VICTIM ENCOUNTER
(Daily Double) What is the first step when attempting to administer CPR or any other Medical Emergency?
What is...Check for scene safety.
What is the ratio of chest compressions to breaths
What is 30:2
What is anaphylaxis
A severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.
The reaction can occur within seconds or minutes of exposure to an allergen.
Symptoms include a skin rash, nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, and shock.
If not treated right away, usually with epinephrine, it can result in unconsciousness or death.
In someone with an active seizure disorder, how long do we wait before calling 911?
3 minutes
Where is the AED
Outside Sara's office
What is the proper way to determine unresponsiveness?
What is...What is... Tap the victim and shout, "Are you OK?"
What is the landmark for Adult/Large Child CPR?
What is...the center of the breastbone between nipples.
Someone falls and is bleeding profusely, what do you do?
If someone is in a wheelchair and begins to seize, what is the correct response?
Leave them in the chair and cushion their bodies with pillows, shirts, sweatshirts, etc to avoid injury.
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...
What is...on the left side of the chest a few inches below the armpit.
What is the best position for the victim to be in when you are doing CPR?
What is... Flat on the floor (Flat hard surface)
What is a DNR?
Do nor resuscitate. You can't perform CPR, but do need to perform FA
If you are in the car alone and a client begins to choke, what do you do?
What is the most important information to convey to the ambulance about a seizure?
1. THE TIME it lasted
2. what it looked like
Your AED charges and advises SHOCK on a victim that you are helping. Just before pressing the SHOCK button, however, you should always...
What is... "clear,", making sure no one is touching the victim. "I'm clear, your clear, we are all clear"
You establish that the ADULT victim does not respond... What do you do if you are alone?
What is... Activate your emergency response system (911) and get an AED.
What do you do if the breaths don't go in the first breath.
Reposition the head with a head tilt chin lift, give one more breath, return to compressions
If someone slips on ice and complains of arm pain, you evaluate the arm and find it is discolored, bent funny, and swelling, what do you do?
What is one way you can check to see if they are seizing or ignoring you?
1. Yell about a spider and see if they respond
2. Drop an book and see if they respond
3. Tickle them and see if they respond
Can you use an AED on someone with a pacemaker? Bonus: Which individual has a pacemaker?
Yes. Timothy
Your individual is in the bathroom, you knock there is no response, you open the door. The individual is on the floor. You determine he/she is unresponsive. What is the response?
Call 911, Alert another staff, evaluate the individual for injury/signs of injury or illness. Treat any injuries, put the individual in the recovery position if no spine/neck injury is evident.
When can you stop CPR?
1. When someone else who is trained takes over
2. When you pass out
3. If the victim becomes responsive
An individual is confused, slurring words, and leaning to one side? What is the response? What might this person be suffering from?
Call 911
1. Stroke
2. Dehydration
3. Addison's crisis
4. Low oxygen/low BP
What is a psychogenic seizure?
There are no real electoral misfirings in the brain. It is a mental health issue that presents like a seizure.
What are some precautions you must consider before applying an AED?
What is... 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 vitim from conductive surface (bleachers/sheet metal/ puddle of water) 4) Shave excessive chest hair.