical
This is what "EMS" stands for
emergency medical system
This is the reason we need to control any bleeding before we start CPR.
No blood=no oxygen.
This is the small end of the sternum you need to find to get correct hand placement for compressions
zyphoid process
This is what you do if the victim is pregnant or you cannot get your hands around them.
chest compressions
This node delivers an electrical impulse that controls the normal functioning of the heart
Sino-Atrial node